Recent content by kenman

Probably will, I'm too stubborn (or dumb) to just give up. When my father found out I was trying to raise turkeys, he said "the only thing dumber than a turkey is the fool who tries to raise them.":P

Thanks, I needed a laugh!

AAARRRGGGHHH! Stupid turkeys! I am beginning to think that heritage turkey raising is not for me. I bought four Bourbon Red poults back in May from a hatchery ($8 a piece) and got them up to two months and then they just died. Each of different causes, but still dead. Then in late July I found...

I am Irish from my dad's side. My family has only been here for four generations. So, I am Irish enough that the British still tick me off.

I had a doe that went through a similar situation. I had read that if a doe takes the first time, she wouldn't allow a buck to bred her again. I put her with the buck and he bred her. Then two weeks later I put her back in with the buck. She raised for him and and she then was double-bred. I...

Ok, I feed per month: 6 rabbit does & buck + babies= #150 pellets ($19.25) per month plus grass hay ($3 per bale) #80 bale will last 4 months. 18 layers, 30 pullets, 3 roosters, 6 Bourbon Red turkeys 24 grown Muscovy ducks 2 Pilgrim geese All receive variations of ground feed (#500 @ $64) and...

Free is right get a paper trail. Teeth barred, claws out, rip someone a new one! There is no place in this world for irresponsible behavior.

If Obama's plan or any other plan includes "free" care like our veterans receive from the V.A., count me against it. I watched as my dad had terrible back pain for a year and the V.A. did nothing but make him a morphine addict. Come to find out that the pain was being caused by carcinogenic...

Yes, something can be a blessing and pure hell at the same time. Prayers going up for your daughter and the whole family. Also I agree that all children should have needed care regardless of income.

Sorry to take so long to back to you'all. My tractor is 8X10 and I can easily put 40-50 in there if I need to. In an 8X4 I would try maybe 10-15 first. Raise them and see what you think. You may be able to get that amount from or through your local farm store. I would like to raise some this...

Hey TT, all I can say is a big "YES!" Around two -three weeks, they are beginning to feather out and that's when I begin to pull their feed at night. Around four weeks, I put them in my covered chicken tractor and let them mow my yard for me. People do it differently, but this makes the most...

We picked a few late strawberries and raspberries today. They are so sweet and delicious. Not enough of them to make anything, so we just ate them. I planted these plants, 5 red raspberries and 40 strawberries in September of last year. The chickens ate them back some but I think next spring...

I think that's a great idea. We need to do what we can to help each other. I know its "Self" sufficient but it's a lot easier with others helping us.

I love my bacon grease. It makes things tasty yummy good! It's so good, it must be good for you. I wonder if it's like broken cookies, you know they have no calories.

I hear you, Punkin. When I was a kid, I loved winter. Extra blankets on the bed. Running to the stove in the morning to heat up because it was so cold in the house. Playing in the snow! It was a blast. Now it just hurts. It hurts the fingers every time I smash a chunk of wood on them loading the...