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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Yes, they do... in my opinion; not so much in dh's opinion.
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    Microplastics!

    The University of Toronto’s Rochman Lab found that using a Lint LUV-R filter in a washing machine reduces the amount of microplastic fibers released in the washing machine by about 87%. It can be added to existing washing machines as well as built into new models. Polyester is the main source...
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    What do you prefer to feed chicks mash or crumble??

    What is the mash? Do you mean a commercial mix like local feed mills make which is essentially like crumble except it didn't get pelletized and then broken? Then it can be better than crumble due to local crops ground closer to when you pick it up. Or it may not be better if your crumble source...
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    Preserving Your Harvest

    I used a different recipe but this part was the same and I got the same result. :( I wish I had asked before I started.
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    Preserving Your Harvest

    My first attempt at dill pickle relish is in progress. Will I know what it tastes like at the end of the cooking process - before water bath canning? Or will the taste develope more with the water bath and/or over time? This is a test batch. I'm trying to avoid making a year's worth before...
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    Fermented food jars keep cracking??

    Temperature reached may be the same if they were baked in a 240 degree oven. But the changes in temperature would be faster in a dry oven.
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    Sally's GF3 thread

    "Oh, and by the way, Mark, what medications are you taking? I want to see the effects of your crop but maybe not the effects of everything you are taking,"
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    Dead Birch Tree (Widow Maker) Falling Down - Need Suggestions

    Push it down? I discovered this method by accident taking out weed trees. Um, "accident" meaning, I didn't expect the tree to fall when I pushed on it while I was trying to hitch it up to pull the stump out.... not "accident" meaning anyone or anything was hurt. The first tree was very small...
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    Sally's GF3 thread

    Collection doesn't have to happen outside If happening outside, do remember that sometimes board privacy fences are taken down. Thankfully, he who forgot that, did happen to look up before things progressed too far. Because the neighbor's family room windows and the road were in that direction.
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    Osteoporosis

    This explains why lists of alkaline/acidifying foods are different. And has a good explanation of a common misconception - the goal isn't to change to pH of the body. It is to give the body the tools to manage the pH level with less stress to the body...
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    There is a study in sexing eggs by shape.

    I read (or saw on a nature program) that too. It was a species that incubated by piling forest floor debris on the nest. The male piled more debris on or pulled some off to moderate the temperature. For a while, people thought the temperature determined the sex of the chicks like some reptiles...
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    Winterizing and Watering in S West PA

    Oh. And I don't worry about feed and water inside the coop. It is well protected against rodents, well ventilated to keep dry, and spacious enough to have adequate floor space even with the food and water inside. Either inside or outside can work well depending on the set-up, management...
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    Winterizing and Watering in S West PA

    Yes. Well, there is a way to get about 12 hours before it freezes... insulated buckets. Vacuum-sealed is the most effective insulation. I find double-walled buckets (meant to chill wine) at thrift shops for about $5 each every now and then. Other insulation will work - some people have set a...
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    Winterizing and Watering in S West PA

    I bought an Amish-made coop. It was a good choice but they tend to be much better at building than at knowing how much ventilation chickens need. Even when they have coop plans, they tend to be too closed up. At a minimum, have them leave the eaves open, protected by more roof overhang than is...
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    Does anyone use soy/corn-free feed?

    Another reason for soy is it usually "soybean oil meal" rather than the whole seed like most other legume options. So it has been heated enough to denature the anti-nutrients and the fat has been pressed out of it which makes it higher in protein per pound and per calorie. Those make it a lot...
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    new research debunks trad views on nutrition

    Actually, I agree with you.
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    Deep Litter Method - Michigan

    There is benefit to having different textures in the bedding or litter. Not a lot, usually, but enough to go to at least a little effort for it.
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    new research debunks trad views on nutrition

    I asked her. She said: Yep. If I remember right it is a gene mutation (I can't remember if I have one or both of them) and can't be "cured" but largely doesn't affect me except it can cause problems for pregnancy and I am not supposed to take regular folic acid which is in most prenantals. I...
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    new research debunks trad views on nutrition

    I bought a program that includes two lists of foods. One is of alkalizing foods, the other is of acidifying foods. The idea is to eat quite a lot more alkalizing foods than acidifying foods. There is quite a bit more like explaining various aspects, a detailed but flexible cleansing diet for a...
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    new research debunks trad views on nutrition

    Thank you
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