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[Chicken Rustler]

One last comment about the Chlorine / Cancer / Poison issue. What do you serve your chickens water in. Galvanized waterer. Wow did you know those give off zinc yes it's claimed un-healthy. Or maybe you use a plastic waterer. Guess what ! !!! Is it FOOD GRADE? Well of course not because it is just for chickens. And how about the water pipes going to and in your house.

OK an now I will be gone for a few dayz . the only sign of me will be 2 ribbons of glass leading toward where I am going.

 

[Sudsy Chick]

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I can just see this!!!

 

[Chubby Chicken]

And of course we all know there is nothing bad in the air that we breathe !

Yes, but the point would be to not to move to Mexico City. Do you even get me at all? An ounce of prevention......

Actually, I am just totally thrilled that you are replying to my posts now, instead of just referring to me in pronoun form, like in the past.

 

[Sudsy Chick]

Do any of you ladies make french milled soap? There is nothing better than a squeaky clean face!

I've never made french milled soap, in order to make good quality you need to have heavy duty (aka expensive) presses.

Someday

 

[Sudsy Chick]

Have any of you in Western Washington lost chicks to a snake before? Do I just have internet paranoia? There are lots of post about it, but I see mainly from the south, right?

I have never seen a gardner snake large enough to eat a chick. A small egg, yes, but a chick, no.

Even a bantam egg would be hard to get down for most snakes in Western WA.

Now if you're in Eastern WA - it's a different story.

 

[Chubby Chicken]

I've never made french milled soap, in order to make good quality you need to have heavy duty (aka expensive) presses.

Someday

Oh, ok, so I am guessing that a lot of homemadey "french milled, " is actually double milled or processed, or whatever, it's not the process, it's a machine? Bummer! One time I put tea tree oil in glycerine, ut that is the extent of my soapmaking. I have always wanted to make it with lye, but I lived in Idaho, and lye is illegal there because of methamphetamine makers, I am guessing.

 

[drumstick diva]

Totalcolour I am coming in late on this but, to the best of my ability(reading glasses) I didn't see my favorite thing on the list - ICE CREAM - HURRAY!!

 

[Sudsy Chick]

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Yes - I have heard of some people referring to french milled as rebatched, double processed, etc. I've not made that either. Someday I'll monkey up a batch enough that I'll make some =)

 

[CailetTempest]

Thank you everyone for the condolences about my kitten Scar. Everyone around here loved him even hubby who is so not a cat person at all.

Yoda is doing very well today... yesterday he seemed a little depressed. (can cats get like that?) after all Scar was his litter mate and best play buddy. But Yoda is much better today.

Tomorrow I am going to predator proof this pen here somehow. Not quite sure yet how but I will definately get it done. Then I can get all 13 of my chickens and my 8 ducks to our new house. I actually miss seeing them and hearing them. Although I have gone over there everyday since the big move to get the final bits of stuff from the house.

Hubby is wanting to get a speckled sussex rooster for my ladies. because he just likes them. out of the 13 chickens 2 are roosters but they are meat birds and the 3 golden sexlinks girls are meat birds too. That leaves me 3 speckled sussex girls and 5 barred rock girls.

And landlady gave an incubator to keep. it seems to work pretty good so far. Only it doesn't come with a turner but that is ok.

 

[BerrytangleFarm]

Best place for poultry leg bands? And do they need a bigger size as they grow?

I'm thinking mail order since I'm in Kitsap, but I will be out in Buckley tomorrow.