Recent content by schmitty

ya. it doesn"t seem like the berries gets very hot. not like chicken droppings. guess i'll just mix it right in around the plants.

does anyone make bunny berry tea for their garden? if so what is the process? oh ya HAPPY FATHERS DAY to all dads!!!!!!!!!!

just finished processing 10 buns for freezer camp. fried up the liver and hearts with onions, wow what a great sandwich. now i know why i started this homesteading. any way should i let the meat rest before feezing. i let my chicken rest for 3 days to let the rigo pass. is it the same with...

do you need to separate the bucks and does while they are growing out. my meat nww/cals are 7 weeks old and was wondering if i need to separate them for the next couple weeks until freezer camp. thanks schmitty

my nzw/cal doe had 12 kits on thursday. 11 good size and 1 peanut. the peanut did not make it. 1 now looks to be under fed. how many kits can be nursed? should i cull or simply let nature take it's coarse.

one of my easter egger hens has gone broody. i hate to cull her. that would bring me down to 2 hens. she has been at it for about 10 days now. won,t come off the nest boxes. as soon as one of the other hens lay an egg she sits on it. i keep gathering butit doesn't seem to make a difference. i...

my nzw/cal kits are 4wks old today. the average weight is 1lb 3oz. all seem healthy,eating,drinking and bouncing around. i have another litter coming next week. when is a good time to wean these buns?

if you cook what ever has been harvested immediately you will be fine. just don't let it cool down. within 1/2 hour rigo will set in. several days in fridge is what i do with chickens. and yes they should be soft and loose to the touch. if they are not after 72hrs then i would say your fridge is...

is that a normal breeding schedule? seems pretty quick to me. i was thinking of waiting until the litter is weaned. but i am new to this. are there benefits to a faster rebreed other than more buns?

mmmmm pork loin,ham,sausage,roast,ribs,and of coarse bacon. i am into wild game. but kind of glad we don't have a pig problem in Pa. altough wild pig sure is tasty.

is that sheet rock on the cage floor in the first pic? if so why?

i am in the same boat. when i got my cal & nzw stock i was also looking for standard rex but couldn't find them localy. have read that rex pelts are marketable. i would like to use as much of the animal as i can. i would sacrifice a little in weight to feed ratio if there is a market for pelts...

should there be a platform for the mother to get away from the nursing kits? i am also looking into the auto waterer. i can foresee a lot of water bottles once there are 8-20 buns in the grow out stage. is the 5/16 flexible borak system just gravity feed? i do not have running water within...

sounds like everything is going well. good luck!

thanks! that makes sence.