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  1. ldawntaylor

    Homesteaders

    Hi, A frequent lurker and occasional poster here. The hummingbird hums because of how fast its wings beat. You probably know they will come to feeders and such. They need a sugar/water syrup. You can bring 1 quart of water to a boil and then dissolve 1 cup of sugar in the boiling...
  2. ldawntaylor

    Homesteaders

    I've been lurking on this thread for a few weeks now. I just wanted to show you how I use a nipple type waterer in a plastic bin brooder. Not original maybe but it works. I use hardware cloth for a cover. And wire to hang the bucket from that cloth. If you ignore the chick and the hand...
  3. ldawntaylor

    Homesteaders

    Just putting in my 2 cents...my onions and garlic didn't do too well in that kind of setup. I don't know if I didn't have enough soil. Or the fertilizer (goat poop in my case) made the soil too rich. My observation is that the allium family (onions, garlic, chives etc.) do better where the...
  4. ldawntaylor

    Homesteaders

    I guess reading the next page or two would have helped me answer my own question here. So you can see I tend to just jump in when something interests me. When it comes to animals though I do what research I can before hand. One thing I do remember is things like frost happening in June and...
  5. ldawntaylor

    Homesteaders

    wyoDreamer, I have to ask what part of Wyoming? I used to live in Buffalo, WY when I was growing up. A lot of memories of that place. Come to think of it that was the first place I saw a Rhode Island Red chicken up close.
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