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I've been searching the internet to find information on composting euculuptus wood shavings - wanting to know if there could be a problem with it like with black walnut. Can anybody give me some information on it?

Unfortunately 'free range' does not have the same meaning everywhere we go. I recently read an article about free range chickens showing a huge flock on bare ground. Yes, they can scratch and have a dust bath, but they are still getting the same medicated chemicaly produced feed.

Industrious day! Hope someone helped cleaning up after you did all the hard work.

I just need to share this with someone who will understand! I recently bought a small (90 egg) hatcher and started it with 20 eggs. I figured that if i buggered it, it would not be to great a loss. Well, in the eggies went on 9 June with my best wishes and a few prayers too. Tonight I candled them f...

Many things come to those who wait - is that how it goes? Good luck, I'm waiting on a few things myself. Apparently the pond is not the most important thing. * Muscovies can mate on soil and in water. *Being able to dunk their heads or a shallow puddle is more important than swimming. *Babies should...

I sure hope July reads this too...

You made a note a while ago about muscovie eggs being lower in cholesterol - where do I get proof of that? I admit that I am not an expert, but I've been all over the internet but no luck so far.

I'll be the proud mom of 3 hens and a drake by the end of the month.

Hi Julie Thanks for your answer. I live in Namibia, Africa. Namibia's organic association (NOA) was only launched this month and even the chairman (one of my best friends) can not tell me how long the rehab perion is. She talks guessingly about a year, but I can not see how it can take a year for th...

Hi All
Is there someone out there that can help me with the period it takes to rehabilitate battery hens if I want to sell the eggs as organic. All my feed is organic homegrown feed and the hens are pastured after a weeklong quarintine period.
Regards
Suzie