"I'm living in Dallas for a short time, but, most recently I've had Americauna's, Plymouth Barred Rock, Rhode Island Red, an Arucana bantam, Black Cochin's, a Red Cochin, and a pair of Silver Spangled Seabrights--one of which was…"
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Gale Green replied to Cornelia's discussion '"Getting Started With Chickens" A Q&A with beloved author of "Chick Days", Jenna Woginrich' in the group Backyard ChickensGale Green replied to Cornelia's discussion '"Getting Started With Chickens" A Q&A with beloved author of "Chick Days", Jenna Woginrich' in the group Backyard Chickens"Hi--I love these discussions! Rachel, about your comment on the "hen" who began to crow (item 2. in your initial list) just this comment: I had a flock of 10 hens, mixed standard size and bantams. They were all egg laying hens. In the…"
Gale Green commented on Shira Friedman's blog post 'ticks - what to do?'"ORGANIC TICK CONTROL: Buy some bantam chickens. Keep them in a pen with a roost for a couple of weeks so they know where home is, then let them out a couple hours before their roosting time, and increase that daily so that pretty soon, they can go…"
Gale Green replied to Cornelia's discussion '"Getting Started With Chickens" A Q&A with beloved author of "Chick Days", Jenna Woginrich' in the group Backyard Chickens"Hi--I'm new to this discussion, but not to chicken ranching--me being the chief chicken wrangler. I had an acquaintance, a quite ancient man, in N. Minnesota where I used to live, who taught me NOT to give medicated food to any baby chicks, or…"
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- A bit about me:
- Quite a bit of experience raising chickens and rabbits; moderate experience raising vegetables; beginning to learn how to live "green" in a large city! I love animals, and life.
- Latest greatest meal cooked at home:
- Vegetable loaded spaghetti sauce over spaghetti squash.
- Currently reading:
- Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin--not to be missed!!!
- Currently listening to:
- Wind in treetops, birds singing Spring territorial songs, computer keys clicking, my heart.
- My latest DIY project:
- Learning to live in a large city (Dallas)--to learn where the whole food stores are, where is that Farmer's Market!, trying to find a community garden to be part of, and realizing that learning patience is a byproduct of focusing on kindness in the current moment.
- How did you find HOMEGROWN.org?
- Mother Earth News, "Basic Country Skills" link
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- http://communitygarden.org/
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