The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Chickens

Chickens

The “Hens Not Laying Conspiracy”

Many reports have been coming in from chicken owners that their hens quit laying recently, or that their chickens stopped…
Chickens, Landrace Gardening

Understanding Genetic Diversity (via Sand Hill Preservation Center)

Wendy shares a good article on the value of genetic diversity, over at Sand Hill Preservation Center: “There’s a good…
Chickens

Building a Chicken Coop (Developing Nation Style)

This week we’re building a chicken coop. With the price of eggs, we’ve decided to expand our chicken operation. So…
Chickens

The Cattle Panel Chicken Tractor Works

…though it’s not the best. Here’s the video from a year ago in which I filmed the build and shared…
Chickens

Red Jungle Fowl Living Wild

Clay shared a comment on this post about a neighbor with a wild flock of chickens that lived on its…
Chickens

Bad Roosters Get the Ax

I am working on a chicken butchering demonstration this week. We filmed over the course of two weeks and it’s…
Chickens

Chicken Butchering Day II

Today, after some delay, we have a lot of chickens to butcher. Perhaps 50. These are the Red Broilers, which…
Chickens

Dad Builds $3,000 Chicken Coop To Get 16 Cent Eggs For Free

The Babylon Bee reports: BIRMINGHAM, AL—According to sources, local dad Dave Manheart recently completed a project that will help enable…
Chickens, Livestock

Butchering Chickens: First Time Raising Red Broilers

Yesterday we butchered our first round of Red Broiler chickens. We have 65 to butcher, but only did 15 of…
Chickens

This Little Hen Will Add Fighting Cock Chicken Genetics to Our Flock

Yesterday I came home from church to find a note on my door. It had a man’s name and number…