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[Imp]

Quote: Thank you Rainwolf,

I just found some panels for $40 ea on craigslist. I responded, but the ad is from a few days ago. We'll see.
Russ

 

[FirewifeJess]

Quick Question --

I just got a shipment of $65/dozen eggs that was pretty badly beaten up with evidence of leaking out the side.

Do I take it to the PO to open it and prove the mishandling or would they do anything anyway??

I don't know what you should do but I wanted to say I'm so sorry for the loss! What a waste

Questions: Did it have delivery confirmation and insurance? If not, I don't think there's anything they will do. If so, definitely get down to the post office and open it with them (in front of them) and document the loss with a camera.

 

[Totalcolour]

Quote: I have been thinking about switching my boys over to a raw diet, but I have a great dane and a mastiff. I think it would be to expencive, also I would have no idea how to go about it.
Well, since we grow most of our own meat (ducks, chickens rabbits and goats) when MGSU slaughters, I save a lot of what would go into the trash and feed it to her. Her most favourite right now is chicken feet and heads.

(You could go half raw and half dog food to try it)

She also gets (cheap) chicken thighs from the market when they are on sale. She gets, rabbit backbones, heads, all the livers, lungs hearts and kidneys from all the animals, plus goat spines and other parts, and if there are other offers at the meat market, I just buy it and put it in the freezer. I don't even thaw it out for her. Just pull out a pack (glad sandwich wrapped) peel it and toss onto the ground. (She even thinks ice cubes are food now

)

She does get a small bowl of kibble for sensitive dogs (she has a skin allergy) for breakfast, so that she gets the added vitamins.

Since there are a lot of meat markets round here, we often get cheap bone with meat on them from them after butcher day. I haven't found it much more expensive than dog food, and it's totally good for her.

Oh, and as I raise chickens, she also gets eggs (must be cooked though) every day. There's a lot of info on the web - check it out, so much better for the dogs.

 

[Rainwolf]

setup a email alert with google alert....

search for all different things such as "chainlink", fence panels, "chain link", fence, fencing, kennels etc

then add the site after the search..... site:seattle.craigslist.org or site:tacoma.craigslist.org etc

so the search would look like this..

fence site:seattle.craigslist.org

[COLOR=B22222]AWESOME!  I am looking for some panels to cover the run.  I'm doing that now.[/COLOR]

Thank you Rainwolf,

I just found some panels for $40 ea on craigslist. I responded, but the ad is from a few days ago. We'll see.
Russ

Welcome

If anyone finds some 4x4's I'm in need of a bunch (15-20 of em) they can be as short as 5-6' but longer is better
Need to rebuild my garden fencing since there is too many "holes" in my current fence and well.... my chickens love to run around my garden area.

 

[Totalcolour]

If my husband gets another dog (I say "if" but I really know it will be a "when"), he will train the dog. He's a bird hunter. He's into Ducks Unlimited and National Wild Turkey Federation. That's what those guys do - train their hunting dogs to do exactly what they were bred to do. I gotta give them man credit, while I may not like the smell of a wet dog or dog poo, he knows how to care for and train dogs.

. . .When he gets a dog again, it's going to be spendy.

I know. My man was spoiled when he hunted with his dad, who had a really great springer (I think) that was trained perfectly. Sadly, hubby only goes for doves and pigeons now, and hunting dogs hate fetching doves. So, no hunting dog. BUT, I am training mine as if she were a hunter. It's really good for their mindset, and it makes for a happy family all round.

I hope your hubby gets one sooner rather than later. If he's as good a man as mine, then he probably deserves it!

 

[BerrytangleFarm]

I called the USPS 800 number. They took info and said the local PO would contact me but they gave little hope since it wasn't insured.

When I asked if I should take it to the local PO to open as proof, the woman said "we're not supposed to tell you what you should or shouldn't do." ????????????

 

[FlyRobinFly]

NO IT'sOK really.. Some times poeple (namely that CR guy) attempts at humor may be a little too twisted for others to understand. To be able to understand You need to see some of the funk he makes from junk

I dunno, I happen to like the funk(y chick) I bought from that CR guy...

 

[FlyRobinFly]

Quote: A friend of mine who feeds raw also offers to help clean out people's freezers for them. Freezer burnt meat isn't so exciting for people but it still works great for dogs. She also strikes deals with hunters, and with local butchers. I've seen on Craigslist, massive cases of feet or other parts being offered super cheap.

 

[FirewifeJess]

Ok it looks like I'm picking up an Easter egged and maran cross on Saturday so now I'm only looking for a silky to join them and will be all set for this year! Anyone have silkies available now?

 

[FirewifeJess]

So yesterday I picked up a bag of Nutreno start and grow to see how the girls like it, and to up their protein higher than the scratch and peck grower....they LOVE it! They have completely neglected their scratch and peck feeder in favor of the new feeder with crumbles. I wish I could say my birds preferred the all natural whole Brian soy free feed but they just aren't growing as fast as I think they should, especially when comparing them to my friends birds of the same age.

Princess is much happier with the new feed also and hasn't left the feeder in a long time! Poor girl was stressed out enough with a new home and finally happy to be eating her old food!