Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Aliza" <realfood@wonderfulfarm.com>]

Everyone and their brother has an opinion about what chickens to keep.  Does 
she want them for eggs, meat or both?  That will make a big difference about 
what breed to pick.  There are some good heritage breeds of poultry that are 
great for dual purpose and others that would be more appropriate for just 
meat or just eggs and others that are just pretty and lay sometimes.

Aliza
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
To: <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Grass Fed Lamb


> Interesting. That reminds me of a question I've been meaning to bring up.
> There's a belief that heirloom vegetables stand harsh conditions with
> better results than modern hybrids. Can this be the case with livestock as
> well? I know nothing of old breeds. My dad had registered herefords in the
> 50's and nothing else. Now Barb wants poultry but I don't want a lot of
> problems with whatever breed we get.
>
> paul tradingpost@lobo.net