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    Been hearing a lot about frostbite............

    Hi there. I live in Ontario and the temps here have been pretty cold...5 degrees overnight lately. I have ISA red hens and they're doing great in the cold. I haven't had any issue with frostbite at all with them. I have a rather large mixed rooster and his comb got a tiny touch of frostbite. The...
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    Had an ultrasound at 18 weeks - want to see the next one!

    Hi there, I have 5 kids and have seen quite a few ultrasounds. Girl parts look like a hamburger on the ultrasound. You can see layers, kinda. With my last couple of kids I didn't want to know the gender but when I was in there for the ultrasound there just wasn't any hiding it. I actually cried...
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    What are you canning now?

    I'm not sure about beet greens but I have done kale in the freezer and it worked great. I just washed it well and chopped it and put it in freezer bags. It worked great for soups and stews. I didn't lose any color or flavor that way.
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    What are you canning now?

    Hey Mickey...I know you do a lot of canned ground beef. How much ground does it take to fill a pint? I'm trying to get a sense of how many I want to put up and how much it would take to make a meal out of it, so I can see if it would be worth it. Thanks. Also, I got 18 quarts of beets put up...
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    What are you canning now?

    I use the Ball book (Bernardin here in Canada) but I have another really great book called Blue Ribbon Preserves by Linda J. Amendt that is awesome. It has recipes for water bath and pressure cooking and some recipes for things like pumpkin butter and many recipes for variations and specialty...
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    What are you canning now?

    That's what happened to us. We were there doing our weekly run and saw some jars in the glass pile. DH asked if they saw any more come in to keep them aside. We take eggs up to the guy when he has jars for us. Good trade, and keeps stuff out of the landfill.
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    What are you canning now?

    Just a little note about getting jars.... I don't know how things work where everyone else is but my hubby got to know the guy who runs our local recycling operation. He keeps anything that looks like a "mason" jar and my hubby picks them up once a week. I've gotten a lot of jars this way. Some...
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    POL RSL's

    I think it depends on the area. I bought mine for $10 each from our local mill.
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    What kind of snake is this? Any help?

    That depends on where you are. Eastern milk snakes can be a grey/brown color.
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    What kind of snake is this? Any help?

    Looks like it might be a milk snake to me.
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    Budget Stretchers...tips?

    Thanks for the ideas everyone. That website is neat. Thanks!
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    Double yolk layer

    Production reds (ISA red, red sex link) are the most productive that I know of. Wonderful brown eggs almost every day. I have 35 hens and I get 30-34 eggs a day.
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    Budget Stretchers...tips?

    What are some of your budget stretching recipes. Times are tight for all of us and I would love to hear what other people do to feed everyone. I have four little ones who can be pretty fussy and I would love to have some idea for things the whole family will enjoy. I cook a lot from scratch...
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    What are you canning now?

    Lucky you Mickey! I've been looking for "freebies" and no one is biting around here! I put in beets every year and they get ate up no matter how many! My whole family, extended included, eats them right up. I can't wait for next years garden though. Totally re-planned, finally I can get down to...
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    Cheaper food for chickens?

    Chickens will eat almost anything. Free ranging can help cut your costs, but if you can't do that then household stuff, like veggie peelings and leavings will do also. My chickens will eat anything I give them, right down to potato peels and apple cores. We keep a bowl on the counter for...
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