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  1. FrugalmamaTx

    Homesteaders

    Update on my urban homestead :) Everything has been on hold due to weather - we've had a TON of rain the last few weeks, and hail as well. I'm glad I hadn't finished my coop yet, as it turns out the place I was planning on putting the coop and run gets pretty soggy with larger amounts of rain. I...
  2. FrugalmamaTx

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    Thyroid will do it too - I deal with thyroid issues too. They stink. On the Vitamin D if they ran your levels ASK what the number result was. Too often doctors will see a number of 29 or so, say well 25-100 is normal, and give you the canned "well you're fine" speech. Even though most folks do...
  3. FrugalmamaTx

    Homesteaders

    Trying something new for bedding in my brooder - chipped / shredded cardboard. I was googling for a low-dust option for the coop as the dust from the pine shavings was making my asthma flare up. Also needed to be low-cost and easily available. Found a few reports of folks using shredded...
  4. FrugalmamaTx

    Homesteaders

    Have they checked your Vitamin D levels? I know personally I become anemic, depressed and pretty near non-functional when my Vitamin D levels are too low. I now take 5000 iui daily to keep it {mostly} in check. RIF = Reading is Fundamental :)
  5. FrugalmamaTx

    Homesteaders

    Rancher Hicks - I had no idea there was an endangered breeds list. Thanks! Worked on our chicken run and coop today - it's coming together nicely. I found a bunch of rebar that the previous owner left along the back fence {buried under the leaves} and it is completing my run nicely. I had...
  6. FrugalmamaTx

    Homesteaders

    Hmm....I will pull up the list of recommended varieties again and see what it says before I go shopping. I was planning on just waiting for the annual free fruit / nut tree giveaway in January that our city parks and rec does - all those are vetted to do well in our area. But the temptation of...
  7. FrugalmamaTx

    Homesteaders

    Good to know on the Walmart tree and growth in the hardiness zone you're aiming for. Does that reverse apply as well - for instance I'm in zone 9/10 {right on the line} - would I have trouble with a tree grown in zone 4? Got our chicks today - so cute! 2 Barred Rocks, 2 Rhode Island Reds and 2...
  8. FrugalmamaTx

    Homesteaders

    FYI if anyone is looking for fruit trees, check Walmart. Our's had them on clearance for about $10, along with all their seed plants and slips. Going back tomorrow and hopefully they have some left, as i crunched the budget and we can swing a couple fruit trees. Getting our chicks today, as...
  9. FrugalmamaTx

    Homesteaders

    Cautious peeking my head in here :) I've been reading through the thread all morning. Does anyone here do Urban Homesteading? Leaving the city isn't an option for us, but I'm trying my best to turn our small city lot into an urban homestead. So far that means we have a big garden bed and we are...
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