tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882598811741276387.post632473929556246579..comments2008-06-30T22:16:50.689-07:00Comments on from the farm: Escalating Cost of Food in 2008Jeremiah Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909120820961282263noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882598811741276387.post-17406572961725591382008-06-30T22:16:00.000-07:002008-06-30T22:16:00.000-07:00chelsea, I'd highly recommend you search out old b...chelsea, I'd highly recommend you search out old books for information on how to raise chickens 'off your land' There are online versions of the original books (usually scans) that were written before big ag showed up on the scene. Here's one to get you started:<BR/>http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16744Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149521091614552325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882598811741276387.post-67859700417596330912008-04-17T11:31:00.000-07:002008-04-17T11:31:00.000-07:00Do you grow grain for your poultry? I know they g...Do you grow grain for your poultry? I know they get a big portion of their diet from the pasture, but what else do you feed them? I am looking into a "backyard flock" and of course I want to go organic, but I have some tillable land and would like to know if I can grow some of their feed. Thanks! Someday I would like to be doing exactly what your are doing!Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02375715417114667296noreply@blogger.com