NY chicken lover!!!!

[JLaw]

it is the hunting of deer without antlers   

Lol but where can i find info on it i dont see it on dec website. And dont rember seeing in mybook

 

[rancher hicks]

Slip-sliding away..........not too much difference in the footing getting to my coop yesterday vs. today.....except yesterday I was slipping on ice and today I'm slipping on mud!

TOB

I tossed a large can of grit everywhere. The chooks will get to it sometime. Worked great. Will buy some to use in the drive too. Safer than salt.

 

[rancher hicks]

smith

& Wesson

 

[rancher hicks]

From Aria:

Everyone talking about crocheting and knitting. This is one of the rugs I braid.This one is from RAGS. Most of the rugs in our house I made. We built our own house and money was scarce...so when my husband was working on finish wood work...I would be making the rugs. I do knit and crochet. Regards, Aria

Well lets have some instructions. How easy are they to make. Those look really nice.

 

[Pyxis]

Well lets have some instructions.  How easy are they to make.  Those look really nice. 

x2 I'd like to know. That blue one especially is beautiful.

So did anyone else look into that growing fodder for your birds thread? Apparently some people have done it enough so that they feed the birds only fodder with some insects and that's it, they never buy feed. I might give it a try and see if they like it, if only to get them some greens this winter.

 

[LuvMyChicks1491]

Luv, I feed sprouted grains, and also fermented grains. They love the sprouts. Currently I'm using alphalfa and oats.

I've been thinking about giving them some more green options. How do you do yours?

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

X3 on the rugs. I would like to know how also. I think it is rags cut into strips and sewn together then crocheted, but not sure.

 

[Cass]

X3 on the rugs. I would like to know how also. I think it is rags cut into strips and sewn together then crocheted, but not sure.

There is a way to cut the rags so you don't have to sew them together. I can't draw a picture on here. Sigh. But I used to crochet rugs, for the family camp. My grandmother showed me how to cut pieces of fabric so you made one rectangle piece into a long strip. I used to cut the pieces while watching TV and roll them into a ball to crochet when I had the time. I would think that the braided rug would require stitching the braids into an oval/circle once they were braided. Not sure that I want to go through all that effort, but those sure where nice looking rugs.


(I would start with a piece of paper first, so you don't waste fabic. Now let me see if I can describe how to cut the fabric. 1/2 to 3/4 of inch wide strips worked best for crocheting...might want wider for braiding, since you would want to fold the cute edges in while braiding....start at one side of your fabric and cut til the other end, stopping 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch from cutting the piece loose. Then move your scissors over whatever width you chose and cut back the other direction, again stopping before cutting it totally loose from the main piece. Continue in that fashion until you are at the opposite side of the fabric you started at and you wind up with one long strip of fabric you can now crochet with. I suggest you used one of those huge plastic hooks and make it loose cuz dragging that fabric through a tight loops can get very difficult. The more durable the fabric the more durable the rug. I used to love using denim jeans that didn't fit my children any more and the bottoms of jeans legs cut off for summer wear)

 

[Tough Old Bird]

The end of our driveway is a sheet of ice. Took 4 runs at it to get out today. The creek isn't too bad yet. Most of the snow is gone, so hopefully it doesn't get too high.

TOB sorry to hear about Merlin. I love his eyes.

There are areas of both ice AND mud now. We had all better watch out step! Nine Mile Creek through Marcellus looks like boiling chocolate milk!

Thanks for the nice words on Merlin...yes, I loved his eyes, too. They caught everyone's attention. He had heterochromia, like David Bowie.

I was out shoveling water toward the pond and finally gave up the third time I slipped on the ice. Don't need a wrenched back trying to keep my a** dry while shoveling water. LOL

Didn't you fall last year? Just slipping without even falling can pull muscles. I did that last month. Ouchers.


TOB

 

[Cass]

x2 I'd like to know. That blue one especially is beautiful.

So did anyone else look into that growing fodder for your birds thread? Apparently some people have done it enough so that they feed the birds only fodder with some insects and that's it, they never buy feed. I might give it a try and see if they like it, if only to get them some greens this winter.

I read some of the thread. They still had to buy seeds to sprout, with barley being hard to find, but the seed of choice. Wheat, whole oats and rye were also used. The fodder was fed instead of traditional feed in the summer but soaked layer feed was fed in the winter for the protein missing from chicken's diets due to the distinct lack of bugs in the winter. I am considering trying it as soon as seed starter trays become available in the stores to start them in....as greens for my birds.