Consolidated Kansas

[Naughty]

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I like your set up. I have 13 birds now - my oldest ones have been drinking out of a big metal dog bowl all summer - no problems... but the young ones I just bought can't bear the sight of a nice clean bowl - so they make sure every night there is lots of stuff in it... aint they considerate to save me from that shiny gleam?

So far every morning I've been hauling out hot water in a bucket which is fun... and not a big deal - but I know it doesnt last very long in this weather - so I think I will hook up one of those heaters and see what happens

Looks like Avertytds is going to be a great mentor - she is teaching me everything lol

 

[Naughty]

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I found some on ebay pretty cheap - and am bidding on them - I only need a few - of course I figure knowing me - this may end up being like chicken math..... I'm only going to tap one tree.... oh wait - I have 2 more trees almost big enough to tap.... oh wow - my dad has 3 maples on his property... oh and now I need this.... and this...

whatever you do - DONT show me pics of cool stuff - you enablers!

I got into wine-making too... got my first batch of pear wine aging.... I"m going to wisely stay away from any websites for THAT addiction...

 

[OzawkieBantams]

Ooooooppooooooooooo
do you have any got sites for the wine makin. I am gonna use a methad i found during my live plant aquarium days.

http://www.qsl.net/w2wdx/aquaria/diyco2.html

 

[averytds]

The learning never stops! Especially since I'm lazy and cheap. I'm always looking for ways to make things simpler and faster. One of the Okie masters

with a neat set-up is going to work on some tractor adaptations for me. Can't wait to see what he comes up with. Those are going to be a must have!


For watering, I'm firmly in the cup/nipple group and as automatic as possible from brooder to coop. Have been for awhile. They're just that much better IMO.

 

[OzawkieBantams]

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I found some on ebay pretty cheap - and am bidding on them - I only need a few - of course I figure knowing me - this may end up being like chicken math..... I'm only going to tap one tree.... oh wait - I have 2 more trees almost big enough to tap.... oh wow - my dad has 3 maples on his property... oh and now I need this.... and this...

whatever you do - DONT show me pics of cool stuff - you enablers!

I got into wine-making too... got my first batch of pear wine aging.... I"m going to wisely stay away from any websites for THAT addiction...

Ut oh. ...... I found some more good stuff. Here are some of the bags my dad used to use
This site has some great stuff

http://www.leaderevaporator.com/p-200-sap-sak-for-collecting-maple-sap.aspx

Man you all have me stocked about stuff again. Great vids here.

 

[Naughty]

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The wine I have was just put in a jug and let it ferment - then let it age... lol - it uses just juice... I tried a little of it - it tastes like pure alcohol so I definitely need to work a bit more on the process ....lol - I'm not into moonshine

I have some that is supposed to be ready in 3 weeks - figure it won't be great but will be my "learning" batch... but the other recipe I have takes a year to age.... I am experimenting to learn how it works on the easy stuff - so that when I harvest my pears this year I will be able to make a good batch... I had a neighbor that used to make fantastic apple wine - so I'm excited to figure this out

 

[mikeksfarmer]

The basics on wine is that, you let the gas escape but oxygen can not get back in. Its an Anaerobic process. (no oxygen) Yeast make the alcohol and carbon-dioxide. If you have a cork in it it may break the bottle. I drill a hole in the cork use rubber tube and have that go into a jar of water. The gas escapes and no air goes back in. Thus when 14% alcohol is achieved it starts killing the yeast. If air gets in you get vinager as that is an aerobic process.
Some people add sugar to the mix to make a sweeter wine. Some like em dry! Some fruits are sweeter than others.

 

[OzawkieBantams]

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Well the pic and the link above the pic shows and explains this same concept Mike. You use sugar, water, and yeast. You can see the check valves in the top of the tubing. It worked great for adding Co2 back in the aquairum. When i had to change the contents in the bottles it smelled just like alcahol.

 

[FondofChicks]

You can make wine out of anything. All you need is some sort of water, sugar, yeast and flavoring. Juice provides the water and usually the flavor. You can make wine from coffee. Some needs to age and some are vey good young. I made mead (honey wine)3 years ago that tasted like honey flavored turpentine when it finished. Now it is quite good. It is a high alcohol wine.

There are ways to stop fermentation to have sweeter, less alcohol wine. Or you can let it ferment until finish for a drier wine as mentioned before.

Do yourself a favor and get a wine yeast rather than bread yeast. And keep everything that is going to touch the wine CLEAN. Here is a website of a good place for supplies. www.highgravitybrew.com/

Before I had chickens I was a winemaker. My back deterioted and it is difficult to lift and carry the buckets and jugs. Three years ago I was the winemaker for an "on premises" winery in Derby. BEST job I ever had! But the lease went up and they closed up so I got some equipment from them and made my own until the back became a problem.

 

[ByN8ureHomstead]

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Well the pic and the link above the pic shows and explains this same concept Mike. You use sugar, water, and yeast. You can see the check valves in the top of the tubing. It worked great for adding Co2 back in the aquairum. When i had to change the contents in the bottles it smelled just like alcahol.

I came by the Swap Meet. I must of missed you.