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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I second the bone broth recommendation. I make mine in a slow cooker aka Crock Pot, set on low for about 12 hours. I break the smaller bones, cover them all with water. I only use peppercorns and ACV. Adding different types makes a richer broth, so if I'm making chicken broth I add a beef or ham...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Your photo reminded me of Calvin and Hobbes: :D More here: http://wagnerstudios.org/Calvin_and_Hobbes_Snowmen.htm
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    fuzzi's Chicken Journal

    I've had dogs that knew to hold down a plate while licking the last of the goodness off the surface, yet others who would just lick and follow it across the floor. So it's not just chickens who are clueless. :D
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    fuzzi's Chicken Journal

    This one's my favorite, it is appropriate for our climate here... :gig
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    fuzzi's Chicken Journal

    I harvest collard leaves all winter, mainly for my chickens. That way they get greens even in freezing months. In Spring when it's almost time to plant other crops I pull up the collards, roots, flowers, everything, and give them once a day to my flocks.
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    fuzzi's Chicken Journal

    Poor Esther... Mid-December molt!
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    Very similar to what I do!
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    My mom taught me to keep the "veggie water", whether canned or fresh. I was cooking some bratwurst in my frying pan, and added the water from a can of mushrooms, before covering the pan with a lid. Yum.
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    fuzzi's Chicken Journal

    I put a brick on the stems, to hold the leaves down. I have seen my chickens trying to stuff huge leaf portions down their beaks, gluttons! Uncovered collards this morning...they'll perk up.
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    fuzzi's Chicken Journal

    I see happy chickens! Cabbage collards is what I buy at the local nursery.
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    fuzzi's Chicken Journal

    Wish I liked kale, blech.
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    fuzzi's Chicken Journal

    Yes, about 8 collard plants. I've been feeding bottom leaves to the chickens, who love them. I thinned the turnips before the cold hit, have been enjoying the greens and small roots. My cabbage hadn't headed yet, so I'm mostly concerned for those and the carrots. Carrots, prior to 15° :fl
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    fuzzi's Chicken Journal

    It's supposed to warm up in the next few days. If some of the crops survived the extreme cold I might get more growth and be able to get a little harvest. :fl
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    Your 2025 Garden

    My house was built in 1970. It is just under 1100 sq ft, small by any standards. I have a very small bathroom in the middle of the house, no outer wall. On the other side is a half bath (toilet and sink only) with an outer wall, but the water lines are on the inside wall. If you're in the...
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    Your 2025 Garden

    It would make sense... :rolleyes:
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    Your 2025 Garden

    Yep. It's brief, and infrequent, so most pipes are not insulated. We let our faucets drip, and leave the vanity/cupboard doors open to allow the warmth of the room to moderate the cold air under the sink.
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    fuzzi's Chicken Journal

    :hugs
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    fuzzi's Chicken Journal

    I'm still working, just not getting paid :gig Caleb is improving, settling in for the most part. He still is triggered by kitties, but is less reactive. Watching me cook...
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    Your 2025 Garden

    Nothing is insulated here, as it rarely gets below 20°, and only for a day or two when it does.
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    fuzzi's Chicken Journal

    ENC's forecast is for extreme cold, for us, 15°F. I removed the remaining hose, did the best I could to insulate the faucet. Maybe I'll wrap it with an old towel or t-shirt to cover the gap. The foam covers fit great on the other two outside faucets. I'm afraid I'll be losing most of my...
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