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Galefrances, the Old Timers already told us: for chickens we call them "flaps". People have curtains, lol. I do plan to have curtains AND flaps in my next coop, so just teasing! Loan wizard, yes, please make sure your structure is safe and sound before you do much else. It might be cheaper in...

Not being the Old Timer in this case, I will report what Dear Ole Dad did. ;) Once upon a time our street was a neat horse-shoe. A big patch of woods filled the interior. Then the government built Interstate 526 through it. All the squirrels moved quite literally into our backyard. Feeding the...

Our mutt hen, Spot, was dropped by my son when she was a couple of days old. Her middle toe got broke and son got a lesson in why we listen when Mom says to be careful how we hold babies... A couple of times per year I catch Spot and see if that nail needs trimming. The rest of her nails wear...

It's "water with body", my mother always says. Dogs and chickens appreciate water that has been sitting. I can't be classified as an OT yet, but I'm loving reading what the rest of you have to say. And Walt has chicken groupies. Who knew? (Had 12 pages to catch up this morning.)

OK, your interesting stories aside, let us focus on "hemp" versus "flax" a second. I met my husband doing re-enactment events. As part of the SCA (www.sca.org), we are required to "make an attempt" at clothing from pre-1600 AD and someplace in Europe. Linen and hemp were two very popular...

About spurs again: I carried my two Silkie boys to their tractor today and noticed some blood on my shirt. A close look proved Beckett was leaving spots of blood in the grass. His left spur was gone and he was bleeding a lot. Beckett did NOT enjoy being cradled like a baby, but I applied...

Modern plastic Easter eggs do not last long. Used to be plastics didn't have to be biodegradable. Now is the time of year to start watching for eggs. Dollar Tree used to have stone eggs, but hasn't since I've had chickens again and wanted stone eggs! Two years ago I found a pink salt shaker...