tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29705116.post5401842692040008150..comments2023-10-31T04:56:00.798-05:00Comments on It Must Be the Vapors…: LIFE IN THE LOCAL LANEYodoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244765916380830711noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29705116.post-14563051861248378232009-04-17T03:26:00.000-05:002009-04-17T03:26:00.000-05:00Hi Amber and Lil'wave,
Three new chicks now accom...Hi Amber and Lil'wave, <br />Three new chicks now accompany their seven suns senior sisters(?) in "Hank's Hennery" as they and their droppings get bigger every day. Mmmmmmm, chicken droppings and eggs for the literal cost of chicken feed.Yodoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244765916380830711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29705116.post-23414883549839523032009-04-16T19:38:00.000-05:002009-04-16T19:38:00.000-05:00Wouldn't the nameless one have the nickname, "Tao"...Wouldn't the nameless one have the nickname, "Tao"? Cheep,Cheep joke lol :D<br />I'm sad about the other ones. Glad to hear you got your chickens though. Congrats!Lilwavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180488374061262082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29705116.post-79197264098670721812009-04-15T10:53:00.000-05:002009-04-15T10:53:00.000-05:00Good luck with them! I know a few farmers who rai...Good luck with them! I know a few farmers who raise chickens, and they agree that the hardest part is accepting the unfortunate fate of most of them. Be it from dogs, cats, raccoons, hawks, or disease. Their odds are stacked...<br /><br />Also, as you probably know, the most nutritious eggs, with dark, firm yolks full of beneficial omega 3 fats are the natural result of high amounts of protein(aka: bugs)in their diet, that they don't get from seeds. They will search for many insects on their own, but keep in mind that while you are gardening, if you come across grubs, grasshoppers etc., pluck them alive and toss them in the coop. The chicks will love the treats!<br /><br />And also, (not that you have cattle, but)I have read about organic gardeners who use great systems of rotating cattle grazing spots, with mobile chicken coops that rotate along a few days behind the moved cattle, and apparently the chickens tear apart the fresh dung to extract bugs in them and produce the finest quality eggs.<br /><br />Mmm. All this talk is making me consider an omlette!<br /><br />hugs and best wishes,<br />A :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com