THE OFFICIAL GARDENING AND PRESERVING CHALLENGE

[BarredBuff]

I'm thinking of getting some leghorns...better feed ratio for layers, and it isn't like you can't still eat them.

I have thought about them to but they lack my homesteading bird qualities (size, broodiness, hardiness, etc.) Plus they are flighty and crazy, my cousin had some and they were retarded.

I just want their eggs, and I am keeping my homestead hens too. I sell a lot of those eggs for hatching...... AND hatch a lot for selling

Are you gonna keep your Dellies?

I only have the one flock, so Im breeding for a goal.

 

[Wannabefree]

Yeah Dellie's and Muscovy's stay and turkeys....

I'm also planning to add a hog and some milk goats to the little farm, so I have to downsize my flocks a bit anyway. Leghorns are smaller chickens and will go well with the Del's I think.

 

[BarredBuff]

You will still be able to keep your purebred dels by having white eggs from your leghorns. Meat rabbit time is coming soon. I have 3 in the cage and a litter on the way. I cant sell them and feed is to high to keep them up unless they have a food purpose. So its fastly approaching.

 

[Wannabefree]

You will still be able to keep your purebred dels by having white eggs from your leghorns. Meat rabbit time is coming soon. I have 3 in the cage and a litter on the way. I cant sell them and feed is to high to keep them up unless they have a food purpose. So its fastly approaching.

That's the idea Meat buns YUM! Going back to my thread to discuss this other stuff so we don't bore the gardeners

 

[BarredBuff]

You will still be able to keep your purebred dels by having white eggs from your leghorns. Meat rabbit time is coming soon. I have 3 in the cage and a litter on the way. I cant sell them and feed is to high to keep them up unless they have a food purpose. So its fastly approaching.

That's the idea Meat buns YUM! Going back to my thread to discuss this other stuff so we don't bore the gardeners

Okay doke!

 

[ohiogoatgirl]

i'm liking this topic! i just read all 12 pages!:
so can anyone join this little competition? i'm not sure exactly what the competition is yet... so are we going for most produce from space? or biggest produce? or what???
whatever is going on i'd like to try 'er out!
it's so cold and my green-thumb is ithing like crazy!
my garden is about 50x150 ft plus about that much space for corn/drybeans/pumpkins (native american style).
can't wait to start!!!!!

 

[BarredBuff]

You can join!

But for the most part we trash talk and blow rod!

 

[FarmerJamie]

i'm liking this topic! i just read all 12 pages!:
so can anyone join this little competition? i'm not sure exactly what the competition is yet... so are we going for most produce from space? or biggest produce? or what???
whatever is going on i'd like to try 'er out!
it's so cold and my green-thumb is ithing like crazy!
my garden is about 50x150 ft plus about that much space for corn/drybeans/pumpkins (native american style).
can't wait to start!!!!!

We'll need help keepin' the younin' BB under control, ppleeaaase join us, I can use another Buckeye..

My intent for this was for everyone to set an individual goal, work towards it in public view. BB is a youngin' with lots of space and time on his hands. Wannabe has half the state of TN she can call in to help. My, I'm just a guy with an IT job, wife, and a family, and have the need to get some motivation to have a better garden this summer.

 

[savingdogs]

Well I have a "fill the larder" goal for a section of real estate right outside my front door. If it is as simple as that, maybe I should join too.

I really wanted to grow a lot of pumpkins and sunflowers too. Lots. Like a WHOLE lot. But I have no idea how much yield I should have or how to compute that? Maybe I'll just watch y'all and get inspired....

 

[FarmerJamie]

Well I have a "fill the larder" goal for a section of real estate right outside my front door. If it is as simple as that, maybe I should join too.

I really wanted to grow a lot of pumpkins and sunflowers too. Lots. Like a WHOLE lot. But I have no idea how much yield I should have or how to compute that? Maybe I'll just watch y'all and get inspired....

Absolutely, please do jump in.

One things I want to work for myself is setting realistic expectations.