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We're looking at installing some fencing to keep the dogs safe. Part of it, near the house, will probably be picket style. My husband, who doesn't want the fence at all, keeps insisting that if we're going to do it, it should be vinyl, which is of course way more expensive. I would be fine...

I am disappointed, outraged, shocked and baffled by this; I have been waiting all summer for my own tomatoes to ripen so I can have a delicious, fresh BLT sandwich. Turns out, though, that I overfertilized and my own plants won't be producing much (huge bummer). So I figured I'd just swing by...

I'm really fed up and frustrated this year. My cornish x chicks from Welp keep dying suddenly. They're two weeks old, don't look ill, no pasty butt, lethargy, etc, but almost every day I find at least one dead. This morning I found three. They don't seem to be growing particularly fast...

I have about had it with non-electric devices for trimming my llamas. I have used hand shears and various scissors, etc. If I was to invest in a good electric clipper that can handle the thick, burr-filled fleece of three llamas, what brand/model should it be? Any thoughts, suggestions, etc?

I am, sadly, down to one single chicken (her last friend disappeared a few days ago), and she has started to crow! I thought I was going crazy the other day when I heard crowing. I thought maybe someone had dumped a rooster but I didn't see one. Then I heard the crowing again yesterday and...

My geese have been faithfully sitting on nests full of eggs. I was about ready to give up on any of them hatching, but this morning I saw some broken egg shells and then little fuzzy heads sticking out from under one of the moms. So now what? Do I leave the babies with Mom? Will she teach...

I have an embden goose sitting on a clutch in the llama barn. It's still pretty cold out so I don't know if she can raise babies now anyway, but is this breed reliable for the diligence needed to hatch eggs? I see her there every morning, and she covers the nest up when she leaves. I have...

As if there weren't enough sparrows eating my chicken feed, I am now seeing rabbit poop in the feed area, and around the horse and llama areas, obviously eating hay and feed scraps. I DON"T WANT TO FEED ANY MORE WILDLIFE! How do I get rid of rabbits now? I suppose they also carry worms etc...

I am very worried about one of my llamas (I have three). Due to their thick winter coats, I didn't realize that one has gotten VERY thin over the past couple of months. He has always come eagerly to the hay with the others, they spread out and each munch on their own pile, and he hasn't seemed...

Any candy makers out there? I am trying to recreate my grandmother's white fudge. It was incredible. She tried to teach me how to make it years ago and I failed miserably. At this point all I know is that the recipe called for only sugar, butter, heavy cream and vanilla (nuts optional)...

I was an exchange student in Sweden my senior year in highschool. I wasn't much into cooking at that time, but now I am. I had so much good food with my host family and now I'm trying to track down some of the recipes that I loved so much while I was there. One of them was a soft, flat...

Does anyone know how to refinish an old cast-iron clawfoot tub? I have one and it is destined to go into our new bathroom renovation, but it is definitely in need of refinishing. Some friends of ours had one done but it was really expensive. We are pretty handy and do-it-yourself, so could...

Some of my turkeys have developed a rattling, open-mouthed breathing, and their faces are swollen around the nostrils. They sometimes gape their mouths open as though they are having a hard time breathing. I processed one last night and the air sacs inside the body cavity were full of air and...

They wander out to the wrong side of the barn, roost on top of my husband's vehicles, pooping everywhere and scratching the paint. They have come up on the porch, sat on the railings, etc. Yesterday they found their way into the barn where we have all sorts of things stored and pooped all over...

Just checking around for opinions. I have a German shepherd/husky cross pup who turned one year old today. He weighs about 85 pounds. What are people's thoughts on when to switch from puppy food to adult food? I have my own thoughts, and have read a variety of ideas and reasons for when to...

I have just canned for the first time. I did pickles and tomatoes. I felt pretty good about it, the jars sealed, everything looks good. Then I started reading about canning other things and am left feeling pretty worried about botulism and such. I had heard about it previously and wasn't...

I have just tried my hand at canning for the first time. I kind of like it! I'd like to get a book. Do any of you have a favorite book on canning? I would like one that has some basic canning information but also detailed info on exactly how to can a variety of foods, recipes, processing...

I have never pickled cucumbers (or anything else for that matter). This is the first year my garden has really exploded in cucumbers and I'd love to pickle some. However, the recipes I see are mostly for small cucumbers that would be pickled whole. Mine are big, full-sized cukes. Can I slice...

Is there a proper wording for an ad for broilers that won't get flagged? I thought it was ok to sell birds off the farm (fewer than 1000), but my ad keeps getting flagged. I did a search and found a couple of other broiler ads that somehow squeaked through. Was the flagger just lazy that day...

I have some redbro birds from JM Hatchery. I was plannning on processing all of them, but recently have suffered predator losses to my laying flock. I am down to two layers, and one is two years old. Can the redbro pullets be kept, or will they eventually die a meat bird type death (heart...