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I have Midget Whites too. Last year I bought poults from Sandhill Preservation in Iowa and ended up with 4 toms and 1 hen. We ate two of the toms (dressed out at 14# and 14 1/2# in November from spring poults) and traded 1 tom for a hen from Townline in PA. Also bought a hen from Townline. So...

Good friends of mine, she a vegetarian, he a carnavore have worked out their dietary differences but get lots of questions from people that don't know them well. He was asked once by a vegetarian "How can you look something in the eye and then eat it?". I thought his reply was very insightful...

Check out Lehmans Hardware in Kidron Ohio. They have a website but I'm not sure exact wording since we are close enough to shop in person. They are a hardware store that started out serving the Amish communiity in Holmes Co. Ohio and have lots of non-electric and back to the homestead type...

When you buy garlis at the store be sure and check country of origin. Most garlic sold in the USA is produced in China. Be a informed consumer...read labels!

If you are going to use twine for bee smoker fuel make sure it has not been treated with anything. The fumes from any chemicals can harm your bees.

If you live near an Amish community check out the Amish owned general store. I buy lids in bulk at very good prices at my local Amish owned grocery store. If you don't see them, ask, it may be a seasonal item.

When we get a deal on flour we pur extra in freezer. Have never had it go bad.

I'm a new bee keeper of just one year so I still have lots to learn. Have never used HFCS but have used sugar syrup (cane sugar) and sugar and crisco patties to supplement the bees. As for honey. I did not get any off my first year hives as I wanted to let the bees build up.We do use honey and...

I put in raised beds 2 years ago. I have 3 that are 10 feet long and 3 feet wide. We belong to a CSA for most of our veggies but I have a couple of tomato plants that are tied to a fence panel on one side of a raised bed, a lot of herbs, shallots, beets and turnips and a few flowers in the...

Let's face it, if there were not these factory farms eggs would be a luxury item at the grocery store. The DAC, (dumb average consumer) and yes I know I'm being harsh, really doesn't care how the food is produced as long as it is as cheap as possible. I have talked to people about how there...

We have Buckeyes and Welsummers. Both did well surviving this winter, the Buckeyes laid a little better. Have started incubating eggs in my "new to me" cabinet incubator. First hatch started yesterday, 4 out of 5 so far with the fifth one pipping. I'm still a little weak in the candeling...

One of the things I love to "score" in the fall is bagged leaves. They make great bedding in the chicken house, chicken run or stalls. If you have good "stuff" you can't use and don't want to leave it at the curb, check your area for a Habitat for Humanity resale store. They accept all kinds...

I'm fairly new to bees...first two hives in 09. Took classes sponsored by Ohio bee keeping club. Had to requeen one hive and then that hive swarmed. Evidently too few bees left in hive because that hive failed. Hive #2 was doing great but died this winter. I think loss was due to our very...

When my son was in 4-H we had Palomino rabbits and ate a lot of them. Any chicken recipe can be used. Shredded BBQ is good and fried is yummy. Rabbit is a denser meat than chicken so cooking times may differ. I used to take "chicken" and noodles to church suppers until my son said something...

I have Amish friends that can ALOT and they all use propane fueled stoves. Most of the ones I have seen have three burners and hold large oblong cold packers that take up the whole top. Most of the homes have a separate area from the kitchen where they have the canning stove.

If you have Amish living near you ask around for a buggy maker, the people who make the buggy shafts in this area use a steaming box to get the bends in the shafts and also make canes by steaming the wood so that they can bend the handle. Ask your Amish lumber yard about cane makers in your...

Yes, Midet whites are smaller than standard turkeys. They are a heritage breed, naturally breeding. We raised poults last year. Started with 8 day olds, raised 5, ended up with 4 toms and 1 hen. Traded 1 tom for another hen, butchered 2 toms (carcass weights of 14 pounds and 14 and 1/2 pounds)...

Sounds like it may be neurological .. a stroke, perhaps. I would keep her comfortable and hydrated, which you are doing. If financially possible is the an avian veterinarian anwhere near you? Perhaps a phone call to them or to your closest college ag department might provide some information.

Ten years ago we built a barn to replace a bank barn that had to be torn down. We built a 30x40 foot pole barn with 10 foot doors at both ends so it can be driven into from either end. On the right side of the barn from front to back .. 8x10' feed and tack area; 20x10' open area with pallets...

Anyone else out there incubate eggs? I have used the foam forced air incubators for several years but never had excellent results. Last fall I was able to get a used Dickey cabiner incubator at a reasonable price from a friend who had several and was cutting back. I got it up an running this...