Rural/Farm Life

mopinko

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8. that's pretty much how i saw it working.

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 12:39 PM

Dec 2011

gonna need a lot of help making soil out of this sand.
i have been doing quite a bit of vermiculture. have quite the stable of little wigglers. but they don't really keep up with 5 adults so the chickens will have plenty of scraps, too.
i am thinking hot chicken manure will do a great job of properly composting weeds. the worms will finish them off.

even tho i will be getting a bunch of compost trucked in to start with, the soil will need constant care. i am only a few blocks from lake michigan. much storm water passes through this sandy soil.

do you think i can feed my chickens the same thing i feed my budgies? i think it was derived from chicken feed formulas. it's a small crumbled kibble. i think it should be fine. i will check with the manufacturer- roudybush.

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about to buy a "farm" [View all] mopinko Dec 2011 OP

I have 6 acres, but I don't have a garden any more. LWolf Dec 2011 #1

Your initial plan sounds good tech3149 Dec 2011 #2

the soil will definitely be the hardest part, but mopinko Dec 2011 #3

A Chicken Tractor formercia Dec 2011 #4

thank you. mopinko Dec 2011 #5

I keep my chickens in a converted dog run, but I live in NC. wildeyed Dec 2011 #6

There is the option of having rotating gardens. FedUpWithIt All Dec 2011 #7

that's pretty much how i saw it working. mopinko Dec 2011 #8

Build mobile rabbit warrens. Raise the rabbits and let them "amend" Vincardog Dec 2011 #14

there is a fine line about raising animals "for slaughter" mopinko Dec 2011 #15

Bunnies do a hell of a job on making the fertilizer. As do sheep and goats. Vincardog Dec 2011 #16

Cover crops/Green manure Agony Dec 2011 #18

We keep our chickens in an unheated coop - hedgehog Jan 2012 #20

I assume you know what the term "bought the farm" means in the aviation world... ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2011 #9

i do, but i didn't realize it was an aviation expression. mopinko Dec 2011 #10

Started with barnstormers... ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2011 #11

With a big hole to fill in the ground..... Gato Moteado Dec 2011 #12

that is a really interesting idea. mopinko Dec 2011 #13

i built a hugelkultur bed on one of my properties.... Gato Moteado Dec 2011 #17

well, i have a start on my bed. mopinko Jan 2012 #21

You may want to check with the county health department to see hedgehog Jan 2012 #19

did intend to get some soil samples done. mopinko Jan 2012 #22

pic mopinko Feb 2012 #23

Congratulations!!! bvar22 Feb 2012 #24