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Category Archives: Poultry
Watering the Chickens
Chickens I went out to feed the chickens first this morning. They had enough feed still, but all the water canisters were ready to be filled. Since I’d been seeing some runny poops (we’re very ‘poop-centric’ here), I decided to … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life on the Ranch, Poultry, Rancher's Journal
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Chick Brooders Before and After
It’s good to know how to improvise what’s needed. Remember the makeshift chick brooder we’ve been using for the guinea chicks? A free-standing tub in a back porch, a heat lamp and thermometer. Messy, smelly and inconsistent temperatures, but it … Continue reading
Posted in Country Store, Life on the Ranch, Poultry
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Guinea Keets for Sale
Baby Guineas are are available. We’re selling them for $10 each. They grow into quite useful farm yard and ranch animals; pest control, alarm systems and entertainment at the very least. Call or email to order your keets today. We … Continue reading
Posted in Guineas and Keets, Poultry
Tagged Guineas, keets, sustainable practices
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Turkens or Naked Neck Chickens
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_Neck I don’t usually start an article with a link but it is a lot easier than rewriting the information by Wikipedia, and they give such a good description. We have 25 hens and 1 rooster of this breed. First … Continue reading
Guineas and Keets
Each morning we are greeted with guineas lined up in rows on the ramp bannisters. Looks like someone called a meeting. Why do we have this unusual flock of birds? They are the ultimate tick repellent that’s why. They eat … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Guineas and Keets, Poultry
Tagged eggs, Guineas, sustainable farms
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The Chicken or The Egg?
Well it is prolific egg-laying and chick-hatching time. There are two hens sitting on big piles of eggs they are nurturing. I’ve confiscated a few odds and ends here and there to put in the incubator right along with nine … Continue reading
Eggs-Eggs-Eggs and Other Tidbits
The roosters are crowing and the hens are producing. Way last summer we bought our annual pullet (female chicks) inventory. Fifty to be exact. It was a mixture of Rhode Island Reds and Buff Orpingtons. The company sends us an … Continue reading
Posted in Life on the Ranch, Poultry
Tagged chickens, Guineas, organic pest control, Roosters
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