Recent content by Germaine_11.20

Sorry this whole this has been confusing, and ongoing for too long. But through process of elimination, the necropsy and plain good luck I am certain it's the chickens. My immune system is now very sensitive to the candida. My ex also had it and my dad got some fungal thing on the side of his...

This built up over time, it didn't just hit at once, but now that it's here... I don't know any other way of getting rid of it other than to get rid of the chickens. I was really wanting to know if anyone else had this issue, I have already decided to get rid of the birds. With a choice of my...

Actually, I tried that. Kefir for both of us- It didn't work for me and the hens eggs became chalky- but thank you for that tip. A vet said to use Acidified Sulfate and follow the directions until it clears up, but I am thinking it's in the soil ect and I need for it to clear up yesterday.

OK this is a bit long but here goes. My baby chicks kept dying this past 6-9 months and some juvies too. For no reason. I went through the gamut trying different meds ect... finally I had enough and sent one in to have a necropsy. The diagnosis came back that it was most likely "oral thrush"...

Hello, Having some serious problems right now so I am going to need to downsize my flock. Prices are negotiable so please pm me with any offers. Birds I will be selling are all from good stock. The Light Sussex came from Greenfire Farms and some from another seller on BYC (Janie Marie). I...

Yes, they will. They may not produce as fast but I had some in the garage all winter and they did just fine. Tons of worms in there. Which reminds me! Gotta go feed them some potatoes. These are the easiest things to grow, really. You can micro manage them if you want or not. Go ahead and...

Quote: VFEM Do you use whole almonds in the plum jam or almond flavoring. Do you have a recipe to share by any chance. I am looking online for a good one but yours sounds great. Lots of plums, pears, peaches right now I actually just add slivered almonds to the regular plum jam recipe. I...

Quote: I love jalapeno jelly. I have a few recipes, would you share yours? OMG piece of cake from Ball book 12onces of jalapenos -put those and 1 cup of apple cider vinigar in processor and blend. Pour into pot with 6 cups of sugar 2 Tbsps of lemon juice and 1 more cup of vinegar. bring to...

Quote: I love jalapeno jelly. I have a few recipes, would you share yours?

Quote: VFEM Do you use whole almonds in the plum jam or almond flavoring. Do you have a recipe to share by any chance. I am looking online for a good one but yours sounds great. Lots of plums, pears, peaches right now

Here is a fun little site for the worms. The internet has alot of them. http://www.javafinch.co.uk/feed/live/live.html They make it sound more complicated then it really is. I never add moisture other then potatoes or other veggies. I have one in the garage that has oodles of little worms...

You will never have enough because the chickens will eat them like candy. Just breed what you can and have room for. Typically 20-30 beetles per shoebox and you can vary that to whatever size box or tote you use. Pupae = beetles so that's how many pupae you need per box.

That totally sucks!

Unless you are extremely careless, they aren't getting out. They don't fly. I keep a screened lid on mine, not to keep them IN, but to keep weevil moths and anything else undesirable OUT. I have some in a shallow glass bowl (pupae) and they can't even crawl out of there. I did see one...

NYREDS there are no pictures but can you describe him for us? What was the most outstanding feature or what was it that impressed you that you don't typically see.