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SCG do you belong to any local beekeepers association? For a small annual fee you can borrow their knife and extractor and any other equipment. Our association, which is also an equipment supplier is a little over an hour from my house so it's a big hassle to go there if I can avoid it.
 
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SCG do you belong to any local beekeepers association? For a small annual fee you can borrow their knife and extractor and any other equipment. Our association, which is also an equipment supplier is a little over an hour from my house so it's a big hassle to go there if I can avoid it.
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Yes but to the next county over since my county isn't very active. That county does have an extractor you can borrow (and you MUST return it dirty, they won't let people clean it untrained). It's a hassle for me to get there as it's over an hour drive each way, too.
 
Happy Sunday everyone!
Like Mr Bama I have been very busy as well. Well,except for yesterday. I spent a wonderful day at a juried art/craft fair held on the courthouse green of a small town to our north. The weather was perfect, warm bright sun with temps in the 60's and a nice cool breeze. I chatted with folks, looked at all the pretty things and checked out the bargains in the flea market area.The shops around the square were having their last hurrah for the season and I picked up a great addition to my antique canning jar collection and other little goodies in the antique/junk shops. I sat down at a sidewalk table in front of a real, honest to goodness, little Bistro (a true rarity in our part of the country) and enjoyed a truly yummy mocha latte to go along with my vegetarian panini loaded with portabello mushrooms on artisan whole grain bread.(notice how healthy Deb?
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) What an absolutely perfect end to a crazy hectic week of doctor appointments in between frantically harvesting the last of the pumpkins, tomatoes, etc. in really crappy weather before our first true killing frost. The best blessing was I did it all, including the full morning of exploring the shops and craft fair, with not even a cane!!!
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Ok, so I am kind of just sitting here this morning with my legs up propped up my recliner and everything is a bit sore, BUT, I did it!!!

@Alaskan - I'm coming to this party late (sorry) but I totally understand how you feel. My gardens are certified organic and I really hate using any chemicals, that is one reason I love using Oxine around my animals, in the house, etc. It is a great safe disinfectant for the coop by the way. That said, I have tried all of the "natural" remedies for parasites and have almost zero success. Pyrethrim works great as a preventative in the coop once you have it cleaned out but is not effective (in MHO) as a "cure". I have resorted to using Sevin as well when I discovered a really horid infestation on my girls. After doing the "shake and bake" and using liquid Sevin in the coop I have not had a problem since. What I do do tho, is when I do the big clean out in the spring and fall, I sprinkle Sevin under the nesting material in the boxes, on the catch board before I put down fresh wood shavings and on the floor before I put down the new shavings in spring and the heavy hay layer in the fall. Have had no problem since.
 
For what it's worth (and remind me of this moment in January), it was a high of 65 today. Tonight will be 44. That's perfect weather if you ask me.

I am not sure yet what I'm doing with the painted fabric piece. It doesn't really go with my decor (which is best described as random ikea pieces and incubators).
 
I have been busy this weekend too. I got a baby quilt done for one of the guys I work with and I got my little coop and the pen cleaned up. I also went to a photography class on white balance and exposure. It was a class given by a professor from the local college. He belongs to the same photography group I do. He also gives private lessons. I am going to look into taking some classes from him to increase my skills.
One more checked off my list of things I have to finish before I add another project ;-)
 
superchemicalgirl said:
For what it's worth (and remind me of this moment in January), it was a high of 65 today. Tonight will be 44. That's perfect weather if you ask me.

I am not sure yet what I'm doing with the painted fabric piece. It doesn't really go with my decor (which is best described as random ikea pieces and incubators).
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That would be winter for me the 65 and 44. and the wind would be howling.... Blowing Rocks at the house.... yep rocks

deb
 

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