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[ronott1]

Thanks @ronotti1. That makes me feel better. At least now I know that there wasn't anything I could have done to save him.

You did a good job with him. Chickens just die sometimes for now apparent reason. I had one injured last Saturday and had to cull it. It somehow broke it's wing she was one of the trader joes chicks and they can fly higher than most breeds do--like leghorns. My guess is that she got caught in the netting somehow.

Not much you can do. At least this year I did not lose any to the heat!

 

[Peep_Show]

Sorry. Couldn't resist!

 

[Alaskan]

Amazing person  thanks for the bit of history.  Madam Curie was another 

the following is an excerpt from the Wikipedia Article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteurization

""The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says improperly handled raw milk is responsible for nearly three times more hospitalizations than any other food-borne disease source, making it one of the world's most dangerous food products.[SUP][16][/SUP][SUP][17][/SUP] Diseases prevented by pasteurization can include tuberculosis, brucellosis, diphtheria, scarlet fever, and Q-fever; it also kills the harmful bacteria Salmonella, Listeria, Yersinia, Campylobacter, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli O157:H7,[SUP][18][/SUP][SUP][19][/SUP] among others.""

Modern milk production is way less hazardous... because they keep up on the health of the Cows.   Inspections and disease management go into it all before they are milked.

deb

Yeah... I wonder about that at times.... Because we don't pasturize. no sickness yet.

We are not crazy careful with the milk either... I am a firm believe in the importance of eating dirt. We do carefully wash the containers though.

Interesting too.... It sounds like most Alaskan milkers do not pasteurize (up here most milk goats, then cows), and I haven't heard of anything in the way of illness. Did hear one family got sick from their chickens.

My baby sister pasteurizes... Down in Texas.


I had to drop eldest off at SAT testing this morning. I was panicked... But made sure I looked calm.

Having to wake up cazy early I got a sunrise photo driving home... Here ya go!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I grew up with raw milk never became ill from that or
anything else we ate

 

[bruceha2000]

Your (and our!) reward for having to get up so early Alaskan!

Of course, it doesn't rise all that early at this time of year does it

 

[microchick]

Same here Penny1960.

My mom used to simply hot pack tomatoes, fruit and jams. She never used a hot water bath on them. They stayed perfectly preserved and we ate them with great enjoyment. Never got sick and we knew we were never eating any preservatives other than the half spoon full of salt she put in the tomatoes.

 

[Alaskan]

Your (and our!) reward for having to get up so early Alaskan!

Of course, it doesn't rise all that early at this time of year does it 

So true... Wait until December and then I can sleep until noon and still see the sunrise!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Got the kitchen garden pulled up and cleaned out today (left the celery, though). My 40 lb pumpkin was a howden breed, as I suspected. I grow one ornamental gourd plant each year in that garden. Last year I got 56 gourds off the one plant, this year I only got 50 but the gourd is a different breed than last year and these are larger gourds. I'll start throwing the chicken poop from the board into the garden and I'll do that until we get significant snow or until there's a good covering of poop on the garden, whichever is first. That way it will age for about 6 months before I have to plant in there. That really makes a difference in my garden (that and the bees).

We also went apple picking early this morning. Got 2 large bags like we always do. I'll probably start the apple butter today and finish by canning it tomorrow. Will also be making some pie filling (and in a few weeks make and freeze some crusts) and probably canning a few more apple based products - but the pantry is already full. Probably also have to make my apple pancakes tomorrow.

I still have to pull up all my flower beds (a ton of them and will probably be 2 days of work), treat the bees for winter for diarrhea and probably bring in another half cord of wood, but then I'm ready for winter. It's coming.

 

[Kusanar]

One of my cats went missing today... hope she shows back up. But, she was a stray when we caught her, and she is still where she was caught, so a good chance she can handle herself if she choses not to come back. Leaving food out for her and keeping an eye out.

 

[pennyJo1960]

@Kusanar I do hope you find your kitty