How much feed are you going to need for your turkeys? Actually, the answer depends on the kind of turkey you raise and how big you want them to get! A broad breasted turkey will eat 64 pounds of feed by 16 weeks and 101 pounds of feed by 20 weeks. A heritage breed turkey…
Raising your own turkeys, that would make Thanksgiving more tasty than ever! Actually, home raised turkey is great through out the year, why limit yourself to just the holidays?! Should you raise a heritage breed or stick with the basic broad breasted turkeys? And how much is all this going to cost, anyway? A broad…
Pigs can eat nearly anything, right? But, should they, that the question! Is feeding hay to your pigs the right thing to do or would it be best for the pigs to only give them pig feed? Pigs eating hay are able to express natural behaviors and gain more efficiently, however, they will take more…
You’ve decided to raise a few turkeys and plan on serving one up for a stellar holiday dinner. Now you need to know: What is the best age to butcher your turkey? The best age to butcher a Broad Breasted Turkey is 16-20 weeks, for heritage breed turkeys it’s 24-28 weeks. Congratulations! Home raised turkey…
Feeding your sheep hay is a big part of winter flock care. Round bales of hay are a handy option, as long as you can minimize the amount of wasted hay. The best way to feed round bales of hay to your sheep by unrolling the hay with a hay unroller. A small amount of…
Raising all of your own meat for the year, that’s a lofty goal, especially for a beginner! How much meat will you need to plan on raising and what combination of animals should you plan to raise? A family of four will need 892 pounds of meat for a year, on average, consisting of 232…
A happy, healthy chicken will naturally “fatten up”. So the real question is: what do we as chicken owners need to do to make sure that our chickens are happy and healthy? Chickens need plenty of water, appropriate feed, grit and a comfortable place to live to naturally reach ideal body condition. Great news, whether…
Tired of paying extra for name brand feed in those fancy 50 pound bags? You have some options. Have you considered making your own chicken feed? Feed for laying chickens is made from ground corn, soybean meal, calcium carbonate and poultry mineral mix. You can mix up your own poultry feed, we do it all…
Tired of paying for brand name broiler feed at brand name prices? Those 50 pound bags can add up, especially when your broilers get close to processing size! What are your feed alternatives? Can you make your own broiler feed? Broiler feed is made of ground corn, soybean meal, calcium carbonate and poultry mineral mix….
Home raised ducks are on the rise! It’s easy to see why ducks are becoming popular, they’re fun to raise, family friendly birds and great to eat. Ducks are fun (I certainly enjoy having them around!), but do they make money sense? Is raising your own ducks worth the time, effort and money? Raising a…