Ducks are cheaper to keep than chooks because they just seem to get by without much grain. This is great for Permies, as we are usually penniless, building up real wealth (starting with the soil). With ducks you can plant stuff to attract slugs and snails, so the sappy , strappy and succulent plants (like…
Category: Poulty and eggs
Chook Heaven
My friend wrote to me asking for help with her chooks. They hadn’t laid an egg since December in spite of the best of care and conditions. I thought some of you dear readers would be interested in my reply. It has turned into quite a chapter on chooks, so here goes! Hi Sall, Six…
Chicken soup day coming
2014 Merri Bee Hen Harvest and Feast, Nannup Really hands on, really valuable!! The hen gives us eggs, which not unlike oxygen from trees, comprise the life breath of any homestead kitchen. But that is not all she gives. Join us at Merri Bee Organic Farm as we receive her ultimate gift. This class will equip you…
Raising chickens
4 week old pullets This morning we went into town to pick up our new laying fowls. They are only 1 day old so this is a case of the chicken coming before the egg, about 6 months before in fact. So much Delayed Gratification because a lot expensive food and 22 weeks goes by…