Foundation to Homesteading....

Raising your own and being self sufficient.
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Foundation to Homesteading....

Post by Ontario Chick » Thu Dec 17, 2015 11:09 am

As good a place to start as any, ;) is a healthy compost pile.
Having chickens help to turn it, icing on the cake. :)
Wy compost turner.jpg
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Re: Foundation to Homesteading....

Post by Killerbunny » Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:02 pm

Nice! I see you're a fuzzy dino too !
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Re: Foundation to Homesteading....

Post by thegawd » Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:41 pm

well you do have to start somewhere and its usually from the ground up! great thinking OC!
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Re: Foundation to Homesteading....

Post by Ontario Chick » Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:48 pm

Killerbunny wrote:Nice! I see you're a fuzzy dino too !
Oh no, not the fuzzy dino, now just have to be careful, I REALY want to avoid the "stringy old chicken" :)
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Re: Foundation to Homesteading....

Post by kenya » Thu Dec 17, 2015 5:50 pm

HaHa Fuzzy Dino. , yup soon stringy old rooster! It's scary!!!!!!
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Re: Foundation to Homesteading....

Post by SandyM » Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:43 pm

Ok, so my compost isn't composting so well. Any suggestions?
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Re: Foundation to Homesteading....

Post by TomK » Fri Dec 18, 2015 8:11 am

OC...awesome design on the compost bins...thanks for the photo...
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Re: Foundation to Homesteading....

Post by Ontario Chick » Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:12 am

They have worked really well for several years now, and the slide out boards have been more useful then I would have guessed.
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Re: Foundation to Homesteading....

Post by Killerbunny » Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:15 am

OC just Emailed you!
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RIP Lucky the Very Brave Splash Wyandotte rooster.
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Re: Foundation to Homesteading....

Post by Ontario Chick » Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:21 am

Got it!!! :)
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