Thursday, December 31, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
My Girl had a baby
Rosemel.......1/2 Lab and 1/2 Pitt Bull gave birth yesterday..........she is only two years old herself......the father is 1/2 German Shepard and 1/2 Japanese Spitz.
Both mother and father are great with our other animals..... Will post pictures as soon as they upload.
Both mother and father are great with our other animals..... Will post pictures as soon as they upload.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
New Hover Brooder-updated Nov 26
Pictures today are of one of my two new brooders......
4 feet by 4 feet
sides are 12 inches each and the legs extend 12 inches below the sides......
The advantage are that the chicks go under it if they are cold......or out from under if not, as it has a solid top, the raising heat has nowhere to go......
The full story about where it came from and how it works can be found here..........
http://www.plamondon.com/brooder.shtml
4 feet by 4 feet
sides are 12 inches each and the legs extend 12 inches below the sides......
The advantage are that the chicks go under it if they are cold......or out from under if not, as it has a solid top, the raising heat has nowhere to go......
The full story about where it came from and how it works can be found here..........
http://www.plamondon.com/brooder.shtml
Thursday, October 15, 2009
More on Grass fed eggs
http://www.grass-fed-eggs.com/
More Information About Grass-Fed Eggs
Are grass-fed eggs really more nutritious?
Yes. This has been known forever. It's mentioned in books on poultrykeeping from the Forties (see Jull's "Successful Poultry Management," 1943), and gets verified from time to time even now.
Mother Earth News did an article, Meet Real Free-Range Eggs a couple of years ago that tested a number of grass-fed eggs (including mine), and demonstrated that, compared to ordinary supermarket eggs, they had:
* 1/3 less cholesterol
* 1/4 less saturated fat
* 2/3 more vitamin A
* 2 times as much Omega-3 fatty acid
* 7 times as much beta carotene
The thing I find amusing about grass-fed eggs is that they have high levels of the fad nutrient du jour, and always did, even before the nutrient became fashionable. Confinement operators spend millions of dollars trying to chase after fad nutrients, while grass-fed eggs always seem to be there already.
Grass-fed hens eat their greens, while confinement hens eat nothing fresh at all. It makes a big difference.
The ultimate test of nutrition. The ultimate test of an egg is whether it can hatch into a healthy chick. For decades, breeder hens (whose eggs are are put into incubators for hatching) were kept on grassy range, since eggs from confinement hens didn't hatch very well. It's hard to make a clearer case for the nutritional value of grass than that.
These days, poultry nutrition is very well understood, and breeder hens lay eggs with excellent hatchability without being grass-fed. But this is true only if they are fed a special breeder ration. Hens laying table eggs are fed a cheaper ration that's comparatively deficient, meaning that the eggs in the supermarket are much less nutritious than they could be.
Could confinement eggs be as nutritious as grass-fed eggs? Certainly. Do enough people care enough to support a high-nutrition confinement egg industry? Beats me. It's not a branch of the biz that appeals to me.
Grass-Fed Eggs and Flavor
Do grass-fed eggs really taste better?
Try 'em and see. Some people, like me.
More Information About Grass-Fed Eggs
Are grass-fed eggs really more nutritious?
Yes. This has been known forever. It's mentioned in books on poultrykeeping from the Forties (see Jull's "Successful Poultry Management," 1943), and gets verified from time to time even now.
Mother Earth News did an article, Meet Real Free-Range Eggs a couple of years ago that tested a number of grass-fed eggs (including mine), and demonstrated that, compared to ordinary supermarket eggs, they had:
* 1/3 less cholesterol
* 1/4 less saturated fat
* 2/3 more vitamin A
* 2 times as much Omega-3 fatty acid
* 7 times as much beta carotene
The thing I find amusing about grass-fed eggs is that they have high levels of the fad nutrient du jour, and always did, even before the nutrient became fashionable. Confinement operators spend millions of dollars trying to chase after fad nutrients, while grass-fed eggs always seem to be there already.
Grass-fed hens eat their greens, while confinement hens eat nothing fresh at all. It makes a big difference.
The ultimate test of nutrition. The ultimate test of an egg is whether it can hatch into a healthy chick. For decades, breeder hens (whose eggs are are put into incubators for hatching) were kept on grassy range, since eggs from confinement hens didn't hatch very well. It's hard to make a clearer case for the nutritional value of grass than that.
These days, poultry nutrition is very well understood, and breeder hens lay eggs with excellent hatchability without being grass-fed. But this is true only if they are fed a special breeder ration. Hens laying table eggs are fed a cheaper ration that's comparatively deficient, meaning that the eggs in the supermarket are much less nutritious than they could be.
Could confinement eggs be as nutritious as grass-fed eggs? Certainly. Do enough people care enough to support a high-nutrition confinement egg industry? Beats me. It's not a branch of the biz that appeals to me.
Grass-Fed Eggs and Flavor
Do grass-fed eggs really taste better?
Try 'em and see. Some people, like me.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Professor Chicken is.......
David Sullenberger, Avian Ecologist; Consulting Poultry Biologist
a.k.a. ProfessorChicken www.ProfessorChicken.com
Formerly: Department of Biology, New Mexico State University
Formerly: Owner, TimeWarrior Farm Rare Breed Conservation Reserve
Author/Publisher: The TimeWarrior Farm Chronicles - a series of short papers dealing with free range poultry production.
Lecturer: EcoVersity de Santa Fe.
Lecturer: Numerous USDA/State Extension seminars RE: Small Scale Poultry Production, in several states.
Lecturer: NM Organic Commodity Commission Annual Conference, numerous occasions.
Chief Scientist and Technical Advisor: USDA/WSARE "Egg Improvement Project".
etc., etc., yada, yada on and on for several lines of text which are ultimately useless
because with all the above - it STILL takes $4.75 to buy a Latte in most places in Santa Fe!
a.k.a. ProfessorChicken www.ProfessorChicken.com
Formerly: Department of Biology, New Mexico State University
Formerly: Owner, TimeWarrior Farm Rare Breed Conservation Reserve
Author/Publisher: The TimeWarrior Farm Chronicles - a series of short papers dealing with free range poultry production.
Lecturer: EcoVersity de Santa Fe.
Lecturer: Numerous USDA/State Extension seminars RE: Small Scale Poultry Production, in several states.
Lecturer: NM Organic Commodity Commission Annual Conference, numerous occasions.
Chief Scientist and Technical Advisor: USDA/WSARE "Egg Improvement Project".
etc., etc., yada, yada on and on for several lines of text which are ultimately useless
because with all the above - it STILL takes $4.75 to buy a Latte in most places in Santa Fe!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Its the grass man
First check below post for Sept 2 update on latest Hubbard Flex news
Robert Plamondon . I'm going to spill the big secret to producing better-tasting eggs: it's the grass, man!No, not that kind of grass! Ordinary grass, clover and other pasture plants, I mean.Happy outdoor chickens that are allowed to run around on a grassy area will eat a lot of grass and other succulent plants. These plants don't have many calories, but they're loaded with vitamins, minerals, and flavor..................................................................................thats from robert's blog....goggle him........................................................................................Fely had 39 eggs in the last 13 days of August from three pullets......aged 6mos only...they arent hens yet,will be 7 mos in two weeks
Robert Plamondon . I'm going to spill the big secret to producing better-tasting eggs: it's the grass, man!No, not that kind of grass! Ordinary grass, clover and other pasture plants, I mean.Happy outdoor chickens that are allowed to run around on a grassy area will eat a lot of grass and other succulent plants. These plants don't have many calories, but they're loaded with vitamins, minerals, and flavor..................................................................................thats from robert's blog....goggle him........................................................................................Fely had 39 eggs in the last 13 days of August from three pullets......aged 6mos only...they arent hens yet,will be 7 mos in two weeks
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Layers and Rooster-updated Sept 8,2009
this week the three are seven months old and the seven are 5 months old...we have been getting as many as 7 eggs per day this week......weighing from 75 grams to 100 grams
Sept8.........from spet 1 to sept7 we have 28 eggs.......some days three,some days five.....so i guess we now have 5 pullets laying.We weighed 7 as a sample.....three at 75 grams......two at 90 grams and two at 100 grams.
70 grams = large,80 and over = jumbo
The Sunshine layers and their Farmers Choice Rooster at play are the pictures opposite.
The Roo is 6 months old and 5.0 kilos......
Three hens are also 6 months and 4.75.....3.75 ......and 3.25 kilos,they are laying now for a month and a half.
Seven hens are 4 months old and not laying yet.Weights are 5 at 2.75k each and 2 at 3.0 kilos.Not yet laying
Sept8.........from spet 1 to sept7 we have 28 eggs.......some days three,some days five.....so i guess we now have 5 pullets laying.We weighed 7 as a sample.....three at 75 grams......two at 90 grams and two at 100 grams.
70 grams = large,80 and over = jumbo
The Sunshine layers and their Farmers Choice Rooster at play are the pictures opposite.
The Roo is 6 months old and 5.0 kilos......
Three hens are also 6 months and 4.75.....3.75 ......and 3.25 kilos,they are laying now for a month and a half.
Seven hens are 4 months old and not laying yet.Weights are 5 at 2.75k each and 2 at 3.0 kilos.Not yet laying
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Hubbard Flex-Update at 10 days
While getting feed at Pacifica Agivet Sun they got in an order of Class B Hubbards.........we decided we would try some and purchased 25 as a test.
They are alert, active ,seem healthy enough.They are small.......average of 36 grams instead of the normal 40-43 grams.Pics will n uploaded now........also in the slide show are other Hubbards from July 11th birth.
as od todat ..the weight average is up to 90 grms from the original 36 grams.......progress is actually pretty decent for class B chicks.
They are alert, active ,seem healthy enough.They are small.......average of 36 grams instead of the normal 40-43 grams.Pics will n uploaded now........also in the slide show are other Hubbards from July 11th birth.
as od todat ..the weight average is up to 90 grms from the original 36 grams.......progress is actually pretty decent for class B chicks.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Hubbard ' broilers' at 25 days-Updated Sept 2 2009
Never got to finish weights........all 49 out original 50 were sold live at 120 piso each.
At 25 days...we have an average weight of 670 grams.........with a consumption average of 870 grams of feed............2 deaths........which is 4%....not good but not bad either,considering it s been very bad monsoon rains here I Bacolod City
Average weights today was 1405 grams,nice improvement.Thirty-nine days now....we will start to butcher the larger one on Sun.
At 25 days...we have an average weight of 670 grams.........with a consumption average of 870 grams of feed............2 deaths........which is 4%....not good but not bad either,considering it s been very bad monsoon rains here I Bacolod City
Average weights today was 1405 grams,nice improvement.Thirty-nine days now....we will start to butcher the larger one on Sun.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Nesting area
a new nest area finished Fri......................six on the bottom and six on the top.............its more than enough for my few layers..................but at least I wont have to expand for awhile ( if ever ).
These free range eggs are great tasting and the color of the yolk s is a very deep orange.
These free range eggs are great tasting and the color of the yolk s is a very deep orange.
Friday, June 26, 2009
updated July 2
thurs am we had one hen singing the" laying an egg" song.........the roo was doing his" she is laying dance and song".......very funny as it was the first time any of mine laid.She actually laid two,with one breaking on the floor of her night cage................the other was whole and weighed 50 grams.The color was mostly brown with about 1/4 white.
She is out hiding again after singing her laying song again.She found an old cardboard box ,thats where she is hiding now as we build a nest for her .
She is only 4 and a half months old ,having been born Feb6,2009
The pics show yesterdays egg at 50 grams next to a white store bought egg also weighing 50 grams
three new pics added todat 6/27......shows the original egg ,a store bought and her third day egg.It is 50 % bigger now.....75 grams
Thurs 7/2.....................found a " stash " of 5 eggs over in the grass ranging area.....so its at least two laying,......we have to go on an egg hunt now.....maybe its all three
She is out hiding again after singing her laying song again.She found an old cardboard box ,thats where she is hiding now as we build a nest for her .
She is only 4 and a half months old ,having been born Feb6,2009
The pics show yesterdays egg at 50 grams next to a white store bought egg also weighing 50 grams
three new pics added todat 6/27......shows the original egg ,a store bought and her third day egg.It is 50 % bigger now.....75 grams
Thurs 7/2.....................found a " stash " of 5 eggs over in the grass ranging area.....so its at least two laying,......we have to go on an egg hunt now.....maybe its all three
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Home on the range Updated June 7,09 Sunday
44 day old French Free Range Chickens ( Sunshine )
Just eating the good grasses.
Just eating the good grasses.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Brooder difference
On Sat May 16, I bought DOC s and started to brood them of course.......the following Thurs May ,May 21 I called to see if more where scheduled to arrive on Sat the 23rd.
They said they still had some left from the previous week,so I bought them.
The two groups all born on May 15.Those that I had brooded for 1 week were weighing at 150 grams......the second group that the store had brooded weighed only 100 grams...........they had been too crowded and as a result werent able to eat properly.
One group was 50 % bigger in only one week......
They said they still had some left from the previous week,so I bought them.
The two groups all born on May 15.Those that I had brooded for 1 week were weighing at 150 grams......the second group that the store had brooded weighed only 100 grams...........they had been too crowded and as a result werent able to eat properly.
One group was 50 % bigger in only one week......
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
One day old Naked Neck Chickens arrived today,first time in Bacolod for a whole batch........will be interesting to follow their progress............hope the buyer keeps me updated.
Picture s will follow later today.
pictures posted now.........chicks left here with their buyer Tues........weight of 49 grams each at day 2
Picture s will follow later today.
pictures posted now.........chicks left here with their buyer Tues........weight of 49 grams each at day 2
Monday, May 4, 2009
..............................................Feed.............................................
...................................Hubbards..................................Sunshine
week 1.......................3 kilo......................................3.5 kilo
week 2.......................8 kilo.......................................9.5 kilo
week 3.......................11.5 kilo...................................13 kilo
Total..........................22.5 kilo...................................26 kilo=48.5 kilo
Chick Booster at 26 peso per kilo x 48.5=peso1261 for 50 birds=peso 25.22 per bird
ok...new pics again.........we moved the Sunshine from the brooder to the deep littered floor of the coop today.Very active running all over.....total weight for 50 birds ( one couldnt be caught to weigh)was 18,700 grams. 10 at 4,200 grams..........30 at 7,300 grams and 10 at 3,100 grams.For averages of 420,380 and 310.
The Hubbards were moved to a larger brooder....they weighed in at 11,800 grams for 25 birds. For an average of 472 grams
...................................Hubbards..................................Sunshine
week 1.......................3 kilo......................................3.5 kilo
week 2.......................8 kilo.......................................9.5 kilo
week 3.......................11.5 kilo...................................13 kilo
Total..........................22.5 kilo...................................26 kilo=48.5 kilo
Chick Booster at 26 peso per kilo x 48.5=peso1261 for 50 birds=peso 25.22 per bird
ok...new pics again.........we moved the Sunshine from the brooder to the deep littered floor of the coop today.Very active running all over.....total weight for 50 birds ( one couldnt be caught to weigh)was 18,700 grams. 10 at 4,200 grams..........30 at 7,300 grams and 10 at 3,100 grams.For averages of 420,380 and 310.
The Hubbards were moved to a larger brooder....they weighed in at 11,800 grams for 25 birds. For an average of 472 grams
Sunday, May 3, 2009
New pics today........a new raod the Government put in......I dont like it....takes away some privacy,but it is helpful.
Also a Tom Turkey,and some of the almost new chicken house.
The Hubbards and Sunshines pictured are 21 days old today.
There are 3 Sunshine Hens with their Farmers Choice Roo ,also.they are about 3 months today.
Also a Tom Turkey,and some of the almost new chicken house.
The Hubbards and Sunshines pictured are 21 days old today.
There are 3 Sunshine Hens with their Farmers Choice Roo ,also.they are about 3 months today.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Feed for the latest batch................
week one / week two/ total /ave per bird
Hubbard 3 kilo/ 8 kilo / 11 kilo/ 0.44 kilo
Sunshine 3.5 kilo / 9.5 kilo /13 kilo/ 0.27 kilo
these numbers just dont seem correct,have to watch the care taker more closely.
ok....well after investigating and listening closely....I have found a huge management error on MY part.
The Sunshine weight was low because the feed available to them was low.....cant eat what isnt there.
Its my fault for not monitoring more closely daily.
week one / week two/ total /ave per bird
Hubbard 3 kilo/ 8 kilo / 11 kilo/ 0.44 kilo
Sunshine 3.5 kilo / 9.5 kilo /13 kilo/ 0.27 kilo
these numbers just dont seem correct,have to watch the care taker more closely.
ok....well after investigating and listening closely....I have found a huge management error on MY part.
The Sunshine weight was low because the feed available to them was low.....cant eat what isnt there.
Its my fault for not monitoring more closely daily.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
well we weighed both the Hubbards and Sunshines at two weeks of age......ALW
Hubbards.........270 grams
Sunshine..........200 grams
Both groups active,good feather growth,seem healthy
Also weighed Three Sunshine hens fro Feb 14......uniform at 1.8 kilos each
A Farmers Choice Roo born Feb 7 th 2.25 kilos.....all three looking good and of course ranging
Hubbards.........270 grams
Sunshine..........200 grams
Both groups active,good feather growth,seem healthy
Also weighed Three Sunshine hens fro Feb 14......uniform at 1.8 kilos each
A Farmers Choice Roo born Feb 7 th 2.25 kilos.....all three looking good and of course ranging
Monday, April 20, 2009
Weights at one week of age......
25 Hubbards.......2500 grams for an average of 100 grams each.Feathers developing well.....active and healthy looking.
49 Sunshine..........4574 grams for an average of 94 grams each......Feathers developing well.Active and healthy looking.....very people shy so far.
Dont get lost in the weight difference...the Hubbard is supposed to be faster growing.
I will do a little research and edit this later .
25 Hubbards.......2500 grams for an average of 100 grams each.Feathers developing well.....active and healthy looking.
49 Sunshine..........4574 grams for an average of 94 grams each......Feathers developing well.Active and healthy looking.....very people shy so far.
Dont get lost in the weight difference...the Hubbard is supposed to be faster growing.
I will do a little research and edit this later .
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Ill try to bring everything up to date.....sigh
The new pictures are of King Rodney and his ladies,Rona,and Rhonda
Rodney and the girls are all Sunshine Chickens.Rodney born Oct 20,2008 and the girls on Dec 1,2008.
Finally harvested them on April 2,2009.Total weight of 10.4 kilos live.......dressed 7.4.
Rodney was 4.3 live and 3.1 dressed,Hens were3.0 and 3.1 live,,,,,,,,each dressed at 2.15
Yesterday morning re'ced docs from SunShine courtesy of Sandy.They arrived in Bacolod City on the first flight out of Manila.Various colors....which excited everybody here. Active,healthy and uniform in size at 42 grams each.This morning they are still doing well.I look forward to their progress.
The new pictures are of King Rodney and his ladies,Rona,and Rhonda
Rodney and the girls are all Sunshine Chickens.Rodney born Oct 20,2008 and the girls on Dec 1,2008.
Finally harvested them on April 2,2009.Total weight of 10.4 kilos live.......dressed 7.4.
Rodney was 4.3 live and 3.1 dressed,Hens were3.0 and 3.1 live,,,,,,,,each dressed at 2.15
Yesterday morning re'ced docs from SunShine courtesy of Sandy.They arrived in Bacolod City on the first flight out of Manila.Various colors....which excited everybody here. Active,healthy and uniform in size at 42 grams each.This morning they are still doing well.I look forward to their progress.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Lost E-mail
Disregard the below...I found it......sigh.......
Today I rec'ed an e-mail asking about where to buy something.Somehow I deleted while trying to answer.
I'm sorry,whoever it was please send the question via e-mail again.
Thanks
Tasty
Today I rec'ed an e-mail asking about where to buy something.Somehow I deleted while trying to answer.
I'm sorry,whoever it was please send the question via e-mail again.
Thanks
Tasty
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Hubbard Broiler
We harvested the last two full grown Hubbard Broilers today. Total weight was 4.8 kilos,nice big healthy birds.A little more than 5 ponds each,in 51 days growing
I love them and also the taste is great .
I love them and also the taste is great .
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