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This made me giggle! I would have done exactly the same thing! Hope you are feeling much better now.

Oh! I want to learn how to braid rawhide and make tack out of horsehair!

This is exactly what I do. I think goats are a little more flexible than cows. I usually leave at least one kid on them as long as they will nurse them. Then, if I even want to go away for the weekend I can. Have done it numerous times. It made me nervous the first couple of times, but my...

I have a new batch going in the kitchen right now. I think I am going to divide it in half and make one half blueberry and then mix in some herb dip mix into the other half and make a batch that is a little less sweet and a little more savory. I found out that it freezes pretty well, as I...

It sat on the stove at room temp for the first 24 hrs, and then went into the cheesecloth and I hung it in the cooler. Do you mean it should be at room temp the second 24 hrs too? I am using rennet and cultured buttermilk as the cultures. LOVE the idea about storing it in the canning jars...

A couple of weeks ago I made my first batch of chevre'. I added a bit of powdered sugar and a LOT of fresh blueberries. It was really yummy, and my kids gobbled it up on bagels. I have another batch dripping in the cooler as we speak. I thought the last batch was a bit creamier than I wanted...

Well, I tried the fiasco farms recipe today. I am not going to use it again. It was drying to my own hands, so I really don't think I want to put it on the girls tender teats. I have pretty dry skin as it is, so maybe it isn't a problem for someone who doesn't, but I know it irritated me, so...

Hmm. I wonder how many cups of water my sink holds. I honestly have NO idea. I am just eyeballing an approximation of the ratio that gave me the right color on the test strip.

I used to work for nutrition services in our local school district. That was how strong we were taught it was supposed to be in order to be effective. We had these little paper test strips, and if it wasn't strong enough it wouldn't turn the right color. I want it to be strong enough to kill...

I guess I was just worried about the bleach being drying because it seems to be to my own hands. I use bleach to sanitize my milk bucket, and I always need lotion after I wash it. I use it quite a bit stronger though. I have a fairly small sink, and use probably half a cup in the water. Now...

I am interested in seeing how you all make your home made teat dip for when you milk your goats. I want to start making my own, but don't want to use just bleach water. That seems like it would be too drying for the goat girls. I don't want to cause any discomfort. How do you make yours?

Yes, it has ventilation holes.

Great idea!

I don't know squat about chicken sausage, but girl I like your style!! :D

Okay, now I have a Swiss Chard Frittata in the oven! Looks yummy, but I think it calls out for chicken chunks. I stuck with the recipe for now, but if it tastes like I think it will, I may add chicken chunks next time. This is getting fun!