Farmcast Episode 17: Farming Alone and Introducing New Animals to the Farm

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In this episode we discuss:

  • Dring off cows and seasonal milking;
  • Introducing new livestock to the farm (pigs, chickens, cows, turkeys, livestock guardian dogs, goats, sheep);
  • Going it alone (how to make a living off two acres, choosing high-margin farming enterprises, farming without a spouse, etc.)
  • The effect of the economy on homesteading (fruit tree sales, new homesteaders learning basic life skills for the first time, etc.)
  • Keeping beef cattle and livestock water tanks clean;
  • Backyard chickens call for pictures of eggmobiles, chicken tractors, hen houses, etc; and,
  • Other exhilarating chit chat!

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Tags: chickens, cows, milking, poultry, profit, water

Comment by Mary M Thompson on June 6, 2012 at 9:43pm

I read an article years ago about using straw to control algae in ponds and garden fountains.  Maybe it would work in stock tanks as well.  Here's a link to an article.  http://www.btny.purdue.edu/pubs/apm/apm-1-w.pdf

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