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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    23F this morning. I don't know if I am a brew meister quite yet. The trouble is that i have to make a 5 gal batch to find out if it is a good one or not. i am always looking for the simplelist recipe. the L'le Old Wine shop is searching for some special hops for me.
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    Helpful hints for building coops

    thanks, this is exactly what i was going to write. i paneled my walls with osb , over 44 years, no mice no rats. i picked up a 3ft steel door and have a wooden jamb nothing has ever tried to chew through the jamb. however. i built my own jamb out of 2x6 treated. i guess they didn't like the...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    the feeder is in the chicken coop . there is a mountain of snow in the way. so no picture. BUT i can describe it items needed 5 gal bucket . i used a plastic one. a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch piece of 2x6 x 1 1/2'' thick a horse feed pan. similar to an oil drain pan. plastic about 1 dozen screws and...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    I always stood and watched the geese swim , often when it was 20 below zero. when it was warm, i liked to listen to the chickens sing when they went to roost just before dark. the simple joys in life can't be duplicated I got the wine into gallon jugs. 4 full ones and a half of one. I am not...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    28F today. hang onto your hats. it might get above freezing. kzp, if you keep adding oyster shells to the feed trough, you will notice that it will build up. they do not eat very much of it. i always put a pan of it on the side
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    Helpful hints for building coops

    28f for a high. has to be careful or it might get above freezing. i insulated my 12 x 16 ft coop just because i wanted to panel the walls. i have no objections for adding some heat. i used a small electric heater with a fan. i blew it directly at the 5gal water. it kept the water from freezing...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    28f for a high today. if it isn't careful it might go above freezing. Lisa I hope you were referring to bugs in the lettuce heads ? yesterday i siphoned the wine into a pail. adjusted the Ph and added simple syrup. have to dig through the wine supply boxes to find caps for the 1 gal jugs...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    9above zero at 10am there, got that out of the way that lettuce looks yummy , Lisa. have any of you tried head lettuce ? I planted a row of it a long time ago. it was doing just great until it got to about 4 inches in diameter. the sun got hot one day and it all turned black and wilted. i would...
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    Helpful hints for building coops

    no Cappy. no fear of starving with Annie around she still feels that she has to cook as if all the kids were still living with us. it is gradually warming up. 14f at 11am supposed to get above freezing sometime this week then all of snow on the driveway can turn to slush then it will freeze...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    14f at 10am it won't get above freezing until wed or thurs. as a non poultry owner. i think you should go ahead with your plan. go on FB marketplace and see what is available there. it's got to be less expensive than the hatcheries. the quality is usually as good as the hatcheries. and you can...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    :wee :frow welcome kzb1020 chickens need 12 to 14 hours of light to lay eggs some people add a little light to either morning or evening to accomplish this. some people do not believe in adding light. Bigzeo doesn't add light and his chickens lay almost all winter. it has a little to do with...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    Lisa, you can skin one of the geese and make a nice purse out of the hide. Annie ran my wallet through the washer and dryer. it really dried it out and made it curly and stiff. she said i could buy a new one. but if i spent the money. i wouldn't have any to put into it. one of our nieces came to...
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    Helpful hints for building coops

    5F this morning. anything above zero feels like summer. lol i walked to the garage to feed the cat yesterday. snow was too deep to get to the door. i set the dish on the snow bank. i hope he found it. i have a few things i could do. but can't work up the ambition to do them. today is ground...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    first time in a long time it stayed above zero all night. 5F right now. it's a start. i don't think our resident ground hog is going to wake up tomorrow. the cat in the garage is brave enough to take his daily stroll. all we are doing is staying inside and cooking and eating. not good for the...
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    Helpful hints for building coops

    glad you got moved ok. we have baseboard heat. quiet and clean. it is above zero this morning. first time in about 3 weeks. 5F right now. shooting for 22 later on. all we are doing is staying inside and cooking and eating. not good for the weight.
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