Thank you, Bethany! We think Michaela is pretty special as well. She really likes the things Grandma grows in the garden. Where can one get your Silver Creek Poultry products?
I am glad they are okay and they should multiply and give you some good fertilizer soon. Kids do like them, I think worms have a lot of personality. They make a great class project if you have a teacher willing to have them in the classroom. The book "Diary of a Worm" is a cute book if you haven't discovered it yet. I find the library has most every book I hear about and want to read. Good luck with the worms and your health. I just saw a terrific program on Vitamin D and how essential it is for adults and kids, the info is at vitamindhealth.org. The Dr. who did the program had spent years of research on this and it was a big one for treating cancer and the disturbing thing is that most people and animals are deficient in it. Go see Food Inc. we went to the preview last night and it is an important movie. Chris
Welcome! Thanks for joining us. Wishing you win your battle with cancer!!!!
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I'm Bethany, a breast cancer survivor, a wife to an amazing husband, and SAHM to three great kids. I am interested in all things relating to homesteading, and living life in a more simple, self-reliant way.
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"Re: watering
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"As far as old timer's stories about killing a bird to eat that day...I also think that they weren't "used to" the tender modern-day cornish crosses either. More dual-purpose birds and extra roosters of the laying breeds were used to eat on the…"
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"He's very handsome. And good that you mentioned that herding dogs aren't what you're looking for as LGDs!
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"Hey Scott...we currently have 14 productive laying chickens. I go through exactly 100# a month. A new order of meat and laying chicks are arriving later this month though...so that will be changing in the near future."
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Bethany
We can broaden our order to include meat chicken orders and any other types of feeds, to help us get ore volume.
Hello Bethany!
I have a feeling I could learn a lot from you. How many chickens do you have if you go through 100lbs of feed per month?
Scott Brown
I sent you a friend request because I would like to ask you a question via private message. :)
Thank you!