Chickens - Page 2

Just Me · #11 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Idealogically Promiscuous

I grew up on a farm and was partial to the crops over the animals, so I might be a bit biased. I think chickens are the worst of all...nasty creatures with very little yield for time and money spent caring for them.

And yes, other than weeding ocassionally and watering during a drought, vegetable gardens pretty much just need to be left alone.. Stake up your weak stalked plants like tomatoes and just let the corn do its own thing once it gets about knee-high. As for the pumpkins, plant 'em about 24 inches apart and keep the vines up off the aisles between the rows. Make sure you pull 'em off before the first frost.

If you are doing this just for the tax break and don't want a lot of extra work out of it, stay away from beans and berries. They require much more work and are a bitch to harvest. You just want some self sufficient, hearty plants in the ground by the end of March, if you can. You wanna shoot for your summer harvest to happen by end of July so you can till under and get your fall harvest vegetables in to be collected by the end of october. With gardens, its all about timing and not much else.

Oh my! Maybe I should just pay the $12,000 per year.

Idealogically Promiscuous · #12 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Just Me

Oh my! Maybe I should just pay the $12,000 per year.

Nah...if all you have to do is sell 500.00 worth of farm goods, go for a small vegetable garden. Do it organically and sell to local grocer or farmer's market. Plus, you can't beat having fresh vegetables right off the vine. It's not half as bad as it sounds.

Gordon Shumway · #13 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 05:38 PM

my knowledge of chickens revolves around an Alice Cooper concert & KFC --- finger-lickin'-good

cnredd · #14 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 05:39 PM

I say go for the niche markets and plant palm trees...

Just Me · #15 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Idealogically Promiscuous

Nah...if all you have to do is sell 500.00 worth of farm goods, go for a small vegetable garden. Do it organically and sell to local grocer or farmer's market. Plus, you can't beat having fresh vegetables right off the vine. It's not half as bad as it sounds.

I love the idea of fresh veggies nothing better but i need to find ones that are easy and do not require a lot of messing with. How about apple trees?

Just Me · #16 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cnredd

I say go for the niche markets and plant palm trees...

Bahahahaha yeah that would be great. Now if I could find a way to grow palm trees in 30 degree weather I could be rich!!

Idealogically Promiscuous · #17 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 05:49 PM

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I love the idea of fresh veggies nothing better but i need to find ones that are easy and do not require a lot of messing with. How about apple trees?

Sure, apple trees work if you aren't wanting that tax break for 5-7 years. :P

Just Me · #18 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Idealogically Promiscuous

Sure, apple trees work if you aren't wanting that tax break for 5-7 years. :P

Oh, ok so that isn't gonna work. LOL I think the veggies are the best and they are not as dirty or loud as the chickens.

I do love fresh eggs though. Yum!!

Idealogically Promiscuous · #19 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 05:54 PM

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Oh, ok so that isn't gonna work. LOL I think the veggies are the best and they are not as dirty or loud as the chickens.

I do love fresh eggs though. Yum!!

So have a couple of chickens in a little house. That's not so bad. And if you decide you don't even like a couple of chickens, eat them. If you want good strong egg-laying chickens, go with Rhode Island Reds. And keep them happy. Make sure they are not disturbed at night...and as much as you might be tempted to put a heat lamp in the roost...don't. It's cycles of daylight that influence the egg laying and chickens are too stupid to know the difference between daylight and artificial light.

But yeah, if you need any help, I'm just a pm away.

cnredd · #20 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 06:01 PM

I say you grow seaweed...seeing as how Al Gore thinks your neck of the woods will under water by next Tuesday...

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