Poultry Farms In Delaware

Poultry owners may choose dubbing as a preventive measure for their chickens. Keep their shelters dry and warm. I have personally never done this with any of my chickens and before it is attempted, the owner should be certain they know what they are doing...

Other photos in the article are by the author. Even knowing the great size domestic turkeys grow to, I was surprised to see their wild cousins looked bigger than Canadian geese. No turkeys remained anywhere near Plymouth Rock by the turn of the century,...

Along with her classmates, she'd been coloring in the feathers using every crayon in the box, in all sorts of stripes and combinations. Fortunately, domestic turkeys have come a long way through selective breeding and experienced husbandry, and now the...

“Our social values differentiate us from many meat producers and include a focus on strengthening two communities that are important to us: our own human community and the animal communities that help sustain us,” Wendy says.

But we plant addicts tend to have a weakness for birds too, both wild and domestic. In the spring those unlikely-looking creatures zoom over hill and dale, making their feet go at a rattling rate while their upper bodies remain aloof.Barnyard birds like...

We learn to negotiate and we learn to compromise, even before we know what the words mean. This probably went on for only a couple of days, and during that time I remember drinking a lot of water and doing a lot of thinking.I decided if I had to live...

Another is to add some butter between the skin over the breast and the breast itself. One of those practices is seen in the increasing number of backyard chicken pens, giving gardeners not only healthy eggs and meat, but rich fertilizer for our gardens.

When people think of weeds, they tend to think of thistle plants, invasive species and such, but because the definition of a weed is “a plant growing where it's not wanted,” it's possible for any plant to be considered a weed.

Many people will sow it in the fall over their garlic, so it will kill weeds and provide a mulch and feed for the garlic. It has allelopathic effect on weeds and other grasses, so do not plant it where you will be growing corn.

We're not talking dozens of trees, or even hundreds. Some farming projects are onetime or very irregular events, such as building a barn or drilling a well. Needless to say, maintaining the edges of these fields is an ongoing quest that requires careful...

Brooder: a heated enclosure for keeping baby chicks warm during their first several weeks, until they can grow insulating feathers Broody hen : a hen whose maternal hormones trigger her instinct to stop laying and hatch a clutch of eggs and care for the...

Keep all the notes that you can. In other words, if you plan to add an amendment to your soil or potting mix, make sure it is an approved product. Whatever the reason, if somewhere in the back of your mind endures the idea that you may want to one day...

If you're familiar with using a generator, you or someone you know might have inadvertently used it in an unsafe way. Keep enough fuel on hand for a week's run time and you should be safe most power outages.

Barefoot runners become adept at landing gently, strengthen small muscles in their ankles and feet, and stay mindful of hazards, sharpening their minds as they tone their bodies. Working with horses will probably require protective boots and long pants.

Plump birds, they make good eating and are said to be more flavorful than chicken. There are far more different types of ducks in domestication than you might guess. Guineas are very loud birds, and they wander far when left to free range.

Review current permaculture practices for companion-planting opportunities, such as pollinator- and predator-friendly flowers. Examine your landscape for the placement of run-off water retention structures, such as pools and swales.

Here are five human-powered tools you might consider adding to your toolshed if you want to start gardening more sustainably. Mattock Home Depot For sod or more heavily compacted soil that needs breaking up prior to cultivation, the human-powered tool...

Here are five reasons you need a staple gun among your farm tools. Just recently, I was working on a project that required attaching hardware cloth to a series of wooden frames (creating something not unlike window screens), and my tool of choice for...

When lifted back into place, the panel ends rest against the top plate of the shed wall. When I lifted the panels to their closed positions, they easily swiveled into place. Experimenting with several pieces of right-angle steel strap I had picked up...

If you have limited needs for an anvil, a foot-long piece of railroad rail might be enough. Personally, this is how I intend to find my anvil. Before you make the investment in an anvil, consider possible uses.

Manual spray systems use lower-cost piston pumps, while diaphragm pumps common to motorized spray systems are more durable and expensive. Each sprayer has its place on my farm. “A backpack is handy for landscape spraying and getting down through the...

As we prepare this week for Thanksgiving feasting, we turn our eyes toward some of thing things about farms we're thankful for. In addition to serving a key role in baling hay (carrying around a hundred bales at a time from the fields to your barn), hay...

If you do use a chainsaw, you'll want to have additional safety gear on hand, including protective chaps. Handsaw Or Chainsaw Pruning loppers and shears can do a lot, but for serious tree trimming, such as removing all the lower branches off a pine or...

When it comes to tools that are high-use and high-wear, quality and dependability trump price every time. The owner makes heirloom quality saws. As an example, I previously mentioned a company called Bad Axe Tool Works .

Of course, even I have to chuckle at the fact that I've been using an apple picker in the dead of winter with two feet of snow on the ground. I've been known to use an old hand saw for scraping away leaf debris when working in the forest.

Turns out it's a measuring wheel—and I might just put it to use. On my farm, one unusual item left behind by the previous owner (or perhaps by a couple of previous owners) is a large metal wheel more than 5 feet in diameter, with a handle for keeping...

Bolt cutters and wire cutters are essential for any hobby farmer and can help you in many situations. In essence, wire cutters and bolt cutters have similar purposes—they're both designed to cut through metal.