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Hello from Northeast Michigan! I have some beautiful willows in my yard, though one lost a huge amount of limbs during a pretty big snowstorm we had out here last month. It took our powerline out, and the down line fell across our truck and was blocking us in for a day. Hopefully the willow will recover. 

*Bell came to mind for a name when I saw the picture of the heifer. :)

I just purchased my first home 6 months ago, near the Huron National Forest (pretty much in the forest.) We got six baby chicks today, and they are going to make a great addition to our household. I have 2 golden bantams, 2 barred rock bantams, and 2 that I can not remember what they are, poor babies. I'm going to try to get some pictures up for identification, but until then, they are black, with a brown coloring on their wings. One of them is the little gal peeking up in my profile picture. I'm so excited to have these little peepers! 

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Originally Posted by Farmerboy16 


I like Schwarz! How is that pronounced? I have a lot of German in me, and know a few German words.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ebJ-4hjNZRM#t=51s

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Originally Posted by Farmerboy16 
Oh, I love Golden Willows! I got one for my 15th birthday in November, for it is my favorite type of tree. I was drawn to this tree on the other side of the road when I was a child, and love it.

The trees I have are not the same 'golden" willows. That's a problem with using common names for plants. For example, the native "weeping willow" aka "golden weeping willow" is Salis alba L. var. vitellina (L.) Stokes cv Pendula which is also known by 3 other names in published literature.

What I have is an un-patented hybrid and it is not a weeping variety.  It's still a pretty tree.

A little factoid: willows are host plants for Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Mourning Cloak, Red-Spotted Purple and Viceroy butterflies.

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Originally Posted by RaZ 
 

Or maybe rubbing an orange peel behind the dog's ear.???

 

 

Brilliant!!  Ok instead of behind the ear I rubbed it all over her head, ears, snout, on her teeth, etc.  But still, no carcass smell!  THANK YOU!  (and chicken grandma thanks for the tomato juice idea but I didn't have any juice and I was darned if I was going to waste my precious few jars of canned garden tomatoes on her stinky head.  Man I can't wait until fresh tomatoes are in the garden again, right now the canned jars are like GOLD)

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Originally Posted by Farmerboy16 

Anyone what to help me think of a name for the heifer?
I am thinking of Rapunzel, but am open to others.
This is her-

You could name her "Pork Chop" and confuse the city slickers.

I just used the last of my tomatos today!  I pick them and roast them and then freeze them!  Then I add them to chili and Indian food, serve them with meat. 

Yes, I am looking forward to planting more.

Belle the cow?  Maybelle?   (really pancake and pork chop are great names. How about waffle? or Hamburg?)