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New Aquaponics System, Chicks, and Bunnies

11/16/2016

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We recently had part of an aquaponics system donated to the farm and we wanted to show you its current state. We will do update videos as time goes on and as the system evolves into an abundant food system! 

We also are highlighting some baby chicks that Mrs. Black hatched out and some new bunnies that are a cross between a Rex doe and a Californian buck. Enjoy!

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North Dallas Area - Denton, TX
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Hopper Cocker Popper & Hanger

4/24/2016

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Just finished making our homemade 'hopper/cocker popper' and 'hopper/cocker hanger' for dispatching rabbits and chickens and then hanging them for skinning & dressing the carcasses. Had a great neighbor help with the welding. The popper uses a method called cervical dislocation that is the most humane way of dispatching rabbits or chickens by dislocating/breaking the neck and spinal cord so that they feel no pain and have an instant death. Then they can be hung by their back feet in the hanger to skin and dress. We may provide video instruction/demonstration at some point to show that process. #growyourown #makeyourown #selfreliance #youcandoit
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This is used to dislocate the cervix and break the spinal cord causing instant and painless death. This is by far one of the best dispatching methods. The left side is larger for rabbits and the left side is for chickens.
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The hopper hanger allows you to place the back feet in the V's to lock in the rabbit so you can skin them and clean their carcass.
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Chicks Hatched Naturally Under Mama Hen

3/29/2016

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We typically collect all our chicken eggs for eating. However, one of our hens, Mrs. Black, decided to go broody and start sitting on them a few weeks ago so we decided to let her hatch them naturally. I never got to inspect how many eggs she was sitting on, then when I went to check on her today we found 10 chicks and only one unhatched egg. The last egg could hatch in the next day, but if not it is still a 91% hatch rate which is very good.

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Roosters from Straight Run Batch 

5/6/2015

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This is what happens when you buy straight run (non-sexed) chickens. You get some cockerels that make great dinner. Looks like we didn't have much luck this go around, thinking 4-5 roosters out of the 7 total. #FailureEqualsFeast #growyourown #backyardchickens
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Chicken Wound Care

4/14/2015

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Our chook, Lil Red, got a bad injury on the back of her head from either a skunk or raccoon reaching through some chicken wire where she likes to roost at night. I use an iodine/warm water mixture to wash off the wound and then spray it with Dr. Naylor's Blu-Kote that is a germicidal and fungicidal that is a great wound dressing.
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