tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27849118.post1802267001163693034..comments2024-03-28T04:39:53.903-07:00Comments on The Tipsy Baker: Cost v. benefit on backyard chickenstipsybakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13796856700365644779noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27849118.post-34377477578097233962009-08-07T05:20:21.707-07:002009-08-07T05:20:21.707-07:00Thanks! Just wondered if I was missing something ...Thanks! Just wondered if I was missing something - bees to my farm would be like coals to Newcastle. <br /><br />I love the look of chickens out pecking, but we're just a generation off the subsistence farm - I am not ready to go back there just yet. I hate the smell of the feathers when it's time to pluck! And i really suck as executioner.<br /><br />The way you all do it is something beyond how my grandmother worked chickens in the farmyard, of course.daneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27849118.post-5013195267854025182009-08-07T05:19:59.045-07:002009-08-07T05:19:59.045-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Daneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051444277202784703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27849118.post-88925931868176215692009-08-06T12:29:29.294-07:002009-08-06T12:29:29.294-07:00Daney -- re: bees, I don't know the answer to ...Daney -- re: bees, I don't know the answer to that question. It sounds like there's plenty of pollinating going on, so unless you're fascinated by the insect itself . . . I have found it an expensive and sometimes nerve-wracking hobby. But really interesting.tipsybakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796856700365644779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27849118.post-59211379007364304172009-08-06T12:23:21.750-07:002009-08-06T12:23:21.750-07:00we're starting a sheep experiment at our place...we're starting a sheep experiment at our place. of course, we don't eat mutton or lamb... so the pay out is purely wool and companionship (and the joy of seeing a dozen woolly sheep in our pasture).<br /><br />Speaking of which - is there an argument in favor of providing domestic bees and hive structures if we're in an area that seems to be teeming with "wild" bees? We have about 9 acres of clover and it's constantly abuzz. Should I consider domestic beekeeping, or would I be displacing the existing colony? I don't get honey from the wild ones - but I am satisfied to buy that from local beekeepers.daneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27849118.post-7293106197215461792009-08-05T13:22:02.224-07:002009-08-05T13:22:02.224-07:00Don't forget the payoff of knowing you are hel...Don't forget the payoff of knowing you are helping maintain hives of honey bees at a time when they may be disappearing. Pat yourself on the back for that one. I think all avid gardeners with space to spare should raise bees as part of their operations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27849118.post-20821731789346245432009-08-04T18:02:09.083-07:002009-08-04T18:02:09.083-07:00Have they started laying eggs??? i guess its stupi...Have they started laying eggs??? i guess its stupid to ask you that because i'll can find out tomorrow!!!! YAY!!!thanksalotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27849118.post-8074339523417500662009-08-04T17:06:38.374-07:002009-08-04T17:06:38.374-07:00they may not pay vis a vis food costs but there is...they may not pay vis a vis food costs but there is one adorable 8 year old who absolutely loves the chicken...so they pay that way.......maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681719574466222768noreply@blogger.com