I remember growing up in South Florida where our family kept all manner of farm animals from calves that we raised and sold once they became a bit bigger, to a calf that we raised specifically for meat,to a set of pigs that we raised and butchered, to chickens we had for egg production,...
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We can all think of times when we have been at a function or gathering and we looked around only to think to ourselves, “They’re not from around here.” It is often used to dismiss those we don’t feel comfortable being in the same socio-political arena with. But then there are those times when we...
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If you are in search of the perfect add-in to your backyard flock, then look no further than the Ameraucana. These delightful chickens were bred to lay blue/green eggs and not suffer the many issues associated with breeding Araucanas.
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I felt with the recent sharing of the information from “Small Town Living” contributing author Lacy Razor of razorfamilyfarms.com about how to care for baby chicks(here), that it was the perfect time to tell you all about this wonderful little book.
“Minnie Rose Lovgreen’s Recipe For Raising Chickens” was first published in 1975. Nancy Rekow...
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I’m guessing that most people don’t think of turkeys when the words “impulse buy” are spoken. Backyard chickens are the gateway poultry of small-scale farming. It starts with just a few chicks and then you find yourself with ducks, guineas, turkeys, and peacocks. Then you are officially an addict. Every feed store’s roadside sign declaring...
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