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5 Aug ’13
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OK, So my wife and our children have decided to move into the sticks and make a go at living the "homesteading life" as appose to the suburban life we all know and loath.
In this I am researching varieties of chickens, goats, turkeys, horses, and bison (yes bison, but that's a long way off)
So I would like this to be a sort of beginners guide to farm animals. If it's been done already I apologize I did a search but didn't find anything.
Feel free to correct/add info, anecdotes, experiences etc. ( as I am a the ignorant I was referring to the title)
I am looking forward to learning!
Thanks for adding!
5 Aug ’13
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I don't know how much help this will be for most people but I found this interesting little tool. http://www.mypetchic.....or-me.aspx
It helps you select the breed of chicken is right for you.
I am thinking we will be getting some Reds. They seem to be fairly hardy and easy to care for. (Ie great for beginners.)
The coup we have is about 10x20 with a coup at one end and open space for foraging on the other. I am not sure how many that will allow us to have but we only need about 4-5 eggs a day at most.
15 Feb ’12
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what are your goals for chickens? Meat or eggs? Both? Rhode Island Reds are a good dual breed but will be inefficient with feed useage, you have open season on bacon down there, you hunt at all?
great idea for a thread by the way
15 Feb ’12
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I posted this in chat,but here is a comparison of a cornish cross and a buff orrington at 1 week and 4 weeks, shows how fast a broiler grows
15 Feb ’12
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bump for later for my pig with pneumonia story
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