A GUIDE TO KEEPING HENS IN YOUR GARDEN

Dear me, Francine Raymond has gained a reputation for her philosophy of rearing hens as naturally as possible in her own Suffolk garden. She speaks to other experts on various aspects of hen keeping and looks at systems that will allow you to keep your birds happy and contented in whatever space you have available.    Video (about 77 mins): A Guide to Keeping Hens In Your Garden - Alexandra P.S. Please share Forbidden Knowledge TV e-mails and videos with your friends and colleagues. That's how we grow. Thanks. Alexandra Bruce Publisher, ForbiddenKnowledgeTV.com Daily Videos from the Edges of Science Buy Books by Alexandra Bruce Miss a broadcast? All FKTV broadcasts are backed up on Facebook and Twitter

OK, SO IF THE DEVILS IN DC DECIDE TO CUT OFF FOOD DELIVERY, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS?

Start with chickens and guinea fowl if you live in the suburbs or out in your counties...let them breed and free range.  Convince your neighbors to do the same.  It's all about survival in times of crisis.  Same with quiet little rabbits and release them in your yards - they'll find their way out and find a way to breed. 

The chickens will eat insects and seeds, the wonderful guineas will roost in trees at night and make a lot of screechy noise if there are predators or unwanted visitors in the dark.  Guaranteed to wake you up.  They also keep snakes and insects away, eat seeds and forage.  They're pretty much wild.

If you live near water, ducks and geese.  The big snapping turtles, bass or muskies will take some of them, and so will alligators.  That's to be expected. 

If you're hungry, they could save your life.  If you have urban/suburban/neighborhood laws that prevent you from keeping a coop of chickens, get the laws and policies changed.  That may take a little work on your part.  There should be NO "law" that prevents you from having a garden in a subdivision or keeping domestic poultry or fowl or food.

Same goes for small livestock like goats.

Just a thought on a rainy day.  Something big and bad is afoot.The government will control you, not save you.

I love chickens...

And I get the Murray McMurray Hatchery newsletter. This is a free plug for McMurray, because I've gotten their catalog for years, and though I can't have chickens (dogs/possums/snakes/raccoons) that doesn't mean I don't dream of having them.

So, go look.

http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/index.html

and then you can listen to the Chicken Whisperer here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/backyardpoultry

Live in the City? Want CHICKENS?

Here's how you do it - and like the article says, do your statute/code research first.

http://home.centurytel.net/thecitychicken/tractors.html