Best Chicken Breeds for Egg Production

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©2011 Shanna Ohmes

Hens of all breeds lay eggs, but given the same conditions such as care, shelter and food, the best chicken breeds for egg production are just better layers.  These chickens were bred for optimal production for eggs almost year-round.  They are hardy breeds, but some are better suited to farms and . . . → Read More: Best Chicken Breeds for Egg Production

Choosing the Right Chicken Coop for Your Urban Backyard Chickens

6 x 8 Colonial Gable Chicken Coop

“> Pre-fab coops are more expensive, but easier and quicker to get up and going with your chickens.  Just order and the coop will arrive ready to be moved into your yard.  You can also order “some-assembly required” kits. Build it yourself.  If you love woodworking or want to learn, building your own chicken . . . → Read More: Choosing the Right Chicken Coop for Your Urban Backyard Chickens

Woman on the Hunt….. Women and Hunting

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©2010 Shanna Ohmes

“Women are meant to create life, not destroy it.”  I often hear this whenever the subject of women and hunting is brought up, and used to think it myself years ago.  Are we so naive as to think that we are above the natural law of nature and that we can . . . → Read More: Woman on the Hunt….. Women and Hunting

How to Butcher a Chicken Pt 2

Here is a 2 part video series I found on how to butcher a chicken. 

*Warning*  These videos show the real life subject of killing a chicken to process for human food.  If you do not want to see this, then do not watch the video.

 

Survival Skills with Russ – How to Butcher a Chicken . . . → Read More: How to Butcher a Chicken Pt 2

How to Butcher a Chicken Pt 1

Here is a 2 part video series I found on how to butcher a chicken. 

*Warning*  These videos show the real life subject of killing a chicken to process for human food.  If you do not want to see this, then do not watch the video.

 

Survival Skills with Russ – How to Butcher a Chicken . . . → Read More: How to Butcher a Chicken Pt 1

How to Build a Chicken Coop

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©2010 Shanna Ohmes

Building your own chicken coop is easy and cheaper than buying a pre-made coop.  With the easy plans and blueprints in this book, you will have your own chicken coop in no time.  Be sure to build it before spring.  Don’t make the mistake of getting all excited about buying . . . → Read More: How to Build a Chicken Coop

Incredible Chickens: The Complete Guide to Raising Chickens at Home In Your Backyard!

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©2010 Shanna Ohmes

Have you thought about raising your own chickens?  Fresh eggs from your own backyard chickens are healthier than factory farmed eggs from the supermarket.  When you let your chickens roam and eat bugs, grass and seeds these eggs are richer and nutrient dense.  Don’t believe it?  Crack open one store bought . . . → Read More: Incredible Chickens: The Complete Guide to Raising Chickens at Home In Your Backyard!

7 Reasons Why You Should Raise Backyard Chickens

©2010 Shanna Ohmes

If you would like to be a part of the growing food revolution movement to eating real foods, then you have probably already learned how eggs are a part of a healthy diet.  You may have also learned that how chickens are raised affects the nutrition of those eggs. 

Did you . . . → Read More: 7 Reasons Why You Should Raise Backyard Chickens

Voting with Your Fork–Feature on Joel Salatin

©2010 Shanna Ohmes

Which food system did you advance today?  Real food or processed industrial food?

Today I would like to do a feature on a farmer who has paved the way for raising pasturefed animals over the last several years.  His name is Joel Salatin and he has written several books . . . → Read More: Voting with Your Fork–Feature on Joel Salatin

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