Do you eat off of your land?

[Bolt Head]

Satsumas if you are in central to southern La, they are mildly cold tolerant.
Figs & blueberry thrive, pears and peaches do well also. I’m about to add a couple apricots to try.

We appreciate your knowledge, CoonAss!

 

[Tonyaav]

Cut out any corn sources, no breads or treats like that.

Add Oats, Sunflower Seeds, and Calcium & keep a fan in the coop.

Thank you sir, I’ll implement soon as I can get to co op

 

[hotbiggun]

30+ chickens and blessed to have a lease right behind my house.

Any of you that have chickens , has this heat stopped they from laying……. Mine quit about a month ago. I need my fresh eggs back!

I get eggs fom my inlaws. They havent mentioned their chickens have quit laying

 

[Tonyaav]

I get eggs fom my inlaws. They havent mentioned their chickens have quit laying

Most people up my way have had the same or similar issues.
I welcome any and all wisdom.
Manimal pointed me in a new direction. Working on that tomorrow.

 

[Manimal]

Most people up my way have had the same or similar issues.
I welcome any and all wisdom.
Manimal pointed me in a new direction. Working on that tomorrow.

The layers pellets probably have corn, and that's ok to keep, just no scratch with cracked corn and things like that. It seems to raise their body temperature. Corn is a better winter food. Sunflowers & oats are nice and balanced, what are considered cooling foods.

 

[Tonyaav]

The layers pellets probably have corn, and that's ok to keep, just no scratch with cracked corn and things like that. It seems to raise their body temperature. Corn is a better winter food. Sunflowers & oats are nice and balanced, what are considered cooling foods.

On my shopping list. Thank you.

 

[hotbiggun]

Most people up my way have had the same or similar issues.
I welcome any and all wisdom.
Manimal pointed me in a new direction. Working on that tomorrow.

I will find out for sure and report back

 

[Bigchillin83]

30+ chickens and blessed to have a lease right behind my house.

Any of you that have chickens , has this heat stopped they from laying……. Mine quit about a month ago. I need my fresh eggs back!

They slowed down a lot!!! I’m only gettin about 8-10 a day and should be about 2 doz a day… but I do have 5 youngins that just started laying yesterday… I got 3 micro eggs lol

 

[Bigchillin83]

With 3 growing boys being home schooled, 8-10 eggs a day don’t last lol… between fried eggs, scrambled eggs, and butter rice and eggs, they smoke them lol

 

[Tonyaav]

They slowed down a lot!!! I’m only gettin about 8-10 a day and should be about 2 doz a day… but I do have 5 youngins that just started laying yesterday… I got 3 micro eggs lol

That’s way better then my girls.
Had 7 layers on time every day.
Have 28 pullets I fell like should have started a couple weeks back.
I’ll be dumping oats and sun seeds come tomorrow.
By what’s the last months has been painful.

 

[Tonyaav]

With 3 growing boys being home schooled, 8-10 eggs a day don’t last lol… between fried eggs, scrambled eggs, and butter rice and eggs, they smoke them lol

Yeah I like 4 for breakfast myself. Lol

 

[Bigchillin83]

Also depends when you got them, they go through cycles and molt… if you got them all at the same time they will usually cycle off at the same time, that’s why i usually at 4-6 every year cover my loses and my cycle time

 

[Domg96]

Yes, mostly deer and hog, I recently started an area for vegetables as well

 

[Bolt Head]

With 3 growing boys being home schooled, 8-10 eggs a day don’t last lol… between fried eggs, scrambled eggs, and butter rice and eggs, they smoke them lol

Makin' me hawngry Brah!

 

[cbbr]

What the best fruit trees for this area?

I'm starting with Satsuma's and blueberries around the outside. We are going to plant around 20 acres of various things a little at a time and see what works best.

 

[Manimal]

I'm starting with Satsuma's and blueberries around the outside. We are going to plant around 20 acres of various things a little at a time and see what works best.

If you plant native trees, or leave parts of that acreage wooded, you can get tax credits or paid by the Feds. I cant remember which but I think it's about $2000 an acre/yr.

 

[Bigchillin83]

If you plant native trees, or leave parts of that acreage wooded, you can get tax credits or paid by the Feds. I cant remember which but I think it's about $2000 an acre/yr.

Tell me more lol

 

[cbbr]

Tell me more too please. Mine is farm property that we are returning back to a more natural state for recreation, so I have a blank stale, literally.

 

[Manimal]

Tell me more lol

Look up:
USDA - TAP (Tree Assistance Program)
USDA - CRP (Conservation Reserve Program)
NWF - Community Wildlife Habitat
Reforestation tax credits - <---click that

There are also a TON of grant sources, where you can get either money or free trees to plant. I think you could spend days/weeks exploring them all.

I use these guys as a source for my big tree plantings: https://www.nativeforestnursery.com/

 

[Manimal]

Tell me more too please. Mine is farm property that we are returning back to a more natural state for recreation, so I have a blank stale, literally.

check the above post. Thanks for doing what you're doing!

I was born a city boy but I plan to leave a family legacy farm.