Nevadans?

[HorseFeatherz NV]

That sauce sounds...............so yummy!



The garden so far has planted so far: corn, yellow squash, pumpkin, zucc, cucs, potatoes - and currently coming up: various leaf lettuce, spinach, chard, peas (sweet and regular), beets, radish and carrots. The last frost we had (22 degrees) a bit over a week ago, killed my tomatoes

so I will have to start again with them. Most everything is a short cycle plant with the pumpkins being the longest range - 100 days. I am going to plant more carrots and such in the next week or so. Now to find canning equipment

The last goose we had was a cull...........had a goose get egg bound so we culled her last month. Just skinned her and took the meat from the bone. DH put it on the BBQ, there were no left overs

 

[SunnyDawn]

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Pumpkins will handle a light frost once big enough so you should be fine. No guarantees with Northern NV weather though.
You are going to tackle canning? Wow you are a brave soul. I so wanted to learn how but my friends said it requires a good back that can stand for a long time.
BTW that goose is sounding better and better.

 

[aubreynoramarie]

ive never had goose but i am always down to try something new!

so i got my broody and an e.e. from Sunny! they are sooooo pretty, i LOVE their feathers. I cannot wait until they molt so i can make pretty jewlery out of them. Currently the e.e., Gypsy, is in the backyard protesting this move. She is NOT happy, haha. she is TALKING TALKIN TALKING all the while broody mama is hanging out. I had no problems moving her into their temporary pen ( but then again, i did leave her in the box! i just took off the lid and put it in the kennel.)

pictures later! I am SO excited to have these girls!

 

[HighNDryFarm]

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Pumpkins will handle a light frost once big enough so you should be fine. No guarantees with Northern NV weather though.
You are going to tackle canning? Wow you are a brave soul. I so wanted to learn how but my friends said it requires a good back that can stand for a long time.
BTW that goose is sounding better and better.

I've canned for years...just tomatoes and dill pickles. It's REALLY easy! And I'm scheduled for back surgery! I love cooking with my own tomatoes all winter long and my dill pickles are spicy good. HorseFeatherz, our local Ace Hardware has a good selection of canning supplies and I recommend purchasing the Blue Book of Canning. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. I may have trouble figure out the sex of a baby chick but I'm a darn good canner!

 

[SunnyDawn]

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Pumpkins will handle a light frost once big enough so you should be fine. No guarantees with Northern NV weather though.
You are going to tackle canning? Wow you are a brave soul. I so wanted to learn how but my friends said it requires a good back that can stand for a long time.
BTW that goose is sounding better and better.

I've canned for years...just tomatoes and dill pickles. It's REALLY easy! And I'm scheduled for back surgery! I love cooking with my own tomatoes all winter long and my dill pickles are spicy good. HorseFeatherz, our local Ace Hardware has a good selection of canning supplies and I recommend purchasing the Blue Book of Canning. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. I may have trouble figure out the sex of a baby chick but I'm a darn good canner!

OK, I may just have to try it then! Can I pester you for advice?

 

[aubreynoramarie]

heres some of the new girls and some of the old girls!

the new girl:

this is their temporary run until we move

broody mom.

the only way i could get the new girl to stop shouting was by letting my girls out to free range the yard

my other e.e. is very upset that she is no longer the only bearded birdy. they do not like eachother right now. It really puts into perspective how HUGE the new lady is.

"WHAA???"

the showgirls are almost five months old now. So far no crowing or laying.

 

[aubreynoramarie]

okay scratch that, broody mom has decided to grace us with her presence!

And boy does she have alot to say about all of THIS!

 

[sherylreno]

Wow Sunny & aubreynoramarie, what a great flock! I found a home for my roo today and they promise not to kill him, they live out in Lemmon Valley and have horses and tons of other animals. They over 20 hens and only 1 rooster so they were extremely happy to get him! I'm so glad he won't be killed. I'm looking for a single barred plymouth rock if anyone has one please let me know. Sunny, if you still have any hens perhaps I can get 1 of them too? Let me know.

 

[sherylreno]

Oh and Sunny, I would be more than happy to teach you how to can as well. I'm going to make bread & butter pickles this year. Canning is very easy to do too and you really don't need a good back unless you are planning on canning a whole bunch and pickles are the easiest to can if you like them.

 

[SunnyDawn]

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Thanks Sheryl! I love a good garlic dill pickle! But that's about the only kind of pickle I like. My Mom used to can a lot when I was little.
I don't have a barred rock but you are welcome to come by and see what I have. I've got quite a mix.


Aubrey the temporary run looks awfully cozy! They've got shade and grass to munch, they should settle in in no time. I see the move has not caused the barnie hen to ease up on her brooding any.

That's a good thing. I didn't realize how big Gypsy was either. She seemed so small next to my HUGE roo. Once you mix them with the others there may be 2 or three days of bickering but they usually establish a new pecking order quickly. It's so funny to see Gypsy all puffed up like that! She was in the middle of the pecking order here and I usually never heard a peep out of her.