We have about 25+ chickens.They are "free range" up to a point as they share their "yard" with our goats. The only time they are "noisy" is when they cackle laying an egg. It would be much better for them to have a roving cage with nest boxes. Chickens need the greens from grass (or leftover greens from the house) and will keep your bug population down.We feed ours grain (laying mash) mixed with leftovers from the house.The only ones we keep in cages are thiose "setting" (hatching out chicks) and those destined for the freezer.I don't know if it's a proven fact but uncaged chicken eggs are "supposed" to be lower in cholesterol! I do know we prefer our eggs to store bought! ... View related article.
I'vefound over the years not to trust the seed packet instructions. Full sun down here tends to burn the plants up! The only veggies that seem to do well in full sun are beans,greens (which gtow year round here),melons and tomatoes. Squash loves the sun too.Rhubarb doesn't grow here at all it's treated as an annual).Everybody in my zone (8) plants potatoes on Feb 14th.With everything else Mar 1 (hoping we don't have any more freezes!). A trick I just learned from a friend at church is to take those tiny tomatoes and just squish them over a container of dirt. She gots lots of seedlings this way. I'm going to try it too. Sue in Perry ... View related article.
I use the Tide Free ALL the time! My hubby is allergic to any other laundry soaps. This is the only one that doesn't bother either of us. ... View related article.
