6+- months before an egg is layer. 50 meat birds is lot of freezer space. How do you plan to process them??

I meant processing them hole , breasting them ect. 50 10# birds would take up space, but if you have the storage cool. I do not have the storage for that many due to the pigs and cow. Right now I have i lager freezer for beef, 1 medium for pork and one medium for everything else including veggies , bread and of course ice cream. National greed already loves me. Don't think I could put another in play. If I ever build a new house a walk in freezer in the basement would be ideal lol

Went out back to pick wild blackberries and this giant tree crashed down.
I'm going to have lots of wood. When it rains , it pours.

Seriously, $50.00. Believe me it's been through all conditions.
I cooked turkey, fried fish, , steamed clams ,canned fruits & veggies, even boiled deer heads.. Not a bad investment to have .

Peppers, sweet & hot, from my hydroponic garden.

That's a great haul TB. So jealous. My peppers are looking better than years prior, I'm optimistic on the bells.
Today we pickled a bunch of vegetables from the garden. Jalapeno, cauliflower, carrots , celery ( i bought) and garlic.
Also just finished a big batch of wild blackberries jam.
Tomatoes are coming along good and I'll be starting sauce soon. Herbs been fantastic, dehydrator runs everyday.
My son's chickens started producing eggs 👍. He also has 25 meat chicks which I'm expecting in October.
I made arrangements for a local butcher to come here and dispatch + process 1 of my pigs in September. I know it will be quality work and the price was right. For sure I want to do them myself so I'll start with the 1. Problem here is I don't have a walk in cooler to prevent spoilage so I depend on the weather.
Know I said no chickens but for sure doing 50 meat chickens next season.

Lots to be done and fishing is really not on my radar until I can't work outside on the farm and garden.

Enjoy folks

Up to 25 cans of beans done. A few jars of pickles. Carrots will be in a few weeks. Lots of cabbage coming in too. Nothing but cherry tomatoes getting red right now. My luck is they will come when I go on my walleye trip in 2 weeks. A few egg plants ready to. Froze up some broccoli, but that gets eaten up as fast as I pick it. Peas are ready, but lots of work for little reward. An hour shucking for 2 pints. Corn should be ready in 2 weeks

I can almost everything (beans, corn , carrots) . Peas I just freeze on a cookie sheet and transfer into a bag. Squash I blanche for a few minutes then freeze on a cookie sheet and then bag. Freezing on a cookie sheet keep them from sticking together. Winter squash like spaghetti, acorn, pumpkins and butternut stores nice in basement along with taters, onions and garlic.   Tomatoes and peppers are made into salsa or canned together to make a dump and make Chilly

Well just came in from chores. Days are getting shorter for sure.
Pickled = canned more veggies and cukes.

As for blanched, do you folks use vacuum seal ?
I been and it seemed to suck which is why I been pickling.
Think I'm going to the pressure cooker next.

Sucks on the bird. Kinda a reason I'm reluctant but going to try for 50 meat birds next mid summer. Butchering in fall.

I have found the vacuum sealer gets to much moisture after blanching vegetables and turns more delicate things to mush , such as squash,zucchini and beans.
I tried the quick freeze layout on a cookie sheet with better results . Still not happy with cold storage for long term.
My freezer space is going to be filled with meats, I'm trying to keep fruits, vegetables and jams non frozen and stable for storage as much as possible.
If I can ever get this greenhouse off the ground, I think my dry storage will come into play better as well.

Well I pulled my garlic today as it was dead on top. Bulbs are small but look good, have them hanging. Not bad for a spring time  plant. Will plant more in the fall. Just one row though as we dont use alot. Corn is $5 a dozen here so I am glad I planted what I did. Just ate some early glow last night. Ears are small but good as it is a 60day corn where most others are in the 70's

Still haven't tackled the horseradish yet but did 4 jars spicy pickles ( all the cukes i had enough for until tomorrow) and 4 jars jalapeno vegetables last night. The jalapeno veggies I did a week ago are HOT stuff.
This morning was another 8 jar batch of BlackBerry jam. They might be done for season.
Peaches I bought last week were horrible.
The peaches themselves. Only canned 4 qts and gave the rest to the pigs. Stopping there today to complain about them.
My tomatoes are becoming disappointing.
They yeild is not what I wanted. Many tomatoes are unusable and while they are big tall plants, not many new fruits happening.
Zucchini was a bust. Only harvested 6 vegetables from 12 plants.

Pigs gotta go soon. They are starting to cost me in maintenance and food. They are eating about 150 lbs feed a week and I'm sick of the upkeep. For sure doing their pen different next season. The torrential rains have put a sour taste on that. Not sure if I want to invest in the cost of pouring a concrete slab or just my labor and line it with free kiln brick as a co worker did.

Our local corn has been fantastic. Yea it's $5.00 a dozen but it's way easier than me growing.
I'm putting 50 garlic plants in this fall. We use it a LOT.

Please, if and when I stop learning or taking advice from others, bury me deep.

Hogs are up to 58 cents a # at auction... 

Everything in that pot is from the garden 😀

I can hardly keep up with tomatoes right now. I planted a few different types and we just mix it all in a pot or salsa . I have 3 colanders full in the fridge, 1 full on the table and a cardboard box full that will ripen by this weekend not counting whats ready still on the vine.
Cukes and pickles are bout done. Second zuchni is coming on good.
Herbs are daily on dehydrator.
Blackberry are pretty much done. Carrots be good this week.
Peppers are producing and cauliflower/ veggies will be pressure cooked this weekend.
Yea , I got a pressure cooker 😀
All my peaches got finished tonight ( 6 qts, 6 1/2 qts). Probably get some more local grown.
Going to farmers market sat to get some turnip, cabbage, corn , potatoes and onions.

Btw:
This rain sucks.
We have had flash flooding everyday.