I’ve done things differently for this blog and just typed word for word what I was saying as I recorded the video about planting pumpkins in the chicken pen, except that I did add headings. Here is the video: One nice way to brainstorm about garden dilemmas So, one of the reasons you should sit […]
Practical Math Review for Making a Chicken Water Heater
I have gotten some questions lately about making the cement-stone chicken water heater for use in other countries, where the standard electrical voltage is different from what I originally posted about. I wrote about making this chicken water heater 4 years ago on the D&B Supply blog. I have two of these handy, low maintenance […]
Experiments in How to Sprout Mimosa Tree Seeds (Albizia julibrissin) – Part 3
Last spring, I finally planted three of my mimosa trees out in the front chicken yard. Since the trees were barely a foot tall when I planted them and because chickens tend to scratch like bulldozers in freshly dug dirt, I formed cylindrical cages for the little trees out of 14 gauge wire fencing. This […]
Freezing Farm Fresh Eggs for Winter Use
I just got done putting 5 dozen raw eggs in the freezer, but let me explain. A few years ago, I also had a glut of summer eggs, so I did some research. Out of the suggestions I found, freezing was the only one that appealed to me. The drawback to this is that they […]
Chicken Coop with Hinged Roost and Stucco Walls
My one acre is a bit odd due to it’s being the site of the original house on 40 acres. I don’t have a normal front yard, the landscaping was done before the lot was defined, and it borders 5 other properties besides the road. These factors have led to me having two chicken areas, […]