What did you do in the garden today?

[TJAnonymous]

do they lay somewhere else? I found a nest in the middle of the field, lol. they are hybrid layers so not likely they might be interested in brooding.

That is possible since they've been free ranging almost every day. I did look around their coop and the goat house this morning but didn't find anything. I did NOT get time to look around the barn which is probably the most likely place they would lay if not in their own coop. They have never ever laid eggs in the tall grass, high weeds, or even in the wooded areas. Not once... They are very fond of the barn though because of all the hay bales in there. I only got 4 eggs this morning. It's going to storm today so I'm keeping them penned in. They won't have access to the barn or anything but their normal coops & run. We'll see if the egg count is any better tomorrow.

 

[TJAnonymous]

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@TJAnonymous could your chickens have worms or some other parasite? I’ve heard that will slow them down on egg laying.
Mine are giving me 1 a day now if I’m lucky.
I actually had to go buys eggs for the first time in over a decade.

Hubby and I took 4 grandkids and 6 adults ( including us) to a Japanese steak house where they cook at your table. Out of the 10 of us, there were 5 people with November birthdays!
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I haven't seen any worms and no one is acting wormy or sick.... However, they ARE due for their normal worming schedule which I will likely do this weekend.

 

[WthrLady]

I had one about take my shins off when I opened the run door to feed them breakfast. They don't get to come out to freerange until about 11am, but she REALLY had to go. I MEAN REALLY HAD TO GO!
She raced past me and into the barn and plopped down into a nest in the hay bales. What a nut.
5 pints of packed turkey meat in bone broth is in the canner.
Beyond that, I'm trying to catch up on sewing today.

 

[fuzzi]

I was the person who printed that sort of thing. I got to know a lot of the customers' work, and I saw the price on the invoice. I know exactly what you're talking about.

We had a customer who wanted 600 (!) trifold accordian Christmas cards. I BEGGED customer service to do a proof, as this order was going to be expensive. (Most expensive paper we had, expensive style of card, etc, etc.) Nope, didn't need to do a proof, there wasn't time.

They were livid when they laid it out wrong and we "didn't catch it." (That's why you do a proof!)

Exactly!!! Or, as above, 6 images laid out on an accordian card. Are you sure you understand how it folds? Are you sure you know which side opens first? We have different styles of fold/opening.

There's ALWAYS time for a proof. $$$$$

 

[akroberts1085]

I found a corn cob peeler on Temu. It was a good price for it also. You can try that site. Any order over 25$, ships for free.

 

[gtaus]

I love my wifi black laser printer.
I WOULD LOVE color one.

Most of the stuff I ever do print is only black and white. However, sometimes I would like to print a colored page or photo. If I do get another printer, I would prefer to get a color laser printer only because I really don't print out much stuff anymore. I think I killed my ink jet printers when I went for about 4 months without printing anything on them. The jets in the printheads got clogged and the printers never worked good after that. At least with color laser printers, you don't have to worry about the toner going bad on you.

Maybe I'll find a good deal on a color laser printer this year on a Black Friday special.

 

[gtaus]

I meant in your case I would not use it in my compost. Since you’re unable to find info, it says recyclable but I wouldn’t compost it.

Thanks. I understood you and I don't intend on composting any paper products that might be toxic in the compost. I am just trying to use the maximin amount of paper products here at home before I put them in a recycle bin. I am still tossing the colored magazines into the recycle bin until I know for sure if the inks are safe to compost.

FWIW, I have been composting all our newspapers for years. Where I live, the printer uses soy-based inks which are supposed to be non-toxic for composting. In fact, I think it's a state law that they have to use safe inks for composting.

Also, I wonder, even if a product has toxic petroleum-based ink on it, does it really matter in the compost considering how little that ink would amount to in relationship to the great quantity of grass clippings, leaves, and wood chips that are in my chicken run compost? I suspect not. But I don't know.

 

[igorsMistress]

Thanks. I understood you and I don't intend on composting any paper products that might be toxic in the compost. I am just trying to use the maximin amount of paper products here at home before I put them in a recycle bin. I am still tossing the colored magazines into the recycle bin until I know for sure if the inks are safe to compost.

FWIW, I have been composting all our newspapers for years. Where I live, the printer uses soy-based inks which are supposed to be non-toxic for composting. In fact, I think it's a state law that they have to use safe inks for composting.

Also, I wonder, even if a product has toxic petroleum-based ink on it, does it really matter in the compost considering how little that ink would amount to in relationship to the great quantity of grass clippings, leaves, and wood chips that are in my chicken run compost? I suspect not. But I don't know.

I wonder if there’s soy based ink for home and regular business use. I know when I worked at an insurance company they were trying to go 100% online, but lots of old school folks want a physical copy of their contract so it was tough.

 

[TJAnonymous]

My mom had 4 of these big rain barrels around her house. I sold 2 in the estate auction and kept 2. I installed them this past weekend. Today it's rained lightly for about 2 hours and they are already full!

 

[WthrLady]

My mom had 4 of these big rain barrels around her house. I sold 2 in the estate auction and kept 2. I installed them this past weekend. Today it's rained lightly for about 2 hours and they are already full!

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It's SHOCKING how much water a roof sheds.