What a great idea…
Looking for an inexpensive, high protein food source for your chickens that is quickly and naturally renewable? Why not start your very own Soldier Grub farm!
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Raise BioGrubs as a Cheap Food Source for Chickens
On February - 27 - 2010
Imposter in the brooder?
On April - 14 - 2009
Tonight I was cleaning out the brooder when I noticed something different about one of our Silver Laced Wyandotte chicks. She has what appears to be a red bump on the top of her beak.
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Catching a buzz on my birthday
On April - 3 - 2009
Ok, maybe this wasn’t the most traditional way to catch a buzz on your birthday. And, maybe I got a little tipsy later that night. I guess that would be two buzzes by a truthful count.
The first buzz was from a honeybee hive.
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Hot young chicks
On April - 1 - 2009
We got our chickens today! Seven Silver Laced Wyandottes and nine Buff Orpingtons. Woot!
Really, they are quite disgustingly cute. Pics after the click.
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Building top bar bee hives
On March - 26 - 2009
I was finally able to get together with a homesteading buddy to work on our top bar hives last night. It was a hoot.
We are both now the proud owners of two hives each. Now if I can only get a call for a swarm… Read the rest of this entry »
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Bee swarm in west Michigan?
On March - 11 - 2009
A honeybee swarm (from photofarmer on Flickr)
“Help, there’s a swarm of bees!”
If you hear someone screaming that phrase, or something similar, feel free to give me a call at the number above (if you are in west Michigan that is). I’ll be happy to come out and take the bees away to a new home (click here for my rates). If you aren’t in west Michigan, you can likely find someone to help on the Bee Source Forum.
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