In my opinion, making lye is one of the things that come under the heading of just because you can do something it doesn't mean you should. Lye is cheap.
First of all, you have to find the property owner and that often isn't easy. Secondly, prunings are trash. They are either burned, chopped or otherwise discarded. If something is discarded anyone is free to take it.
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I don't think I can access the program, but this is just a comment. I don't know if the program mentions this, but prisoners of war were also used to help out on the farms. And no, this wasn't slave labor. Many of the POW's were farm boys in their homeland, and they were happy to...
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Keep in mind that a donkey must be acclimated to the sheep or goats. Otherwise he may kill them. I once met a woman in New Hampshire who had a mini donkey with her dairy goats. He worked out very well as a guardian and, as a bonus, he was very cute. I think she got him when he was a...
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The term sheep dog can be confusing. There are sheep dogs and then there are sheep guardian dogs. I know what you meant, but to most people the term sheep dog means the herders such as Border Collies and Australian Shepherds. Livestock guardian breeds are the Pyranees (sp) , Meremma...