Karen Doyle

Blake Lenoir wrote:What's happening folks! Could we also use old pickle or peanut butter jars to store food, seeds and stuff and then pressure can them?

If you pressure can them, the seeds would be sterile from the temp. I use everything to store seeds in, I put a chunk of paper towel in to stabilize moisture.

Could they be used as the north wall of a green house, as the north wall?
People use black 55 gal drums filled with water to heat green houses in the winter.
That would take up less room. Maybe 2 liter or gallon jugs in front of them to gather the reflective heat?

I haven't read all of the comments, but personally,  I have raised cornish cross like a normal chicken. I fed a ground pig grower from a feed mill. An old timer told me the nutritional value is very close. If you do not over feed the little monsters they won't be a hideous creature with health issues. Mine were free ranged, lazy, but free ranged after a certain age. I started by picking out 4 at a time of the biggest. At least 5 #. I'm very happy with the results. Not cripples birds. A lot of internal fat. I kept some females for breeding to my 1/2 cc rooster. Chicks from them are nice.