Larsen Poultry Ranch - homesteading journey

[Baymule]

Yeah but how about the BEST parts, legs and thighs??

Tonight we had boneless, skinless chicken thighs, sprinkled with lemon pepper, and cooked in a skillet. They were good!

 

[thistlebloom]

How do you dry the pellet mixture after you moisten it to de-pelletize?

Since I don't use it for babies I haven't paid much attention. I guess you'd need to be careful more about it than I am. It takes very little water though.
I use it in my horse trailer, chicken coop and sometimes the horse stalls.

 

[Bruce]

The family dogs I had growing up were trained to go on command,

I'm glad I'm not YOUR dog! My "plumbing" doesn't work on command.

 

[Larsen Poultry Ranch]

I'm glad I'm not YOUR dog! My "plumbing" doesn't work on command.

Our former family dog Mystic, when she was a puppy my dad asked her "do you need to go potty?" when they were in the dining room. And she looked up at him and squatted and piddled right there. He couldn't get mad at her because he said the command, luckily it was on the linoleum flooring so it was an easy cleanup.

Going potty on command shouldn't be that hard if the dog has been inside for several hours. Unless the dog has already relieved themselves inside.

 

[Larsen Poultry Ranch]

Still working on moving the rest of the animals over, it will be nice to not drive (16+ miles one way) each night to check on them and feed. Husband thinks I should swing by on the way home from work instead of returning home and then leaving again. It's possible, but requires more planning as a change of clothes and shoes would be required.

I need to grab some t posts and wiring from my folks house, then I can install a fence up to the quail container and surrounding the temporary rabbit zone. I'm going to have the fence hopefully protecting the rabbits, quail access, and the plants. I need water for all 3, so it makes sense to me to group them together. Plus the plants may help hide the container and rabbit cover from view of the neighbors.

I want to get the rabbits moved sooner rather than later so I can breed them. I need to set up more grow out cages too.

 

[Baymule]

I had a job that I drove to 75 miles one way. Winter time, I barely got home before dark. We had horses on 16 acres, but lived in town. So I kept rubber boots, a jacket in my car, and finally tossed in a pair of coveralls for rainy muddy days. I barely made to feed right at dark, kinda hard to do in a dress and high heels.

 

[Bruce]

It's possible, but requires more planning as a change of clothes and shoes would be required.

I'd to that in a heartbeat rather than drive an extra 32 miles!

Winter time, I barely got home before dark.

DW is currently going to work not long after sunrise and coming home just before sunset. By mid Dec it will be dark both ways.

 

[Baymule]

Been there.

 

[Mike CHS]

The only thing I see good about the short days is that the chickens go to roost early (around 5:00).

 

[Larsen Poultry Ranch]

With the time change right now, I'm getting home as it's getting dark, it will get worse as winter progresses. It's hard to do yard work in the dark after work.

It's not that I don't want to bring a change of clothes, it's just annoying to have remember to grab everything I need. I ordered some overalls, hopefully they will arrive this week.

Took a few crafting boxes out to the storage shipping container and saw a box that had kitchen stuff. Brought it in and husband was very happy, it had lots of different spices he hasn't been able to use in a while. He's a really good cook and has been moping without a proper kitchen and cooking devices.