Michigan

[Bluemoon420]

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Oooo Melon, mulberry, dandelion sound gooood.

Bluemoon

 

[A2SciTeach]

Anybody interested in an adult trio of Bronze turkeys? I've been emailing with the poultry guy there about getting some turkey eggs and he mentioned he has the trio available. I'm not wanting Bronze or adult and have no way of transporting adult turkeys but if anybody is interested you can email Angelo at [email protected]
Now I'm off to frolic with the hens in the sunny yet muddy yard.

ps: Has anyone heard from Miss Jayne? Where is her

???

 

[Ooopsy_daisy]

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Hi Cheryl,

I have Isa Browns that will be at the point of lay no later than April 1st. They are early October hatch. I have aprox 15 that I would be willing to part with. Im 35 mins east of flint just across I-69. If your interested , just shoot me over a PM and I'll give you my phone number. Also my daughter might have some color range birds that are at the point of lay now. I have some of the same hatch date and they are laying already. They are a dual purpose bird.

 

[Bluemoon420]

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LOL what a visual. You go girl!!!

It hasn't been back yet.

We have a lot of night creatures around here. Possums usually don't last long.

Bluemoon

 

[wyliefarms]

What a roller coaster ride!

Today was my mom, dad, sister, and I pulled into the hospital, my brother called and said that Amy's cancer doctor reviewed the results and it is good! (yesterday it was the on call doctor and with the agressive cancer that it is, that was his prognosis.) The new chemo pill she started taking 2 weeks ago is exploding and killing the cancer, which is in her lungs. It is treatable

The kids were so happy to see their mom today! 6 days is a long time for a little one to not see mom.

So now we are switching gears and going to modify the house for a bedroom and full handicap accessable bathroom.

Amy is planning on coming home in 3-4 days with some rehab, since she has been stationary for 6 days.

Thank you for your continued support!
Sarah

 

[Ooopsy_daisy]

Sarah: My prayers go out to Amy and your family. Remember faith is the best medicine

Hillbilly Hen: Glad you found a doctor you can trust. Took me 20 years to find a great family doc and dentist. They are not only my doctors but friends/family to where I have their cell numbers to call if I need any help.

Susanne: Awesome artwork. Might just have you paint me a big ole sign for the side of Emily's barn (my show bird barn) as it sit right on the road and all could view your lovely work.

Opa: thanks for the great info on molting. I copy/pasted into my chicken health folder.

Had a close friend call yesterday and ask what I was doing this tuesday? I said not much , why? He says I know its your birthday and you'd have a fit if I bought you something, so I figured the next best thing to do for you..would be clean out your hen house....OMG I jumped for joy.. Said SURLY you can!! as I yelled yahooooooooo and did a back flip LOL. That hen house flooded this last late fall after a huge storm as the water ran through my horse barn and out a pvc pipe that I made in the cinder block to stop such flooding not think when I did the coop there that pipe was in the wall. Soooooo pine got all wet, froze so Ive been using nasty straw for a couple months. At least 4 bales are in that coop all packed down. So its a job I dreaded to do myself. Hope he knows what he's getting himself into?? (think he's lost his marbles lol) Any way thought Id take him for prime rib supper afterwards as I know its gonna be one heck of a hard job.

Then today a very caring friend called to see how I was feeling and we talked about my one bator that is full of Isa eggs that I didnt think I would get anything out of it as they were due 2 days ago and I could smell a rotten egg in the bunch and no life yet. I hung up the phone and I hear chirp chirp chrip. So Ive got chicks hatching now and tuesday for grand daughters birthday. SPRING IS SPRINGING so life is good. Hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weather today? I took my horse down to the lake and back. Boy was that scarey seeing ice in the road still and here she's 16.2 hands tall. LONG fall down . We made it home without an accident..thank gosh.

 

[Ooopsy_daisy]

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WOW what wonderful news Sarah. I bet everyone is over joyed and as they should be. So glad she can come home, I am sure the kids miss her something terrible. Keep us posted on her progress please.

 

[Olive Hill]

Sarah -- I am so happy for your family about the new prognosis. That is wonderful news.

Oopsey -- It really is further to fall. When I bought my last Gelding it was between him (he is about 15hh flat) and a 16.2-16.3 hh mare. Height was, obviously, not the deciding factor in the purchase but some days I am very happy that he was the right horse for the job rather than she.

I've been trying to catch up on posts here, reading a little each day and I have to say we were lucky this winter. It seems everyone around us on every side has plenty of snow left but we didn't get much this winter and there's a lot of bare grass out there -- well, that and MUD! Still, it's nice to see spring poking it's head around the corner. Now I'm itching for some chicks.

 

[thepremo1]

this is pretty random, but here is a guide to make some ok wine with very minimal costs

Alright if you don’t have a winemaking store handy you can use baking yeast, and you need to remember for 10 $ its going to be basic
This is what you will need
If you can juice your own fruit that is great but here is a easier way
1 or2 cans of 100% Welch’s frozen grape concentrate, depending on how strong you want it to be. I use 2 cans per gallon, you can use one can, or 5 if you’re feeling frisky(joke).
A one gallon jug of spring water
A package of yeast, wine yeast is a lot better but again you will need a wine shop
3 to 4 cups of sugar
A rubber band
A couple of balloons, incase one pops

Now sanitation is a GIANT part of brewing, because bacteria can ruin your wine

So to start boil some water and put it into a container to sanitize it
Then pour about half of your gallon of spring water into your sanitized container, and cover it. Next pour about ¼, or more it depends on your pot, gallons into a pot and bring it close to a boil and dissolve your sugar into it. Make sure to stir it so that it doesn’t caramelize on the bottom of the pot.
Pour your concentrate into your gallon container
Next pour your sugar water into the container
Use the water you poured into the other container to fill up your wine container. Leave about three inches from the top!!!
Next you have to start your yeast, there should be directions on the back of the packet, but if there isn’t, put about 4 ounces of 100-105 degree water into a sanitized cup. Sprinkle a little sugar into the cup and then add your yeast. Wait about 10 to 15 minutes, or longer, for it to start foaming good.
Make sure your container isn’t over 100 degrees. Then add your yeast starter to your container
Shake it very well (2 minutes minimum)
Now cover your jug with the balloon, and rubber band it on.
Within 24 hours the balloon should start to inflate, if you poke pinholes in the balloon you won’t have to worry about it getting to big, but I just let some of the air out when mine got to big.
Put it somewhere where it can make a mess or the mess can be easily cleaned up.
Your wine will churn and bubble, and that means it is working, but often your balloon will fill with too much air and you will have to let some out
Now for the hard part, waiting!!
It will take at least a month.
When it is done it gets tricky, because there will be dead yeast sediment at the bottom of your jug (don’t worry that’s normal), but you don’t want to drink that.
If you have a hose you can use it to siphon the wine out of the jug, which will work great, if you don’t, don’t threat. You can just pour it carefully. Now as to what you pour your wine into, that’s up to you.
Liquor bottles work well but to pour into them can be very difficult, mason jars work, but remember sanitize, sanitize, sanitize and when pouring DON’T splash, the whole point of the balloon was to keep air out, because it has little nasties in it.

The yeast will eat the sugar and produce CO2 and alcohol, don’t add to much sugar because it can be toxic to the yeast (imagine if you were surrounded by so many hamburgers you couldn’t breath).


I’m not really sure how this will age, because you’re missing a lot of the “professional” ingredients, but you will have enough to make wine.
AND DON’T BOTTLE IT BEFORE IT IS DONE, BECAUSE YOUR JARS MIGHT EXPLODE FROM THE CO2 BEING PRODUCED.
If your nervous, let a jar sit for a couple of days, and then crack the lid open on it, if it hisses, and the wine bubble, congrates you have made champagne
But you will have to crack the seal every day or so, so the pressure doesn’t build up
Believe me it’s worth it to wait if you’re not sure
I will not be held responsible for any problems that may occur. (I have to say that just incase someone tries to sue me).


sorry its kinda long pm me if you have questions

 

[YakLady]

Does anyone know of a poultry processor that does ducks near me? I live near Ann Arbor. We took some to a processor in Fowlerville, and they charged 7.00/bird. I thought that was a little steep. We just put some ducks eggs in my new incubator, and we ordered 2 dozen Cayuga eggs today. I have a chef who wants to buy the meat when I have some ready. For the sake of profit, I sure would like to find someone who will process the ducks at a better price than 7.00/bird.