Fighting the fight of debt...trying to work a farm alone...a deep desire to be self sufficient but don't know how to overcome myself
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
NEW CHICKEN EXPERIMENT
I have done some research because I have decided that in Texas, as hot as it gets, rabbits are not the best food option.
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Some chickens are not heat tolerant either though. However they do much better than rabbits.
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So the type of chicken that you buy in the store is a very meaty tender bird. Unfortunately they are usually grown in pretty bad crowed conditions and may be treated poorly. I want to know that the chicken I eat has been treated humanely and the only way I can guarantee that 100% is to grow them myself.
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So I ordered 2 Dark Cornish roosters and 5 White Rock hens. This combination should breed and produce a meaty fast growing broiler. (in theory)
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I will keep the blog updated with the process. I also ordered some Cuckoo Marons that lay dark brown eggs.
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I bought a small chicken coup and will buy another next month. I will keep the breeders in one coup and the egg layers in the other.
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Right now I have 2 White Marons and a Brown Leggorn all hens. I have a White Leggorn rooster. These will be the base for my egg layers.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
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