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wingstone said:
LMP....I have a recipe for some pineapple jelly, it is awesome on a bagel with cream cheese...nothing special it uses canned pineapple.
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I'd be interested in that recipe if you don't mind sharing it. I just started canning last year & this year my hubby bought me a pressure canner/cooker for Christmas and I love it. I already canned venison in it. Tonight at Lowe's they had a bunch of canning supplies on sale as well as a Ball Canning/Recipe book for $1.75. It has some really good recipes in it that I'll be trying out soon. Prior to canning, I froze everything I made, while it was good too, it took up too much space in the freezer. Canning is so much fun but I don't can for a whole family, just hubby & myself. You have a real sense of accomplishment when you open up that jar of food you processed yourself. Not to mention how much better most things I've done have tasted. I want to can beets this year too now so that I can make lots of pickled eggs with my girls eggs, by spring the 2 new girls should be laying too.
 
vicki5112 said:
I'd be interested in that recipe if you don't mind sharing it. I just started canning last year & this year my hubby bought me a pressure canner/cooker for Christmas and I love it. I already canned venison in it. Tonight at Lowe's they had a bunch of canning supplies on sale as well as a Ball Canning/Recipe book for $1.75. It has some really good recipes in it that I'll be trying out soon. Prior to canning, I froze everything I made, while it was good too, it took up too much space in the freezer. Canning is so much fun but I don't can for a whole family, just hubby & myself. You have a real sense of accomplishment when you open up that jar of food you processed yourself. Not to mention how much better most things I've done have tasted. I want to can beets this year too now so that I can make lots of pickled eggs with my girls eggs, by spring the 2 new girls should be laying too.
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I wonder if our Lowe's has any canning on clearance? Pineapple jelly sounds good! Blackberry is my favorite though.
 
regcal966 said:
I know its early but I was wondering if anyone will be hatching Marans, Welsummers, or Olive Egger chicks in or around March.  I am interested in getting a couple of each breed but not until March.  I can order from a hatchery but would prefer to get some from someone local.  I'm in Snow Shoe, but I will travel up to an hour.  Thanks!!
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I have BCMs and OEs, send me a PM when the time gets closer if you're still interested.


LittleMissPurdy said:
Morning everyone.....the sun is finally shining here!!!:celebrate ...wow, it is amazing how much that little thing called light can make things better....okay, I have a question..hahha, well-you knew it was coming...I am NOT having this issue at the moment & hopefully never will, but got thinking about egg-bound hens....i have read some about this, but was wondering what any of you have done or would do if faced with this issue.?....having new girls coming into their egg-laying time..weird things happen all the time, just would like to be informed a little more than what i am..not. thank you-danielle
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We had an egg bound girl with a prolapsed vent, por thing. We seperated her (so the others didn't peck at her vent), gave her warm water soaks everyday, used honey to help slip the egg out and Preparation H to help shrink the vent up and get it back where it belonged.

ETA. We make blackberry jelly every summer with wild black berries. There is nothing as good as that jelly hot out of the pot on a piece of toast. I do wish I could figure out an easy way to get rid of all the seeds. I guess I could strain through cheese clothe, but seems so labor intensive. .
 
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Update on my little pullet with frostbite:

She now has a name, Miss Stumpy. Her feet have fallen off. I gave her a soak in warm diluted peroxide water to clean her stumps.
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I also trimmed the fluff around her vent & the tip of her tail because it was getting poopy.
Then she got painted with blu-kote.
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Then she got new pink boots.
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She's now back out in the brooder in the garage with 4 other chicks half her size. She tried to shake her boots loose a couple times but then decided a drink was a better idea. I'll unwrap her in about 2 days & see how she looks. She will be getting more electrolytes & antibiotics in her water for a few days.
 
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I love the wild blackberries, when I was a child we called them black caps, not sure why, but they are getting harder and harder to find anymore.
 
chickenboy100 said:

Oh, that poor thing!!!
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She's actually getting around pretty well considering her lack of feet. It really doesn't seem to bother her at all. She objected more to the butt fluff trim than anything I did to her feet. She's a bit off balance, so she holds her wings out to steady herself. She is in a small brooder so doesn't have to go far for anything she needs. We shall see how she does & probably build her her own box for her & a friend.
 

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