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[Illia]

Cowgirlgrace - Meat protein? None, really. I'd like to get some fish into their diet, but so far I just give them what they have to forage on (bugs, greens, etc) Otherwise any other protein heightening diet is from things like Quinoa, Sunflower seeds, and Flock Raiser feed (which I really hope to completely stop feeding next year)

I'll get pics of the greenhouse tomorrow or the next day. Today we had a LOT of hail, and it really tested how good I am at clamping the visqueen plastic to the frame.

(a couple sections began to sag a little from the weight of so much hail)

 

[Ogress]

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It has been snowing and raining here on and off all day, but still about the same inch we had when I went to bed last night. This afternoon I drove to Issaquah. There is no snow in North Bend or Issaquah, the snowline appears to be halfway down my street which puts it at 750 feet elevation

I had to go to Lowes for bunch of 1/2 inch hardware cloth to keep those pesky raccoons out of my new chicken run. They don't know how to do math there. 3'X10' of 19 gauge wire is $13 and change per roll. 3'X25' of 20 gauge is $43 and change per roll. I would have expected the larger roll to be about $33, or maybe less since it is thinner wire. I bought up all their 10' lengths but still needed 1 roll of 25'. They would not reduce the price.


I love the happy puppy story

gotta go force my kids to catch up on their homework .... I can hear their groaning already. I bet they are wishing for more snow, and more improtantly, snow in town so school will be cancelled. We can have a foot up here, but if there is nothing in town, it just means I'm shoveling the driveway out so I can drive the little buggers to school.

Friday was trash day ... missed pick up last week because the garbage trucks won't come when the road is icy. We had an extra bag to set out that would not fit in the can. I look out the window shortly after we put the bag out, and the neighbor's chicken eating dog was tearing up the trashbag! DH and I collected the garbage and re-bagged it. Then we had to do it twice more ... 3 times in 40 minutes. The last time DH was really, really

and he went across the street to

at the neighbor. They were not home. DH was even angrier because their other 3 dogs are well behaved ... those dogs were in their house. The neighbors let their bad dog out when they are not home so it won't rip up their house, he just rips up the neighborhood instead! Then DH got an idea. Said he was worried about their dog being out in the street, wanted to make sure it did not get hit by a car. He made it safe for their dog. He hauled all our trash to their house and dumped it out on their driveway so the dog would not have to cross the street to get to our garbage. I liked that solution, though I don't think it makes for good neighborly relations.

 

[HoneysuckleHills]

A friend just sent me a link to this site.
I was not familiar with this artist.
Some lovely art to be seen - farms, animals, children and more.

http://www.robertduncanstudios.com/

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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Most of the time I don't log on, I just lurk.
I'm logging on just because I think it's high time that I tell you, Chicken Rustler, that you make me laugh out loud. I'm going to try and remember this line of yours. Thanks for brightening my day, again.
And, now that I'm on, would you mind sharing your pea seafood salad recipe?

Sure it is very simple I hope nobody minds. Frozen peas thaw and drain, shrimp ( I use 100-150 count) thawed and drained, fake crab cut in bite size chunks, sliced olives, shredded cheese (optional) I prefer Colby Jack. After all is thawed and drained mix together and add enough mayo to make it nice and moist (however much ya like) I also add a little salt ya could use other seasons too if ya want. I don't use much seasons as I like to taste the food not the spices. Enjoy !!! If ya like remember who told ya how to make it. If ya don't like it I have no idea who dreamed this up !!!

 

[cackleberrylinda]

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Having snow here ... 5 mi. N of Arlington and heading back into the foothills. Nice fluffy flakes now after popcorn (kernel) snow off and on all day. it's sticking so far but it's 31.1 and it's dripping off my house. should freeze right up soon.

 

[Illia]

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Interesting how he never shows chickens or even gardens and crops. Three very important things to me, at least.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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Hey you live on the right side of the mountain for me. I could do that. I mean shoot I cooked 3 meals a day for a week for 16 at the dunes and all I had for a kitchen was our tiny travel trailer. I bet ya have a real kitchen that would make it much easier. I don't know if I like to cook because I did 10+ years in resturants or if I did the resturants because I like to cook.

 

[jbear]

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Interesting how he never shows chickens or even gardens and crops. Three very important things to me, at least.

i love his stuff.. Ben Franklin was giving away a matted print one year for free if you bought so much. (so I don't know HOW free it was, as I HAD to have a frame.. lol!) But, he does include geese I know. One of my pictures has geese, a pig and those cute kids. I love the light he captures. Plus the snow

 

[jbear]

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hee hee-- leftovers? Mine LOVE a good carcass.... I always give them the skin off our salmon n stuff too.. Does that count? you are probably looking for more regular uptake though..

 

[jbear]

oh plus yes, Illia--I am totally hoping to see pictures of those green houses!