"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."
- John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day

RIGHT NOW, and then again tomorrow and then again the next day and on it goes day after day,
1/2 OF THE WORLD lives on LESS THAN 2 DOLLARS each day.

Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Red Stars are the bomb for egg laying

I am looking in purchasing 5 of these this spring for egg laying. They will complement my vegetable garden in providing fresh homemade food. No, I won't kill them, just eat and sell their eggs, which sounds like they could lay many. Where will I put them?? In the caging that I had the golden eagle in. I had placed him with another licenced bird educator about 3 weeks ago. I miss him, but was tired of buying so many rats. I still have the red-tailed hawk who is 17 years old and the great horned owl because she vocalizes so much and I love her calls. Don't worry, they are in different caging.



from a Hatchery

"We have finally found the sex link BROWN EGG LAYER that meets our strict specifications; easy to raise, lays large brown eggs, and has a good feed conversion ratio. A "sex-link" chicken is one, which at time of hatch, can be sexed by its color. RED STAR: These hens will mature with feathers that are reddish brown with flecks of white throughout. The males are all white with nice yellow skin. (They will not retain the same characteristics in future.) At approximately 22 weeks these hens will start to lay and lay they will. We're sure this hardy bird will become a favorite of yours as it lays eggs right through hot or cold weather. No wonder it's called the Red Star."

4 comments:

Salzwedel Family said...

I would love more info on this. How much space do you need to raise these birds? Very interesting!

Ericka said...

You have a great horned owl?????
That is SO SO cool!
Can you post pictures????
I have always wanted chickens too....will be following to get more info :)

Marta said...

I wish I could have chickens where I live. Those are pretty!

Sarah said...

They're absolutely beautiful! What a wonderful thing to do. . . makes me wish we could have a wee bit more space (and less cranky neighbors) here!

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