LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[JacinLarkwell]

Thank you for this info, I never would have figured all this out without a lot of trial, error and money! I will do more looking on Etsy to see what I can find.

Honestly, faux cashmere is still my favorite, but I'm not sure if you can find somewhere selling it spun already. I'm sure you can look and find someone though. BFL is a common one for spinning too. Tends to be a bit coarser depending on the sheep (I think they range from somewhat fine-somewhat coarse depending on the individual), but it's a spongy feel too, and if you get a thicker yarn, it might translate to that a bit

 

[fluffycrow]

Great you found the culprit, definitely remove unfertile eggs. Perfect on the vents too, the more oxygen the better!

Yeah, I'll be much more unforgiving with my infertile eggs in the future. This time when I opened the incubator the smell was REALLYYY bad. Like it was usually just a bad fart level smell, but this time I actually ran out of the room gagging

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I live in the middle of nowhere, so I am limited to what ever 1 store carries which is not a yarn shop. Acrylic which is soft but basically plastic, and Cotton. Cotton is a natural fiber and is soft as well but I want to branch out to more exotic fibers, I will need to order online.

You should try to come up to the WhiteHall festival next year if you can. We had people from the east coast this year and all over.

 

[TwoCrows]

Yeah, I'll be much more unforgiving with my infertile eggs in the future. This time when I opened the incubator the smell was REALLYYY bad. Like it was usually just a bad fact level smell, but this time I actually ran out of the room gagging

Yes this definitely means bacteria is growing. Around day 8, and after candling, I remove all eggs that are unfertile, cracked, have blood rings or any egg that just doesn't pass my inspection. You should be good now, good catch!

 

[Sally PB]

Thank you! I see a lot of this Merino yarn on line and wondered if it was a soft fiber. It seems to have good reviews too. I will look into this as well!

Yes, hand made goods certainly can't compete with Walmart. I think humanity has gotten so far away from doing things by hand, they have lost touch with how much work goes into any project. The world is definitely changing.

https://knitrowan.com/en/yarns/all-yarns

This company has GORGEOUS yarn. Natural fibers, lovey colors. Priced to show that too. Not cheap stuff.

I was lucky enough to get to knit with it for free! I did knitting for a yarn shop to showcase their yarn. I didn't get to keep what I knit, but it was a way to knit a sweater that was $200 (20 years ago) worth of yarn.

Don't get me started on people not valuing handmade items for the skill and craftsmanship. Some people still do, thank goodness.

I will never, ever quibble with someone on the price of what they make. If I want to buy it, I can afford it, and the price is immaterial. If I can't afford it, then I admire it anyway. Like the STUNNING mirror I saw, framed with hand carved mahogany. It was several hundred dollars, way out of my price range at the time. It would be on my wall if I could have afforded it back then.

 

[SpotTheCat]

Touch is a wonderful mental/physical sensation, men NEED to be touching fibers if they are at a fiber show!!

I love poking all the fleeces at the shows. I pat the sheep ever time I feed them, highly recommended touching ryeland or other downs sheep breeds fleece!

 

[fluffycrow]

Touch is a wonderful mental/physical sensation, men NEED to be touching fibers if they are at a fiber show!!

Not exactly the same, but every time I touch Ursula, it feels ANAZING! As much as I don't like the silkied feathers for the sake of the bird, I LOVE how they feel

 

[JacinLarkwell]

https://knitrowan.com/en/yarns/all-yarns

This company has GORGEOUS yarn. Natural fibers, lovey colors. Priced to show that too. Not cheap stuff.

I was lucky enough to get to knit with it for free! I did knitting for a yarn shop to showcase their yarn. I didn't get to keep what I knit, but it was a way to knit a sweater that was $200 (20 years ago) worth of yarn.

Don't get me started on people not valuing handmade items for the skill and craftsmanship. Some people still do, thank goodness.

I will never, ever quibble with someone on the price of what they make. If I want to buy it, I can afford it, and the price is immaterial. If I can't afford it, then I admire it anyway. Like the STUNNING mirror I saw, framed with hand carved mahogany. It was several hundred dollars, way out of my price range at the time. It would be on my wall if I could have afforded it back then.

I have that same view point. Part of why I have yet to get commissioned art (the price's are worth it,I just don't have that wiggle room yet for my expenses).

There's a farmers market/craft fair every Tuesday and Friday where I was in Michigan and one of the booths was selling things a 15 year old was crocheting. We were all astonished at how well she was doing it, and the prices were insane! Her mother and mine were talking for a bit and her mother said that she didn't mind selling for so low so that people could afford it and that it made her happy to see people wearing what she'd made. We ended up giving them a bit morenthan the prices were because we knew it was too low. I ended up getting a bag and a top I'd wear over a t-shirt or tank top

 

[Sally PB]

I love poking all the fleeces at the shows. I pat the sheep ever time I feed them, highly recommended touching ryeland or other downs sheep breeds fleece!

Did you know that you can put jackets on your sheep, to protect the wool? The wool stays cleaner and doesn't get "sunburned" tips. Fleeces from jacketed sheep command premium prices!

I once got a dark grey/black fleece that had been jacketed. It stayed dark grey/black when spun, whereas the unjacketed fleece had brown tips looked "muddy."

We ended up giving them a bit morenthan the prices were because we knew it was too low. I ended up getting a bag and a top I'd wear over a t-shirt or tank top

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I once got a dark grey/black fleece that had been jacketed. It stayed dark grey/black when spun, whereas the unjacketed fleece had brown tips looked "muddy

I drive my mom and grandma nuts because I'm always drawn to the sun bleached black fleeces. They said the bleached areas can be damaged, so they try to avoid them, but that bleached color is honestly one of my favorite natural(?) colors.