This is our first dane. Shes 2 and healthy...knock on wood. we havent had any issues with her...we have more problems with our mutt seizures and some other problems. When I always thought mutts were suppose to be healthier.
Storm is only 110-120lb maybe. Shes not as big as I have seen some!
*Annie- your coop looks good! Coming together very nicely..and just to let you kn ow right now..you WILL always be changing and adding or re-vamping that coop so don't be too OCD about things......it will never "really" be "done"..hey, don't hate the messenger..just letting you in on "the know"...what I "know" now and that is helping to keep the wallet light
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(Hind-sight is ALWAYS 20/20!!!)
*Lisa- I think the more we can 'do' for ourselves the better!
We had just put in a dwarf peach this year. Have dwarf apple and cherry ordered for the spring. We went with the dwarf because we are small people..ie-me..and the easier things are the better!! We do have the room for standard size trees, just don't want/need them. You do have to watch for 'cross-pollination' of some species, you will have to look into which specific ones, especially in a smaller area with little 'elbow room'. Same goes for the berries, i am just learning some of this too, this is the first year for berries with us...We stick, well..more like "jam" alot into our veggie-garden..haha, but we don't have to weed alot because of things being "full"....I would love to know more about the Hazelnut bush..sounds awesome! I used to have a small orange tree, it did fruit,but it needed so much light..it was very finicky for me and the fruits weren't very sweet..kind of bitter..maybe I did something wrong . Anyway, i am not really interested in citrus, just the other kinds of fruit now..
As far as the 'chicken meat' goes..have you thought about raising a few broiler for yourself? Since you do like to eat chicken..nothing wrong with that!! They don't "hang around" as long as the layers..you don't/wouldn't have to give them names.....and then you could have a full freezer of your own birds! (You would know what they ate and how they were treated)...which is what alot of people are concerned about
I am alittle behind on the posts so...sorry for the " back ward' reply...
thanks for your post.
are you really a "little person" or just shorter in stature? It doesn't really matter I am just curious due to your comment.
I want dwarf trees because I want keep one on the deck and may need to move it indoors for winter so it cant be too big.
Plus I don't have that much sun space.
I have a red raspberry patch that has been going pretty much on its own. I want to tend to it better.
[COLOR=000080]Would it be a bad idea to transplant some of the small plants on the periphery into containers and move them indoors ..........or should I just wait for spring[/COLOR][COLOR=FFD700]?[/COLOR]
[COLOR=000080]I want to expand my raspberry patch to all along the side of the house.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=00FF00]RE : meat birds................It sounds like a good idea.........but the problem is I may get attached to them! someone else would have to "process" them .........if they just wrapped them up like the grocery store maybe I could pretend I just went shopping? Its kinda a weird thing....................It would be healthier etc....................just cant eat my friends..[/COLOR]
. Must be an Aussie thing.
Hope Danielle doesn't mind me answering, she's just teenie, she is also pretty, so the name suits. So no, not really a 'little person' just small.
QLD'er?
football as in "soccer"?
I was just tell the DH that the Partridge was making the same noise that the "Velociraptors" in the movie "Jurassic Park" made when they were 'talking' to each other...raspy-purring...it was creepy...really, I had my back turned away from them, hanging out of the coop...cleaning it out...when all i hear behind me was THAT!!!
Thank you Blarney.....okay, the check is in the mailHope Danielle doesn't mind me answering, she's just teenie, she is also pretty, so the name suits. So no, not really a 'little person' just small.
QLD'er?. Must be an Aussie thing.
So my broody hen was given eggs after the sharpsburg swap and they are due to hatch today. I went in about a minute ago to check and saw the silkie under the nest box, where the other hens have taken to laying while frizzle was brooding. Pulled 8 warm eggs from under her. Then pulled a live fluffy peep!!! Must've fallen from the box! Bless broody silkie to the rescue. Der told me to give it back to frizzle but I wanted to let blue keep it! Not sure which is the right call...
Counted 3 more under frizzle as well as several other eggs pipped.. exciting! Who wants some barnyard mixes? Lol eye-candy!
which chicken broiler breeds would you all recommend? and how long do you raise them until?*Annie- your coop looks good! Coming together very nicely..and just to let you kn ow right now..you WILL always be changing and adding or re-vamping that coop so don't be too OCD about things......it will never "really" be "done"..hey, don't hate the messenger..just letting you in on "the know"...what I "know" now and that is helping to keep the wallet light
....
(Hind-sight is ALWAYS 20/20!!!)
*Lisa- I think the more we can 'do' for ourselves the better!
We had just put in a dwarf peach this year. Have dwarf apple and cherry ordered for the spring. We went with the dwarf because we are small people..ie-me..and the easier things are the better!! We do have the room for standard size trees, just don't want/need them. You do have to watch for 'cross-pollination' of some species, you will have to look into which specific ones, especially in a smaller area with little 'elbow room'. Same goes for the berries, i am just learning some of this too, this is the first year for berries with us...We stick, well..more like "jam" alot into our veggie-garden..haha, but we don't have to weed alot because of things being "full"....I would love to know more about the Hazelnut bush..sounds awesome! I used to have a small orange tree, it did fruit,but it needed so much light..it was very finicky for me and the fruits weren't very sweet..kind of bitter..maybe I did something wrong . Anyway, i am not really interested in citrus, just the other kinds of fruit now..
As far as the 'chicken meat' goes..have you thought about raising a few broiler for yourself? Since you do like to eat chicken..nothing wrong with that!! They don't "hang around" as long as the layers..you don't/wouldn't have to give them names.....and then you could have a full freezer of your own birds! (You would know what they ate and how they were treated)...which is what alot of people are concerned about
I am alittle behind on the posts so...sorry for the " back ward' reply...
