Saturday Linkages: Poultry Shaming, Horse Treadmills and Garden Snark

March 1, 2014

Image: Thirdroar. Poultry shaming: http://www.thirdroar.com/journal/2014/2/24/public-poultry-shaming.html … Russian Man Uses Horse Treadmill to Power Log Splitter http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/russian-man-uses-horse-treadmill-to-power-chainsaw-1532466975 … Garden Variety SNARK | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2014/02/garden-variety-snark.html … Pison eu, Colon grossum! http://wp.me/p4bjRl-5V Reviving forgotten recipes: http://www.thesmartset....

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In Praise of Poultry Staples

Mr. Homegrown

June 13, 2014

Animals, Chickens

10 Comments

...ed me of an important coop building detail worth repeating: Use galvanized poultry staples not staple gun staples to secure your 1/2 inch hardware cloth (and don’t use chicken wire–the gaps are so big that raccoons can reach right in and eat your poulrty through the wire). Poultry staples are nailed in with a hammer. I use a pair of needle nose pliers to hold the staple while I hammer it home. Regular staples rust and are not strong enough to keep...

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Help UC Davis with the California Backyard Poultry Census

Mr. Homegrown

February 16, 2016

Animals, Chickens

3 Comments

...y backyard flocks are out there and, “bridge the communication gap between poultry experts and backyard poultry enthusiasts.” The survey is confidential and contact info will only be used for educational purposes. Last year I was the beneficiary of some of that education when I attended a seminar co-hosted by UC Davis Veterinary Medicine. Among other things, I can thank those avian vets for ending my chicken coop mouse problem. So consider filling...

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Backyard Poultry with the Chicken Whisperer

Mr. Homegrown

May 11, 2009

Animals, Chickens

3 Comments

...balanced” since, “chickens have both a right and left wing.” The Backyard Poultry show covers everything from bantams to the controversial National Animal Identification System. You can listen live on Sandy Springs Radio or download past shows here. Thanks to Christine Heinrichs, author of How To Raise Chickens and the Official Poultry Bookstore blog for tipping us off to the Chicken Whisperer. Heinrichs was a guest on the May 9th show. Now maybe...

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Saturday Tweets: Counting Poultry, Cocktails and Homesteading Without a Garden

Mr. Homegrown

March 11, 2017

Saturday Linkages

80 Ways to Homestead Without a Garden https://t.co/aoBY3uLJT7 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 10, 2017 R-PiAlerts: Build a WiFi Based Security System With Raspberry Pis https://t.co/fO1wOgEfFr — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 9, 2017 Poultry census results: https://t.co/bu2q0xOrgp — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 10, 2017 L.A. keeps building near freeways, even though living there makes people sick https://t.co/TlKPhiSWeQ — Root Simple (@root...

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