Comments on: Mullerslane Farm Animals and Buildings Part 2 of 3 http://gardening-by-cathy.net/2009/07/mullerslane-farm-animals-and-buildings-part-2-of-3/ we investigate all aspects of gardening especially organic and hydroponic but we can't forget the critters that lurk nearby Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:11:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Cyndi http://gardening-by-cathy.net/2009/07/mullerslane-farm-animals-and-buildings-part-2-of-3/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Cyndi Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:16:21 +0000 http://gardening-by-cathy.net/?p=283#comment-14 I think " does not have that many animals" is subjective. Compared to a full dairy or a beef or pork operation, than, "No, we don't have that many animals." For a homestead, having a team of Draft horses for farming, ac oouple of saddle horses for riding, a milk cow, 2 steers for the freezer, a mating pair of Berkshire hogs to give us a litter a year. Enough meat birds (turkeys and chickens) to fill our freezers for the year plus able to sell some to other families. Over 50 laying hens for eggs and 3 honeybee hives .... Yes, I think for a homestead, we're pretty filled up. One correction I would like to make is that in years past we did NOT confine our meat birds once they out grew the brooder. Thise year, Paul did construct a chicken tractor to house the birds more safely against coyote. I think ” does not have that many animals” is subjective. Compared to a full dairy or a beef or pork operation, than, “No, we don’t have that many animals.”

For a homestead, having a team of Draft horses for farming, ac oouple of saddle horses for riding, a milk cow, 2 steers for the freezer, a mating pair of Berkshire hogs to give us a litter a year. Enough meat birds (turkeys and chickens) to fill our freezers for the year plus able to sell some to other families. Over 50 laying hens for eggs and 3 honeybee hives …. Yes, I think for a homestead, we’re pretty filled up.

One correction I would like to make is that in years past we did NOT confine our meat birds once they out grew the brooder. Thise year, Paul did construct a chicken tractor to house the birds more safely against coyote.

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