Recent content by Scm

MOST "human grade" food is no better than dog kibble. Even the "USDA Organic" seal is almost meaningless if you care about actual quality of the food you eat.

My foam filled R4s wore bald in about 100 hours. Although I am working on land that is like 20 grit sandpaper from hell.

cant ferment that

We have Australorps for eggs and now American Bresse for meat. Our goal is to have a minimal feed bill.

:unsure: what are you feeding them?

Avoid shipping brokers and try to deal with an actual shipper is my best advice. Had a 40' container moved from to NH to MO and the driver was awesome, the broker (Nationwide Transport Services LLC) was the biggest a** hole. They made $1500 from me, giving me a hard time. Never again.

Ferment the feed and they will be a little bigger/healthier. We were getting them into the 6-7# range after 8-9 weeks when we raised Cornish crosses.

Sulfur (MSM, orally) is good against ticks. https://www.lsonews.com/craig-nyhus-28/

Absolutely. I check my dogs three times a day for ticks and this year has been awesome because of the Guinea fowl. Not many at all. We (they) just hatched 3 more this week. Unfortunately my little dog will sometimes chase a rabbit through the field fencing and end up in the woods covered in...

I am THAT guy. Permethrin is a neurotoxin. It's harmful to ANYTHING alive. "He points to permethrin, often marketed as Nix, as one prominent example of the EPA's longstanding commitment to supporting the interests of the chemical industry over the interests of the people. Though permethrin was...

FWIW. In the 16 months we have lived here so far, I have replaced 4 out of 5 of the blue hydrants ($50) that were no more than 5 years old. They all cracked in the brass valve at the bottom. Spend the money and buy ($160) something decent. I already bought the 5th ones replacement..

I have the same situation. But only have too dig 2'. I was thinking of installing a ball valve half way down the line to test each side and narrow down the amount needed to dig.