12-10-2008, 04:57 PM
My friend hatched out a lot of mixed breed chicks several weeks ago and still has a few left if anyone wants some nice Christmas chickens. They are a mix of egg laying breeds. They are about six weeks old now and she's asking $6 or so for them unless you get them in groups.
The Silky hens that look like moving feather boas are good for setting on eggs, I'm not sure if they lay that well, though. They are a banty chicken so they aren't that large.
http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/c...hooks.html that's a link to a comparison of many breeds of chicken.
For saving money? Yard sales! Never pay retail if you can help it! Otherwise, make your own - whatever it is, see if you can make it yourself. We are eating as low on the food chain as possible, next step is grinding grain for bread instead of buying that indulgent pre-ground grain called flour. Dunno if we are going to be able to grow grains, though.
Hydroponic vegetables and gardens help lower the vegetable bills. Learn to butcher. We have more meat than we know what to do with most times between too many roosters and wild pigs digging up the neighbor's lawns. This week there is a plethora of bananas. Avocados fall from the trees, guavas, lillikoi, etc., fall from the trees.
Buy in bulk and buy with a food co-op if you can. Trade for things instead of pay cash.
If it costs money immediately gasp and say "NO! That costs money!" then talk yourself into it if you really need it. If you can, buy it next week. Many times you will find that you didn't need it after all. Also, to save money, stay out of town.
"I like yard sales," he said. "All true survivalists like yard sales."
Kurt Wilson
The Silky hens that look like moving feather boas are good for setting on eggs, I'm not sure if they lay that well, though. They are a banty chicken so they aren't that large.
http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/c...hooks.html that's a link to a comparison of many breeds of chicken.
For saving money? Yard sales! Never pay retail if you can help it! Otherwise, make your own - whatever it is, see if you can make it yourself. We are eating as low on the food chain as possible, next step is grinding grain for bread instead of buying that indulgent pre-ground grain called flour. Dunno if we are going to be able to grow grains, though.
Hydroponic vegetables and gardens help lower the vegetable bills. Learn to butcher. We have more meat than we know what to do with most times between too many roosters and wild pigs digging up the neighbor's lawns. This week there is a plethora of bananas. Avocados fall from the trees, guavas, lillikoi, etc., fall from the trees.
Buy in bulk and buy with a food co-op if you can. Trade for things instead of pay cash.
If it costs money immediately gasp and say "NO! That costs money!" then talk yourself into it if you really need it. If you can, buy it next week. Many times you will find that you didn't need it after all. Also, to save money, stay out of town.
Kurt Wilson
Kurt Wilson