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How To Reduce The Cost Of Feed For Your Chicken Farm

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 …

How To Start A Chicken Farm With Little Or No Money

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 …

How To Choose Between A Flail Mower And A Brush Hog

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 …

How To Understand The Debate About Installing Drywall Horizontal vs Vertically

Everyone that has ever attempted a remodeling project that includes drywall has gone through this consideration. Do you install it horizontally or do you install it vertically? The answer to this age old question is that it is best to install it horizontally. Half of the people reading this just said no you are wrong but the fact is for the most part under normal conditions, for most rooms it is best to install …

How To Raise Cattle For Beef Using A Professional Butcher

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 …

How To Start A Chicken Meat And Egg Laying Business From Scratch

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. …

How To Disinfect Your Water Well

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.

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How To Save Money On Your Next Tool Purchase Ryobi, Worx, SunJoe And Others

If you are shopping for Tools for your home here are a few tips and links for you that will help you get what you want for much less and not risk buying a used tool from someone off MarketPlace or some other sketchy no returns / no refunds place. However some of those sketchy deals have been the best ones I have ever found so don’t totally reject them just know …

How To Owning Electric Vehicles Come With Hidden Costs

There is a lot of talk about the transition to electric vehicles but if you are considering buying one you should be prepared for some serious expenses that a conventional gas or diesel vehicle won’t likely have. It is almost like you are penalized for changing over to electric and without knowing you will feel taken.

The first thing you should know is that you won’t get off without the government charging you …

How To Diagnose A TV With Sound But No Video Because Of Dead Backlights

Although TVs are complex in their circuitry there are a lot of problems that owners can diagnose and repair themselves. Sometimes the repairs are worth attempting if the parts are cheap and methods are easy.

One of the most common problems is when you turn on your TV and there is sound but no video. There is no video at all meaning that the startup logo does not appear and no images appear …