[Ag-eq] FW: Chickens

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

Jody:

I think most hens start laying at 5 to 6 months old.  One of my hens is getting
older and only lays a couple eggs a week.  The other girls are younger and lay
5 or 6 eggs a week.

In the fall I got 5 young chickens, 3 of which turned out to be roosters!  I'm
not suppose to have roosters in the city limits, so Mike got to eat them when
they got big enough.  I'm a vegetarian, so didn't eat them.  He said they were
very good.  Some day I might be able to eat chickens that I raise; I know what
they eat and that they have a good life.  I grew up in northwest Arkansas,
which is the poultry capital of the world.  Knowing how the poultry is raised
and processed made me not want to eat it.

Do you plan on raising chickens for food too?

This year I will get tomato an pepper plants since I didn't start the seeds on
time.  There is a local nursery a couple miles down the road where I like to
buy my plants.  They also host a nice little farmer's market on Saturday
morning where I can buy produce that I don't grow.  I'm going to have to buy
some egg plant starts too.

I'm building a couple more raised beds so I can plant more.  I hope to use them
for the fall garden.  Our weather is so warm that I can grow something year
round.  I would also like to build a small green house to start my hot weather
seeds in.

I would like to plant a couple more citris trees since mine are getting really
old.  They were also neglected before I purchased the proprerty.  I will plant
the smaller variety since they are easier to manage.

If your fences were good enough a couple of goats would clear up all your brush!
 Goats are also nice companion animals for horses.

I'm so happy that things are going well for you.  Please stay in touch.

Nella






Quoting Jody Ianuzzi <jody at thewhitehats.com>:

> Hello Nella,
>
> It is soo good to hear from you!  I am glad to hear all is going so well
> with your chickens, goats, garden and your riding.
>
> We are going to plant the garden tomorrow with corn, snow peas, beans, wax
> beans, eggplant, cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes.  I have some herb seeds
> but I think I will start them in trays.
>
> Do you plant tomatoe and pepper seeds or do you get plants?  I just dug out
> 60 more feet for the garden and I am thinking of even digging out more while
> the weather is cool and the grass isn't growing much.
>
> Your chickens are doing really well.  We only have two laying eggs now, the
> other two are younger.  I am not sure how old they are but they are all
> still growing so they must be not quite mature.  We will probably be adding
> two or three more chickens this week.
>
> We had one lone orange on our tree.  It had a lot of dead wood that needed
> trimming and it was in bad need for fertilizer.  There is an orange grove at
> the end of our street but we can't find a place to buy local oranges yet.
> So close but yet so far.  <GRIN>
>
> Your riding sounds fun and I wish I had a horse but that will have to wait.
> We still have a lot of brush to clean out and the wire is down on a lot of
> the fence.  We have posts to replace too.  We have repaired the round pen
> and that is ready.
>
> It is so good to hear from you and I am so glad you are doing so well.
>
> Let's all keep in touch,
>
> JODY
>
>
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