What every well-dressed hen is wearing, designer hen saddles! Just kidding! Saddles, also called aprons, can protect a hen's back and sides from damage or even serious injury caused by the roosters toenails and/or spurs during mating. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBKm4j90Ayw
I just wanted to come outside on a very warm day and shoot the breeze with you, just chatting about stuff.
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Any research, news articles and opinions are passed on for informational purposes only. As Founder of this Channel, I do not accept any responsibility for any incorrect or misinformation stated in any articles, videos nor taken by viewers. When I find misinformation in something I have posted, I will remove it. People must do their own research regarding any information presented. Much educational information regarding chicken keeping is based on my own 15+ years of experience as a chicken breeder, as well as consultation with veterinarians who also own and/or treat poultry. I do not claim to be all-knowing on any subject, however in many areas, experience is most certainly the best teacher!
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Since I haven't done many videos lately, I'm updating you on current events around here, including rooster drama, quilts and some future plans, etc.
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My husband, Tom, shows you how to graft using a sharp knife as well as a grafting tool. Grafting is not difficult. It saves money and can give you a variety of fruit on one tree.
Though only a quick, basic tutorial, this is enough to get someone started on grafting their own trees.
Grafting Terms
Cambium layer: It is a thin layer of tissue that lies between the bark and the wood of a stem, and it is most active in woody plants.
Scion: a young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting.
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Bruno and Bash are at it again. Bruno wins every time, though. He is HUGE! They are almost 12 weeks old.
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Discussing the interaction of roosters and toddlers or small children, a no-no in chicken management. Roosters react differently to small kids than to adults. Be aware that you are asking too much of ANY rooster, even the sweetest, most easygoing rooster, to be calm in the face of a grabby, screaming, chasing toddler.
Check out my friend's video of Isaac, my late Delaware rooster, the weekend he met her then-teenage daughter. You'll be amazed.
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Lesson equally apropos to homesteaders and quilters! Stop comparing yourself, whether your quilting efforts or homesteading efforts, to others who may not be in the same stage of life as you are, are more experienced than you are or have more or different resources than you do. This is not a competition or a race.
Stop obsessing over your missteps and forge ahead. Not everything works for everybody and if it works for someone in their 20's or 30's, it may not be the best choice for someone in their 50's or 60's and up.
Also, when you plan your homestead, plan to be there forever. You never know what will happen, injury or old age infirmity, you may not be able to climb to that second story bedroom or bathroom. Moving a homestead with livestock and equipment is not an easy task, especially in your later years. Not to mention, you don't have to have chickens, goats, cows, horses and pigs to be a homestead or farm. Do what you can, what is best for you, but think about quality, not quantity in building your life and as you age on your homestead.
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Though we have owned quite a few different breeds, both hatchery and breeder/show stock, our favorite all-round farm breed is still the Barred Plymouth Rock. We have two Barred Plymouth Rock lines-the first is our own, which originated with the Marvin Stukel line and which has now, become our own through introduction of other bloodlines, plus, the second is a line which combines Fred Fike and Guy Roy lineage.
Barred Rocks are great foragers, both cold and heat tolerant. Our friendly hens tend toward broodiness after age two and roosters are non-human-aggressive and easygoing, but on the spot to defend hens against predator attacks.
In this video, I catalogue most all the breeds we've owned in addition to the Barred Plymouth Rocks (and still have some of them) and why the BR is still our favorite after all this time. But, you do what feels right to you for your purposes.There is no "one size fits all" breed, plenty to choose from!
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