-
Archives
- March 2024
- September 2022
- September 2020
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- March 2017
- January 2017
- February 2015
- July 2012
- June 2012
- October 2011
- September 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
-
Meta
Tag Archives: grass
Bum Hay
It was coarse and looked more like straw than hay. I accepted delivery, and paid for it. That was a mistake. The animals won’t eat it because it has no food value for them. I was worried about being out of feed, and fear is a poor reason for making decisions!
Continue reading
In Praise of Plantain
I’ve liked plantain for quite a while. The animals eat it, it grows a deep root into poor soil, stops bee stings from hurting, and is a good wormer to help fight off parasites. Continue reading
Holistic Sustainable Agriculture from the Soil Up
There were 27 people who came out and joined us for Dr Dettloff’s presentation Saturday. I will type up the notes about local resources which we compiled throughout the day, and distribute them to those who joined us. Continue reading
Got thin eggshells?
In my experience, an egg with a thin shell is a problem that can be easily corrected. In order to put a shell on its egg, the chicken mainly uses calcium, phosphorus & vitamin D. If any one of these factors is missing, the bird will not be able to create a healthy shell. Continue reading
Posted in Chickens, Ducks, Eggs, Farming, Fluoride info, Geese, Pastured Poultry
Tagged building soil, Eggs, grass
Comments Off on Got thin eggshells?
The taste of raw milk
I learned about barn odors & milk flavors in a cheese making seminar I took a couple years ago, and it’s true. We’ve tasted the difference in our goat’s milk between the days where they are out in the pasture vs. closed up in a pen–though they were eating the same food. Continue reading