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Johnny's Select Seeds sells by the pound too. Plus they take the "Safe Seed Pledge". www.johnnyseeds.com

We don't seem to have a problem with blackhead here and keep our Beltsville White turkeys and chickens together. We haven't needed to treat for cocci, but I keep a bottle of Sulmet on hand. I feel more comfortable medicating the water rather than the food. I also keep a bottle of fish-zole...

Stevia powder from the leaves has a slight bitter, grass like taste. You can make an extract with vodka kind of like a solvent, shake it daily for a couple weeks, and then slowly heat it till the alcohol is evaporated. Whats left will be a concentrated liquid. I've wondered if passing it...

Any one else making soda? With yeast, without? I just got a Soda Stream to test for the inlaws but I think I'm going to keep it! I didn't realize how easy it was. We don't drink much soda because we don't like all that artificial stuff, but this thing is much easier than the yeast method and...

Here is some good feed info: http://www.poultryhub.org/index.php/Feed_ingredients Nutrient requirements: http://www.poultryhub.org/index.php/Nutrient_requirements_of_poultry Recipes here: http://www.lionsgrip.com/recipes.html Example recipe from link above: 17% Layer Ration: 965 lb...

The true Beltsville white is only available from private breeders. It's estimated that there are only about 250 breeding adults left so its important to find people to grow their numbers. They are often confused with Midget Whites which are not the same as Beltsville whites. I have found two...

The difficulty with Turkeys (and broilers) has a lot to do with the factory confinement breeds that most people try to raise. We make a point to stay away from factory breeds as they are completely ill suited to a self sufficient model. If you're going to raise the standard factory breeds like...

Now if someone can only get a court do the same for GMOs. It's the same exact thing. They (FDA-Monsanto) are using the "not compositionally different" excuse to try to ban GMO-FREE labels WORLDWIDE.

I agree. The poulet rouge type broilers are great. We are starting our own breeding flock this year, producing our own meat year after year after that. No need for a hatchery. I also have Beltsville turkeys in the incubator right now. Beltsville are a prefect small meat turkey, supposedly...

I make the colloidal silver myself. By the gallon for the cost of distilled water. My kit consists of 9 volt batteries, pure silver wire, a resistor, ohm meter, also, distilled water and powdered citric acid. I got it from the link below. It works great, the ohm meter gives you an idea of...

#1 on my list is colloidal silver. Use internally and externally, and it sanitizes too. It was very common before chemical antibiotics where invented. 100% non toxic unless you are a one celled organism. http://colloidalsilver.freeservers.com/whatiscs.html

I've been on the same quest. NaturesHarmonyFarm.com claims to have them and I have asked about their source. I believe I got a diverting reply because they suggested S&G Poultry. S&G claims to have developed their own strains so they can't be the actual Rebro Cou Nu. There is a hatchery...

"Label Rouge". Just a little side about the program for those who are curious. Its a European program like certified organic plus more. Only certain rustic breeds suited to outdoor life are allowed, no cornish cross. Birds must have freedom on pasture from 9am to dusk. Feed rations must be...

Hi All. I'm looking to buy a good quality meat grinder to turn our extra roosters into yummy frankfurters and ground chicken. Anyone know which brands are considered high quality and would last for years and years of use? I see the name Weston a lot and like the #5 model but I do not want to...

I am new and glad to find a decent forum about self suficien topics. I'm kind of suprised there isn't a bold section header for gardening. It is the #1 thing and all else is pointless if you can't feed yourself. To be a truly self suficient this must be a main topic of discussion. Please...