If you are new to raising chicken then you might be surprised that about 80% of your costs will be feed. Because of this many farmers will use unconventional methods to feed their animals but low quality food is a mistake. The best food that you can provide your animals will reduce the time to market for meat birds and will reduce the time and increase output of egg laying birds.
If you …
One of the first things you have to understand when you are considering building a new business is how much do you know about this business. Many people think that they can begin a business with no knowledge about it just because it is a relatively easy business and many other people are having success. Unfortunately not understanding the business before you start it is an almost guaranteed way to fail.
Money is …
For most people with larger properties you are going to need a bit more than the average push mower or riding mower to take care of your property. Even if you have a wide riding mower deck or a large zero turn mower its going to be difficult to take care more than a few acres of field and if you let it go and small trees or bushes start growing its …
If you have raised other animals for your personal food supply then you may have considered raising cattle for Beef. Although raising cattle isn’t an impossibility there are some very important things you must know and have as a resource on your farm.
The first most important part is having enough pasture land. It kind of works out to about an acre of good pasture per animal if you are pasture feeding them. Pasture areas …
There are a lot of people that are interested in raising chicken and it is something easy enough that most people can raise a few birds for their own consumption. The difference comes when you want to raise chicken for eggs or meat and make a profit from it.
There are two basic types of birds. There are meat birds sometimes called Broilers that once born they are ready for market in about two months. …
Depending on your well’s location, depth and many other factors there might be times after it is installed that you need to treat your well for best quality water. The most common problems that aren’t normally handled by particulate or charcoal filtration are high bacteria levels E.Coli is one thing you might see in your well report. Ah yes well reports are something we should talk about before we get into treatment.
Testing …
If you don’t work with dry beans a lot I have found it pretty easy to do the initial sort by using a spaghetti bowl to pour a few beans into so you can inspect them for quality and any debris like small clumps of dirt or rocks and then i pour them into a 1 quart bowl to measure how many beans I am going to make for the soup.
I will put the …
At the time of writing this winter is not technically over but there are only a couple more weeks to go. This is the time of the year when you are probably preparing for other projects and planning your garden. However this is also the right time to process your firewood for next season.
Because the leaves aren’t on the trees yet and its easy to move around in the woods if you …
In many states the sales of raw milk to the general public is completely illegal however in states where it is legal there is a lot of controversy about the regulations behind Raw Milk Safety and Sales to the general public. If you are a farm owner and you produce milk for your own consumption then it is your duty to do so in a safe manner so your family and any visitors will …
Are You sick of High Priced Laundry Soap then you are like everyone else. Some of these detergents are now easily into the $15 per gallon range and they aren’t specialty formulas. For that amount of money you might only get 75 to 90 loads which might sound like a lot until you realize that most of the time you are adding more than the recommended amount to get reasonable results. Whether …