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  1. MetalSmitten

    Come on Sufficient Self, lets push for an Animal and Garden section!

    y'know, i rarely even look at the actual sections (i always just check the list of recently-updated posts), and i never once noticed that there isn't an animal/garden section. i just assumed it was there. especially since everyone talks so much about their animals/gardens anyway :D i mean, the...
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    How about a SHOP section on the forum?

    i'd totally be game for something like this. my neighbor gave us his old (~30 yrs) scythe, and naturally it was rusted and dinged up pretty bad after having set in his barn loft for the last couple of decades. i was able to make it usably sharp by just running it over a belt sander, but i know...
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    List of Price Increases

    even so, i wish i earned as much as those stagnant average wages :D
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    MetalSmitten! - my truant journal

    thank you! :) these goaties are our BABIES, hah, they're such sweethearts. we still need to build a stanchion for the girls as well for when it's finally time for milking. i think we're going to try hand milking at first, but i have my eye on a little manual pump as well just in case i fail at...
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    MetalSmitten! - my truant journal

    sorry i tend to update this so sporadically. i get busy with real life and forget about things like keeping forum journals updated hehe :D i see it's been kinda tense recently around here, and i don't want to say any more about that, but i thought maybe some pictures of cute goats might be in...
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    Over testing and assessment in public school

    is there a benefit to opting out of testing, aside from not having to take the tests? (ie, does she get put into different classes that don't teach to the test? or will the quality of her schooling be exactly the same, just with fewer tests?)
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    If you ever needed a reason to get your own cow

    facebook just doesn't like embedding images. it likes links. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150357283372543&l=6871bdebe5 should work.
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    How Do I Feed My Laying Hens Non GMO?

    thanks :)
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    How Do I Feed My Laying Hens Non GMO?

    unfortunately, free ranging isn't an option here unless i want to be feeding raccoons and coyotes. i already give them whatever scraps we have and lawn clippings and whatnot, but, i'm tired of buying feed. :D anybody ever try feeding sprouted corn? good idea/bad idea? (PS - sorry for kinda...
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    How Do I Feed My Laying Hens Non GMO?

    do you happen to know any specific ratios? i've been really wanting to make my own feed for my chickens, but any time i try to look up recipes, i either find recipes that are overly complicated and involve 20 different semi-exotic ingredients (flax seed! kelp meal! etc) that i can't grow myself...
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    The Sustainable Seafood Myth

    http://pakagri.blogspot.com/2011/10/sustainable-seafood-myth.html
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    My greenhouse..

    oh wow, that's nice! i've never seen bus stops for sale =/ i totally want one.
  13. MetalSmitten

    A re-introduction of elevan

    you make me jealous. i want a pond sooo bad :D
  14. MetalSmitten

    Miriam met our vet tonight

    i'd guess they either changed their formula then, or "messed up" a batch. honestly, if i were you, i would call purina with the bag's datecode in hand and report this. there have been far too many pet food recalls over the past few years for various reasons. if they say they haven't changed...
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    Miriam met our vet tonight

    poor pup :( chicken is usually what i recommend for sensitive tummies - do they have an allergy or something? lamb can sometimes be a bit hot. did you transition them slowly to the new food? i'm not familiar with purina brand, sorry, but i do know there are other options with fish-based...
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    Setting up shop! (Welcome to "Lulu's".)

    see if you can find a cute laundry-related image for the bags, instead of the bird. a LOT of people are visual shoppers, and at a glance, i would have NO idea what was inside that bag, so i would walk right past it. you might also get those printable address label stickers and cutely print up a...
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    Taste of the Wild food & Cats

    cats can literally just stress themselves into a UTI with no other medical reason (and they can hide their stress very well also, so it's not always obvious). surgery and pain during recovery can definitely do it, and males are more susceptible than females. i'm hopeful the meds alone will...
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    Taste of the Wild food & Cats

    That'll do it, for sure. Glad you got it figured out and hopefully taken care of :thumbsup
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    Taste of the Wild food & Cats

    pH change makes sense. i bet it's a simple UTI :) if you aren't already (and sorry if you already know this), make sure you're using an enzymatic cleaner on his messes, otherwise he might continue to pee out of the box just because he can still smell pee there.
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