Hi from east Texas

helomech · **Posted:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:20 am

I am 38 with a wife and 2 boys. One 16 and one 13. Kind of new to farming. We have about 50 Black Austrolorp chickens, 9 champagne rabbits, a small fruit garden and working on my aquaponics system.

Simo · **Posted:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:32 am

Welcome on board, sounds like a good start for someone only new to food production

helomech · **Posted:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:42 am

Thanks, I like to jump in, usually without looking which isn't allways good. But everything is coming together. We hatched about 40 chicks in the last 2 weeks, some with the hens, and others in a incubator. Also put some duck and goose eggs in the incubator a couple days ago. So hopefully in a month we will have ducks and geese.

Jaymie · **Posted:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:25 pm

hey there Helomech, good to have you here

helomech · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:15 am

Thanks Jaymie, recognize you from the other site. Your big thread over there has been a huge help to me.

Jaymie · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:22 am

*blush* I try

Peasants · **Posted:** Sat Mar 10, 2012 2:03 pm

Hi Helomech
Wow, sounds like you are doing heaps already! Fantastic! Are the rabbits and poultry for eating or selling? Good luck with it all :thumb:

helomech · **Posted:** Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:30 pm

They are for both. Been selling some chickens lately, but the rabbits are just getting started. The rabbits are also for the kids to bring to the 4-H fair.

Thanks

red beard · **Posted:** Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:31 pm

pics please

helomech · **Posted:** Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:32 am

red beard wrote:

:wave: pics please

Here is a pic of 2 of the rabbits.

And the babbies that are going to the 4-H show.

The chicken coupe, and run.

A few of the chickens

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