Articles by Opa

Many of you have gotten my plans for a 2 unit rollout nest box and I have talked with several others about how to modify the plan to make it even larger. I have been using a box that has 6 nests and for the past year it has worked beautifully. Recently I have noticed several birds trying to...

Ingredients: 1/4 c. butter 2 tsp. baking powder 1-1/4 c. all purpose flour 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. sugar 2/3 c. whole milk Cooking Instructions Heat oven to 450°. In square pan, 9 x 9 x 2 inches, melt butter in oven. Remove pan from oven. Measure flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into...

Ingredients: 4 c. flour 1-1/2 c. sugar 2 eggs 1 - 8 oz.carton of sour cream 2 tsp. baking powder 2 tsp. flavoring extract - lemon, vanilla,anise, almond, etc. 1-1/2 tsp. baking soda 2 sticks butter, melted then cooled confectioner's (powdered) sugar Cooking Instructions Preheat oven to...

Opa's Place This was built primarily with scrap materials which dictated the size Note rafters over run. These are to support the heavy duty bird netting and to preven collapse during periods of heavy snow