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Argh.... that just hurts! And now I'm going to get on my soap box.... sorry.
We ALL can use a skill saw safely and competently (unless there is some debilitating issue)! My DH would love to wrap me in cotton and tell me I can't lift, pull, dig, hammer, saw, drill, or walk across the room all by my little helpless self! And it makes my blood boil! As long as you pay attention and use a lot of good sense when it comes to using the tools safely you can use them as well or better than anyone else! If you want to feel helpless for the rest of your life then fine. If you want to feel capable and self reliant then get out there and learn to do everything you can. Go to a class or just find a person with a really good track record of using power tools safely and get them to show you the ropes. If you can safely use a hot stove and sharp knives with kids all around then obviously you know there are hazards to be mindful of. Same thing with power tools. You just need to know what hazards to be mindful of, it's not rocket science.... want proof.... how bright are all those guys building houses and such. They don't get hired because they have a high IQ, they get hired because they know how to use the tools. It's doesn't take muscles either, it takes attention to detail and a little training. Fathers teach their sons, so they can teach their sisters, wives, and daughters, too. They have (or used to have) wood shop classes in Jr. High. Tell me you are LESS capable than a 12 year old! That is unless they are lousy teachers which some people are, sex isn't a factor there. Just Do It, you'll be glad you did!

I apologize to anyone that may take offense by this, but I've had to deal with the "Weaker Sex" issue WAY too many times in my life. Thank goodness it's not a belief that is held by ALL, but definitely by too many, men and women alike. I am not a male basher. I want EVERYONE to break down the gender boundaries that keep us all so limited in so many useless ways.

Ok, I'm done. I've said my piece.
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Right on sister !
I ran a 3-blade rip saw/2 -blade chop saw in a lumber mill for years.
Saws do not bother me at all, I use them all & even have my own chain saw.
Sawyering is a love of mine...and falling, cutting & stacking 12 cord a wood by myself was just something we all had to do in Idaho...some used more wood than I did.
I have friends there that go through 25 cord in a good winter.
But everyone using a saw needs to have confidence & respect for it, and if you are not confident, don't do it.
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Mine free range most of the day, but I keep reading folks who give them 24% protein food....
High protein (over 18%) really is not necessary in a grown fowl...in juveniles it is, especially turkeys and larger breed chickens.
Too much protein can cause alot of health issues, I am not sure of but one of which I think is fatty liver disease (with ducks too)
Layer for adult chickens at 16% is great...add vitamins to their water if you like, I use Broiler max at half dosage for my layers (makes for better fertility, and stronger chicks) and I use Broiler Max at full dosage with my broilers, easier on them with their rapid growth and more vitamins means better food for us when we eat the broilers.
Just sayin'
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Argh.... that just hurts! And now I'm going to get on my soap box.... sorry.
We ALL can use a skill saw safely and competently (unless there is some debilitating issue)! My DH would love to wrap me in cotton and tell me I can't lift, pull, dig, hammer, saw, drill, or walk across the room all by my little helpless self! And it makes my blood boil! As long as you pay attention and use a lot of good sense when it comes to using the tools safely you can use them as well or better than anyone else! If you want to feel helpless for the rest of your life then fine. If you want to feel capable and self reliant then get out there and learn to do everything you can. Go to a class or just find a person with a really good track record of using power tools safely and get them to show you the ropes. If you can safely use a hot stove and sharp knives with kids all around then obviously you know there are hazards to be mindful of. Same thing with power tools. You just need to know what hazards to be mindful of, it's not rocket science.... want proof.... how bright are all those guys building houses and such. They don't get hired because they have a high IQ, they get hired because they know how to use the tools. It's doesn't take muscles either, it takes attention to detail and a little training. Fathers teach their sons, so they can teach their sisters, wives, and daughters, too. They have (or used to have) wood shop classes in Jr. High. Tell me you are LESS capable than a 12 year old! That is unless they are lousy teachers which some people are, sex isn't a factor there. Just Do It, you'll be glad you did!

I apologize to anyone that may take offense by this, but I've had to deal with the "Weaker Sex" issue WAY too many times in my life. Thank goodness it's not a belief that is held by ALL, but definitely by too many, men and women alike. I am not a male basher. I want EVERYONE to break down the gender boundaries that keep us all so limited in so many useless ways.

Ok, I'm done. I've said my piece.
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You preach it sister! I have been using all my OWN power tools since I was a girl of 40! I'm sixty now and still using them. My husband and all my kids are in the construction trades. When mamma is in the work shop don't nobody come knocking. I'm busy out there.
 
Howdy Howdy Howdy!!!

I am just dropping in to say "Hola mi amigos!"

Also, I know it was awhile back, but I wanted to share with you a personal experience about the onions, as a few people were calling it a hoax...

My friend's daughter was sick, runny nose, sore throat, terrible cough...and I had just happened to be talking with her about the halved onions. She tried it that night, and lo! Her daughter was well and the onion had little black spots all over it. Yup, I'm a believer!

Also, I have had an office remodel taking up my chicken coop building time, so I thought I would share some pics of that since I have no coop to share....(ok, one pic to share
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Here is (yes, a terrible photographer I am) our reception area before....




And here is after....


A lovely photo of our conference room before....



and here is after.....



This was a piece I did with our raw material (plastic pellets)...it was a pain in my !#$....









And here is the sneak peak at my almost done coop!!!!

 
thanks, KM, I know I will want a couple silkies eventually; but have to wait and see how many the hatchery sends me. I am told they sometimes send extras probably roos to fill in the box for warmth. Darling man will have a fit when he sees how many are probably arriving!
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