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hey Robin if you are going to plan a trip to Monroe in the near future let me know...Maybe I can pick up turkeys from you there.  I still need to figure out how to do.

 

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Speaking of, I probably should have mentioned this sooner, but I'm heading to Pullman on Friday morning for Mom's weekend. I'll be taking the Prius but have a little room if anyone needs any birds transported over to the east side of the mountains. If you can get it to me/Tacoma by Friday morning at 9 AM I'll pack it in and drive it over!

 

 

Oh, you are killing me....I don't think it will work...but bummer. Would have been nice. I could have met you in Wenatchee or Moses Lake. would have been nice.
 

 

When ?   I do need to empty some birds out of the brooder !!!!!!!

 

I am trying I promise. R u going to be in Monroe any time soon?  this weekend?  Are you going to Stevenson?  I am not?  This weekend I actually have stuff going on...was kind of hoping to bring husband with me too to help me drive and know where it is I am going. Monroe I can do by myself and I have a place to stay. I am so sorry. I know this is a terrible inconvience for you and I want my turkeys.

 

Okay I may be able to help here. I had troubles getting the new bator dialed in, so I am now interested in turkeys too. If I get the turkeys to Enumclaw, and can keep them until Chinook Pass opens, will that help? I would even consider meeting at the top of the pass, unless anyone less would be interested in going in on the deal on the Yakima side? I am also open to a road trip out to the coast to visit with CL aka Robin.  

 

 

Let me talk with hubby...that may help.  I was trying to go next weekend. No, I am not making it to Stevenson... I don't have the $$$. I can stay with family for the road trip to pick up turkeys. I WILL make the fall show though.

 

Thank you for the offer. I will let you know. I need to talk with Robin too to see what works for her.
 

 

Chinook Pass is still closed, so meeting up there can't be done until late May to as late as early July. We could meet either at Snoqualmie Pass, or at the Hwy 18 interchange. 

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I am going to have to try your Mediterranean Bay Leaf. I use bay leaf from the grocery store very frequently, but I am always interested in less common or mislabeled varieties of spices.

Umm, Christina? The bay leaves I brought over when we made chicken stock were from Rainwolf.

I remembered that you mentioned that you had gotten bay leaves from RW. I just didn't really clue in that there was a big difference between the varieties. I did note that the leaves were different than the store bought leaves. I also didn't really taste a difference in the stock. So now I would like to try the different types of bay leaves. 

How are you doing Robin? I hope things are going well for you and your DH. 

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HA! I just got the above photos chosen for the current POW on the home page !!!!!!!!!!!!   

 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/

 

YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Way to go!!! It is a great photo. 

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Cheryl,

 

Old New England's wives trick, works WONDERFULLY!  Have a few friends hold your shoulders as you sit on a chair or couch. Then have someone stand in front of you, standing away from you and grab a foot. They should give your foot a few good hard tugs like they are trying to remove a winter boot. Then do the same with the other foot. Repeat twice a day, for two days. They may need you to brace yourself with your other foot on their tush if you don't have extra friends to hold your shoulders.

 

You'll go into labor within 24-48 hours, generally. May be earlier.

 

There's something about getting the muscles of the uterus to begin contracting, some midwife must have noticed that women went into labor during snowstorms and started recommending it back in the days before the AMA. Works like a charm.

 

I've gotten over a dozen ladies to go into labor with this trick, including aunties and bosses! 

I wonder if this working has something to do with stretching the ligaments and muscles in the hips and pelvic region. Interesting to say the least. Unfortunately, I really dont have anyone around to help me do these "forced stretches." I mean my mom is next door, but she wouldnt be able to do it... Hmm... Now you got me thinking. lol Thanks for the info! Might have to see about getting help with this one!

 

Since it's my fault that Emily hasn't come yet, I am volunteering to come and give you a stretch if you want. On the other hand if I would just get the doll quilt done you could just go into labor naturally. I would rather come over and give you the stretch. I want to see the idea work. It makes sense why it would work.  

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Gorgeous pics!  I wish our self-sowed tomatillos produced well, but they always start too late.  I'm looking at the violet-colored flower in there.  What is that?

 

Crap...can't remember...............

It looks like Camas lily. Camas lily is edible. 

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I can try it and see how it goes. thanks

 

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Could you try silk or somin like that Zygoat 

 

There is also Almond milk. 

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I am lactose intolerant, but the small amount does not bother me.

If you are allergic to cow's milk (  ) try goat milk ? It is easier to digest....if you cannot do goat milk, try water in it's place, it is mostly for moisture.

It cannot fail...this is a jumble of good stuff here !

OH I can do the goats milk, wonder if I can hide it the only other one in the house that will drink it is my 21 yr old son.
 

 

I love goats milk. I had allergies as a little kid, so my parents had a milk goat for about 5 years. I wish I had the space, and energy for a milk goat. 

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to be fair.....If you were to get involved in some winter sports (cross country is a good one or snowmobiling).  I don't like cold either. And you can easily live 30-45 minutes away from the grocery store in Winthrop too...depending on where you decide to live. Winthrop area is gorgeous for sure. But you are 2 hours away from the nearest "city" - Wenatchee. I have lived in Okanogan County long enough to know of MANY who moved in, had to live through a hard winter and moved out the next spring - at the first sign of thaw.

 

No thank you on the winter sports.  No thank you on the winter or the sports, to be precise.  I spent all of January on location outdoors for ~14 hours a day in sub-freezing temperatures and I was one miserable bi***.  February?  I spent over three weeks on location in the Bahamas.  Now THAT was more my style!  I was still working ~14 hours a day, six days a week so I didn't get to play tourist but it sure was nice.

 

On chicken related news...  The coop has a floor!!  Linoleum goes in tomorrow as well as some of the walls.  300 feet of fencing was ordered tonight.  Dorothy, my Splash Marans, still seems to think that I'm a redneck pirate and insists on climbing up my arm whenever my hand is in their temporary home and settling in to roost on my shoulder.  Ridiculous!
 

 

There is a small town in Ecuador where the temperature averages 82 degrees year round. The town has a large ex pat community. Plus health care is much better in Ecuador. Now all I need is to get DH to agree to move there with me. My understanding is that the houses come with a maid and gardener too. I would love to live some where warm, but I am not very interested in living with a lot of sand. Eastern WA isn't bad, but the winters scare me. I really just want to be warm, and some sunshine wouldn't be so bad either.

I am like seriously talking to myself tonight. Oh well I am fairly good at talking to myself. 

I got 5 or 6 loads of laundry on the line and mostly dried today. I have another couple of loads I am hoping to get dried tomorrow before the rain starts again. I am also hoping to get the coop cleaned out. I also need to make the garden harder to get into.Jet thinks it's funny to jump the 4 foot fence around the garden.

I gave all 6 dogs a bath tonight. I am so hoping that they will stay clean for a day or two. I am so grateful that we have an extra large walk in shower. It makes washing Jet so much easier. He does seem to love to play in the water. I don't think I have ever had a dog like a bath as much as Jet does. 

I sold the last of the chicks that I hatched about a month ago. They were all roos, so there really wasn't any good reason for me to keep feeding them. I was dropping the chicks off at the auction, when I spotted a Society finch in a cage all by it's self. I couldn't stand it, so now I have 13 finches. For today I left it in the cage by it's self, but at least it can see and hear the other finches. I am going to wait a bit before putting it in the flight cage with the flock. 

I got a total of 6 dozen eggs set in the incubator yesterday. I have 3 dozen Cornish X, 1 dozen Polish Crested, 1 Dozen Minorca, and 6 Silver Spanged Hamburgs. I have no clue what the other 6 eggs are. All I know for sure is that they are white eggs. So I am guessing either SSH, or PCs. I may call the hatchery on Monday and ask. I couldn't tell the difference between the two breeds. I wish they had marked the eggs. I got most of the eggs from Schlecht Hatchery. I am praying that this hatch will be problem free. I think that I am due a successful hatch this time. 

I also need to get the wire strung for the raspberry canes. I don't know why I haven't gotten this done yet. The posts have been set for a couple of months now. I even got the holes drilled in the cross bars, all I need to do is hang the wire. 

Well just writing out all the things I need to get done tomorrow before the rain comes back, makes me feel tired. So I think it's time for me to head to bed. 

Alright, I give. Stick a fork in me, I'm done. These stupid animals are driving me up the wall. I've got two of them in solitary for going after the others, and now the other 3 are pecking each other. I have tried treats, entertainment, extra protein, blue spray, every dang thing I can find to make them stop, but I will not start crafting little coats for these birds and I will not spend another dime on them so help me. The factory farms got it right. Nonsentient, vicious, brainless animals like these don't warrant going to any trouble for so-called "quality of life." If no one wants them they will all be killed this week. Screw it.