jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 12, 2016 19:14:23 GMT -5
Before  After  Before  After  Tractor + me. And young strong Paul. Will sleep well.  |
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Post by orrum on May 12, 2016 20:01:30 GMT -5
Ugh why you destroy the beds?
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Post by jamesp on May 12, 2016 22:16:56 GMT -5
Ugh why you destroy the beds? Needed them for 15 years. Biz has been dwindling, so the space will get used for something else Bill. |
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Post by spiritstone on May 12, 2016 22:22:14 GMT -5
Could of just added on a big ass head on the tube frame and called it a centipede? Hahaha You sell it or reuse it for something different?
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Post by spiceman on May 12, 2016 22:59:44 GMT -5
The tube structure can be sold to store boats for the winter, if it had a tarp.
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Intheswamp
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Post by Intheswamp on May 13, 2016 6:58:39 GMT -5
I *think* that James may have found a good market for guineas and guinea eggs in Atlanta and is going to cover the greenhouse frame with chicken wire and start out with about 2000 keets....  |
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Post by jamesp on May 13, 2016 12:00:43 GMT -5
Could of just added on a big ass head on the tube frame and called it a centipede? Hahaha You sell it or reuse it for something different? Probably figure something out to do with it spirit. Has good head room due to tall knee walls. Sure do like them with clear plastic 4-5 months during cold weather for doing projects. |
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Post by jamesp on May 13, 2016 12:11:12 GMT -5
The tube structure can be sold to store boats for the winter, if it had a tarp. That one could be four 25 footers spice, heavy poles for snow loads too. Thanks for that tip, never know. The plastic sheds snow, a shade cloth can catch snow and sure nuff crush the structure. |
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Post by jamesp on May 13, 2016 12:18:51 GMT -5
I *think* that James may have found a good market for guineas and guinea eggs in Atlanta and is going to cover the greenhouse frame with chicken wire and start out with about 2000 keets.... Moving/downsizing into inanimate products Ed. Tired of nursing plants. Mother nature can be cruel boss. Chickens, can i make a small coop ? Had some African geese. Best eggs, big yokes and delicious. Best not to let them stealing eggs though. |
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Intheswamp
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Post by Intheswamp on May 13, 2016 12:41:40 GMT -5
Actually, I'm back to thinking about keeping a dozen hens myself. An 8x8 or maybe 8x12 coop and a secure run....let'em range while we're in the yard. Eggs, maybe even some meat birds. Thought about quail, too. Just gotta get other irons out of the fire first. A section or three of your hoop-house would be a great coop/run area. Open-air, the coop of the south.  Just make it where the birds can get out of the elements...rain, heat/sun, and winter winds...and varmit-proof it. |
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Post by Intheswamp on May 13, 2016 12:42:46 GMT -5
Quail would be for meat....takes too many of their eggs to make an omelet. |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2016 13:08:12 GMT -5
Ducks make both meat and rival chickens for egg production. Bigger eggs, just as delish. Meat tastes good medium rare to...with a sour cherry sauce...
No ponds required. Just tons of drinking water.
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Post by metalsmith on May 13, 2016 13:50:39 GMT -5
Ducks make both meat and rival chickens for egg production. Bigger eggs, just as delish. Meat tastes good medium rare to...with a sour cherry sauce... No ponds required. Just tons of drinking water. I don't know if it's the same for ducks, but chickens fall into one of 3 categories 1) egg layers, never put on weight as they spend all their energy laying eggs 2) meat, don't lay very often as they spend most energy on body building  3) the in-betweeners 'utility' - neither as good as 1 at laying eggs, nor as good as 2 for meat, but nicely ok at both In fact there's a fourth 4) rare /ancient breeds Just had duck yesterday as it happens. No I didn't take any photos and now it's a bit late ... |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2016 13:52:45 GMT -5
Ducks are utility bird. 300+ eggs a year and delicious eggs.
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grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on May 13, 2016 14:08:24 GMT -5
Nothing beats home-raised eggs of any sort. Years ago my grandfather had a farm, there were huge flocks of pigeons that lived in a huge old barn. They thinned them down each spring. We would all show up to capture several dozen to butcher. We would also raid nests, collecting amazing numbers of eggs. We would have scrambled eggs after killing, scalding and plucking all the pigeons. My mom raised all manner of fowl, I really like turkey eggs soft boiled. One is a meal. So jamesp , Are you getting all the way out of the aquatic plants? I would think you may have some favorite plants that would be hard to part with? Impressive transformation there, I imagine you can fabricate a good many different things to sell given all the resource yards you have nearby. |
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Post by jamesp on May 13, 2016 14:32:18 GMT -5
Nothing beats home-raised eggs of any sort. Years ago my grandfather had a farm, there were huge flocks of pigeons that lived in a huge old barn. They thinned them down each spring. We would all show up to capture several dozen to butcher. We would also raid nests, collecting amazing numbers of eggs. We would have scrambled eggs after killing, scalding and plucking all the pigeons. My mom raised all manner of fowl, I really like turkey eggs soft boiled. One is a meal. So jamesp , Are you getting all the way out of the aquatic plants? I would think you may have some favorite plants that would be hard to part with? Impressive transformation there, I imagine you can fabricate a good many different things to sell given all the resource yards you have nearby. Miss miss miss those goose eggs. Rich and delicious. Free range chickens have fine eggs. That is probably why the pigeon eggs are so good, eating live food. Never did turkey eggs, understandably a meal. Will keep doing aquatics Bill. Just making use of unused space. First 10 years biz grew linear up, next 10 years linear down. The crops in those houses and fields paid themselves off in a half a season. No loss, all paid for over and over. The lower in altitude half will be kept in operation excepting one grow house. More compact and down sized. Still do lilies, others, they are quite lucrative for time spent. |
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Post by metalsmith on May 13, 2016 14:51:55 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2016 14:56:42 GMT -5
Awesome link! If I wanted to raise poultry it wouls be silky chickens and Muscovy ducks. Silky chickens are the bees knees... |
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Post by metalsmith on May 13, 2016 15:37:06 GMT -5
I had a few silkies once upon a time. They lay blue eggs. The usual inside tho.
Over my time I've had Rhode Island Reds, Light Sussex, Dorking, ex-battery hens, Golden Brahmas, Silver Brahmas, Silkies, and my favourite French Copper Black Marans.
Never had any ducks tho.
I got rid of most one way or another when I was ill. Then I had a pretty serious accident. It took me a while...
I didn't replace some as they passed on; others got 'foxed'. Now I've only got 2 hens. At one time I had 3 dozen.
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Intheswamp
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Post by Intheswamp on May 13, 2016 16:38:40 GMT -5
Nothing beats home-raised eggs of any sort. Years ago my grandfather had a farm, there were huge flocks of pigeons that lived in a huge old barn. They thinned them down each spring. We would all show up to capture several dozen to butcher. We would also raid nests, collecting amazing numbers of eggs. We would have scrambled eggs after killing, scalding and plucking all the pigeons. With the pigeon eggs how'd you know if you were cracking open a half-formed chick or an edible egg? Candle them? Crack'em and chunk'em if they look other than like a raw egg? Just curious... |
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Just make it where the birds can get out of the elements...rain, heat/sun, and winter winds...and varmit-proof it.
