Recent content by pepper48_98

Will this work with olive, corn and peanut oil as well? I have several bottles that I have saved for making soap after it got old. I will try it and see what happens. It will be nothing lost because I will have to through it away if I can't get rid of the smell. I will try it and let ya know.

I have been an animal person all my life and as a youngster we would get the 4-H chickens and raise them to eat. We would go to the farms and pick veggies, can or freeze them. I bought 5 acres 20 years ago and my goal was to grow all my food and without any chemicals. A great idea but the wife...

I took the calf and pigs to a butcher but do the rest myself.

I raise all my meat, beef, pork, chicken, and goat. I didn't do very good with the garden this year. I am going to do a fall garden if things go as planned. With the heat we are having this summer I am going to cover it with black plastic and try and kill out the grass or put the chickens on it...

Well, I ended up tilling the garden yesterday. I will have to wait until fall to put them in the area but will try and do that then. Just to see how it will work. I have about 75-80 eggs about to go into the incubator. That will give me youngsters to clean it up good. I always like the fresh...

I think rotating the chickens to two different areas is a great idea. I think I will make portable panels out of 5X20 horse panels and just move them when I want to rotate. One area for the summer garden and another spot for fall.

I had thought about doing something like that but was concerned about watering and the rain. I will probably plow or till too. Mine is about 20X60. A light disking maybe. I need to make up my mind pretty quick. lol

I am thinking about fencing the area and put the chickens in to clean it up but may be a little late for this year.

I don't have the answer but have tilled in the past. How ever,I am considering trying no till this year. I just have to figure out how to deal with the weeds and grass. The best grass in the yard is the garden area I didn't plant last year. lol

Thank you. I will try and contribute once in a while. I did go to a clinic Sunday to learn to caponize my extra rosters. I did five and they seem to be doing good.

Well, I am one who lurks. I do enjoy reading about what people are doing to be self sufficient. I have meat chickens (standard Cornish), bore goats, and am on my 2nd bottle calf, who will be ready to butcher soon. My goal is to raise as much of my food as I can but am still learning. I rarely...

Hi from Tulsa :)