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[HoneysuckleHills]

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And freaking Martha.

Everyone wants to be Martha.

I love the photography.

Thanks for the compliments and laughs! (I'm no Martha but I do love to garden; it's my therapy

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My home is on the same level as the coop but, in general, I do climb a lot of stairs in a day.
Those koi look amazing. Water jewelry for sure. Wow!

 

[ByN8ureHomstead]

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From 71+ to 10+ ????? wow:/ Keep the babies warm !!

It is already 26 out side

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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From 71+ to 10+ ????? wow:/ Keep the babies warm !!

It is already 26 out side

I would be happy to trade ya our current 18 for your 26. We got down to 17 here last night. I am beting tonight will be closer to 14*.

 

[carolynbty]

Hi everybody,
I live in Des Moines/Federal Way(Seattle) and want to buy some fertile chicken eggs in a couple weeks. I have an incubator which will fit 42 eggs. Pure breeds and if available breeds that are easy to tell the sex of early on like after a couple of weeks or so.
I want to try and get them locally within a short driving distance just to avoid needing them to be posted.
If you have any available please let me know breeds and cost.
Thanks so much
Carolyn

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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[Chicken Rustler]

OK come on where is the late shift ???

We are falling on the list and my shift is almost over. Somebody gotta help keep us on top so our dear little Chickielady will be able to find us easy.

 

[ByN8ureHomstead]

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I am still here

 

[Greg Richardson]

I'm sure some of you know who Jackie Clay is. The below is from her Ask jackie feature..............

This is not a question but it seems that we have stumbled upon a way to keep hens laying through the winter. I recently read an article about Laura Ingalls Wilder that stated she was famous for having lots of eggs during the winter. She raised and fed her chickens mangel beets. Since it was too late to plant beets we looked into an alternative for our little flock of 8 hens and 10 pullets that had not started to lay but were due any time. They had only been giving 2 to 4 eggs a day and the 4 was a very good day. We mixed Purina Rabbit Chow about 1 small coffee can to a 5 gallon container of our egg layer mix. In 3 days the eggs numbered 15 and the pullet eggs were far larger than any pullet eggs we have ever seen. Next year we plan to try the beets. It is amazing what you can learn from the “old timers.” We did not use extra lighting or anything else.

Joyce in NW Missouri

Wow! I never thought about using rabbit pellets. Good idea. Grandpa used to save the fines from his alfalfa hay and gather up a bucket every day or two and take to the house. There, he poured boiling water over the alfalfa leaves and let them soak overnight. In the morning, he fed the chickens his “greens.” They also laid well all winter long. We are feeding squash “guts” to our girls, along with their 18% chicken mix and they are laying very well. We do keep a light on for a few hours in the evening. It’s a compact fluorescent and gives enough light for them to scratch around and eat. But it doesn’t take much electricity. When you live off grid, every watt counts. I will give the rabbit pellets a try. We also would like to try mangels; I raised a few last year for the goats and they did well (goats and mangels!). — Jackie

Any of you grow mangel beets in Washington?​

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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Any of you grow mangel beets in Washington?

That's cool about the alfalfa too...could probably buy a bag of alfalfa pellets or cubes for horses from the feedstore too...its been a while, but I think I remember the alfalfa pellets being fairly inexpensive....soak them in warm water when it's cold outside...voila!

 

[T Hi]

Ok CL!!!!!! In 15 minutes it will be FRIDAY!!!!

I have a couple small Christmas gifts for you!!!!!

Jbear & I had some great ideas!!! Don't want our wonderful minds to go to waste!!!

Ok! I'm outta here & heading to bed!!! I don't know if I will even be able to sleep!!!!!!!

------------------------------------IT'S THE GIRL ROAD TRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!---------------------------------

Watch out Southern Washingtonians!!!