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[Chicken Rustler]

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It takes a cup of salt and a cup of alum to tan 6-9 rabbit skins (first pickle) and the same amount for the second round. So it wouldn't take very much for just one Horace.

When we get the new Icees on Thursday, I shall be removing some of my current flock to the "Green Mile" room for Saturday doom. So, I'm thinking of trying some chicken skins too. I'll keep ya posted!

Ya know since alum has been mentioned...... if one gets alum on the lips it will cause em to pucker up to barely being able to talk

so I wonder if one were to get Alum on the fingers would it make fingers pucker up to the point that one couldn't type ? ? ?

Not directed at anybody just wondering to the key board.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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[Cloverleaf Farm]

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[Cowgirlgrace]

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If you're gonna be giving your chickens names of Washington Towns you drove through, you'll need to make a detour through Humptulips.

Humptulips....oh that is a good one. Gotta remember that.

Humptulips can be 2 names. Hump for the roo, Tulip for the hen! LOL

 

[Cowgirlgrace]

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Well, providing I didn't get too big, I have enough pasture to raise pastured poultry and goats. I could grow grains for them too! I was just perusing the WSU site on small farms and they have a TON of information!! Also, I think I'm going to sign up for the Women in Agriculture seminar Feb 11 2012, it's a simultaneous seminar in 15 locations in WA. One of which will be in Kennewick!!

One thing I know about pasture is that it lasts longer and feeds better if you have sufficient fences to rotate your animals off it at regular, short, intervals. I can carry 25 cow-calf pairs here with six pastures vs 15 with one. The problem of course is fences; the problem is *always* fences. Well, and watering troughs: what really killed our ability to do managed grazing was my cousin's wife insisting that her horses needed a separate acre, which cut us off from *three* watering trough positions.

Remember also that unless you have your own well or some sort of protected water-right with your property you'll be limited on irrigating your pasture, and plan accordingly. I will spare you a handful of anecdotes about showering at my aunt's house on an apple orchard in Teiton.

We have a 6 family shared well. I checked on the water rights thing and I am allowed to use 5000 gal a day per area like 5000 for personal, another for livestock and another for crops. At least thats what I gathered from the info.

 

[RedReiner]

would anyone close to me like a small black serama pullet as a pet? or 4H? or? her mom is done raising her and although fully feathered she doesnt know where to go and is freezing. so I brought her in the house and she is quietly peeping in my lap under my sweatshirt. she was very cold. she is tame, follows you everywhere and steps in your hand to be picked up. she is free if someone has a place for her

 

[VelvettFog]

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I saw you a few times - you were very busy

Once I thought I had caught your eye and waved, only to have some really freaked out lady wave back --- I think I frightened her, being evil and all

Well I'm sorry I missed you VF. At one point I know I asked someone if you were there and they didn't know. If I'd recognized you I would have introduced myself.

I'm pretty shy when it comes to groups.

 

[Totalcolour]

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I can't answer that one - I'm a real wuss about touching stuff, so I always wear rubber gloves. MGSU thought I was totally insane trying to clean chickens while wearing rubber gloves

 

[Stumpfarmer]

Sylvia can haz egg! YAY! I was suspecting she would start laying soon; she's been pinking up nicely, all her feathers are back, and she started singing the egg song Monday.

So the "build Sylvia a nest box" thing just moved to the top of the list. What, me do things before they're needed?

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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One thing I know about pasture is that it lasts longer and feeds better if you have sufficient fences to rotate your animals off it at regular, short, intervals. I can carry 25 cow-calf pairs here with six pastures vs 15 with one. The problem of course is fences; the problem is *always* fences. Well, and watering troughs: what really killed our ability to do managed grazing was my cousin's wife insisting that her horses needed a separate acre, which cut us off from *three* watering trough positions.

Remember also that unless you have your own well or some sort of protected water-right with your property you'll be limited on irrigating your pasture, and plan accordingly. I will spare you a handful of anecdotes about showering at my aunt's house on an apple orchard in Teiton.

We have a 6 family shared well. I checked on the water rights thing and I am allowed to use 5000 gal a day per area like 5000 for personal, another for livestock and another for crops. At least thats what I gathered from the info.

Eastern Washington water rights- and especially Yakima Valley ones, where there's old irrigation districts going back before 1900- are a whole different can of worms than west of the mountains: smaller resource, bigger players in contention.

Another aphorism, as true on the dry side as in Texas: Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over.