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    Homesteaders

    Guess I can wash the dishes since I grew a ton of luffas this year.
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    First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

    It's somewhere between a medium and a small. We actually got another by the end of the day so... 2 eggs! Approximate egg value $5,000.00 per egg. Better be the best eggs my husband has ever eaten lol
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    First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

    Look at that just when hope was almost lost we got our first egg.
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    First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

    Thank you for the reassurances . I will talk to the husband about lighting.
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    First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

    Buff Orpingtons and Plymouth Barred Rocks. They are eating organic layer. They have free choice Oyster shell and Adult sized grit. They get a treat of meal worms every other day and a treat of scratch or veggie scraps on alternating days. They also get let out of the run and free range in the...
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    First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

    well, our chickens are 21 weeks.... not an egg yet. I'm starting to wonder if we have done something wrong.
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    First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

    Well the baby hens are 16 weeks old and the rescued rooster is 20 weeks old. Here's some new pics. Puff the pirate chicken in her favorite place. . The Roo glowing like a Phoenix in the sun. (Organic food has really agreed with him) Silver on her hammock A little fun on their...
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    I freeze about 15 quarts of shredded zucchini a year so I can make bread whenever I want. I have never blanched it. I simply wash it in hot water, shred it into bags and pop it in the freezer. When I take it out I let it thaw completely, wring out the water (juice) and then add to my recipes...
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    Awesome thank you both so much for the tips.
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    Ok, I've been through the recipes, and like this one for pizza dough. What I want to do is parbake the crust, make the pizza and then freeze it. So I can pull a pizza out of the freezer and cook it whenever I want. I have already canned the pizza sauce. I plan on making about 40. So here's...
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    Homesteaders

    I canned a honey pear sauce this year. So fabulous. I use it to add to breadcrumbs for stuffed pork chops, as a glaze for ham and pork loin. Last Year I canned honey pears (replaced the sugar in the canned pears recipe with honey. They were a huge hit!
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    Homesteaders

    Yes, we are building a chicken moat around the garden moving the compost bins to inside the chicken moat facing the garden. Our chickens will have the run of the garden fall through winter, the moat (think square run with a garden inside the center) will be divided so they will be in one half...
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    Homesteaders

    My garden is on a 5 year crop rotation. We have added only peat and compost we create ourselves and do not chemically treat for anything. My garden does as well as the amount of time I want to put into it every year. My soil is maintained by the plants themselves as one plant adds to the soil...
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    Homesteaders

    Well on the topic of chicken math. We wanted to start our chicken adventure with four. We bought six just in case there were casualties... there weren't they are all happy and healthy. Then a friend of a friend had a rooster in a subdivision and wanted to get rid of him so we added one more. Now...
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