"The Beginning Farmer Video" Kickstarter Campaign
Our "farm" began with six egg-laying backyard chickens before moving out to the 40 acres that is now Crooked Gap Farm. Somewhere and somehow along this farming journey though the poultry operation was pushed to the back ... and eventually to the way back! Once we began adding pigs, cattle, and eventually sheep to the farm I became less focused on the plans and managing of our poultry flocks. It's not that I didn't keep upgrading infrastructure or that we quit having birds, but rather it was just a part of our farm that I didn't put much thought into. That is going to change this year though because I have a plan for both our meat chickens and our egg-laying flock!
The Ultimate Crooked Gap Farm Chicken Plan for 2015
Our Egg-Laying Chicken Plans (Ordered ASAP):- Buff Orpington (15-25) - brown eggs
- Black Astralorp (15-25) - brown eggs
- Delaware (15-25) - brown eggs
- Barred Rock (50-75 including roosters) - brown eggs
- Araucana (at least 25) - blue/green eggs
- Pearl-White Leghorns (at least 25) - white eggs
- Dominiques (25 cockerels)
- New Hampshire Reds (25 cockerels)
- Nacked Necks (25 cockerels)
- White Rocks (25 cockerels)
- Pioneers (25 straight run)
- Freedom Ranger Black Broiler (100 straight run)
What I can tell you is that I'm excited to have a plan! I'm sure there will be some bumps along the way still and I know there will be some "hard lessons learned" to share, but at least I have something to start with. Do you have chick plans for this spring? If you're ordering chicks what will you be ordering? I'd love to hear your thoughts!
One More Kickstarter Support Option!
From now until February 12th at noon you can get nearly 50% off of John's eBook, "Stress Free Chicken Tractor Plans" just by using the code "kickstart" when you check out. That is a great deal, but equally as cool is that John will also be backing "The Beginning Farmer Video" Kickstarter Campaign with the proceeds from the sales. Not only can you choose to support the campaign and receive some cool rewards, but for the next two weeks you can also get a cool eBook and support the campaign at the same time!Check out The Beginning Farmer Show on Facebook!
As always, I want to thank you so much for listening and supporting the show with your encouragement and reviews on iTunes! I am continually working to produce a better show, and I'm thankful for all of the listeners sticking with me as I learn.
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I would love to hear your questions, show ideas, or comments about the show. Feel free to shoot me an e-mail! As always you can follow along with "The Beginning Farmer" and Crooked Gap Farm by checking out these links ...
2 comments:
I am embarking on a major chicken project: I already have chicks down here (central FL) with another order already placed for mid-April. I will be breeding my own after this year, and the first breed I will focus on is Gold-Laced Wyandottes. Another angle on the raising is learning to caponize the cull cockerels.
There are so many beginning farmers out there now but I think people of all ages are discovering the empowerment of growing their own food.
Http://palemoonfarm.com
We are up in Maine and starting making salves and soaps from what we could forage.
Our latest hit is the Birch Salve, amazing stuff for winter dry cracked farm hands.
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