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"That's when James Bender of Garrettsville sprung into action from the bed of a pickup truck, even though it was not his horse or buggy.
"The Amish community is a close-knit community and they help each other any way they can," Chief Milicia noted.
As the truck driver kept...
I borrowed a book from my dad a few months ago. It's called "Build It Better Yourself." GREAT BOOK! It has everything from goat stanchions to cold frames to smokers to greenhouses and fences. It literally has everything you could ever need to build to be more SS. And the best part is that there...
Bought a hay bag to try and so far its working great! We've been checking on them frequently to be sure everything is going well and so far so good. Thanks guys for all the info!
Definetely a good thing to keep in mind. Sometimes we definetely forget that ANYONE can read whatever you share. I know however a lot of the time I will go through and read a post (several times with each new post) but never post on it myself simply because I have nothing to add to the thread...
Good to know that works! I was wondering if the really bright colors would throw the chickens off or not. But come to think of it do chickens even see color? :hu
ETA: Ok after a quick google I guess they do!
From my experience hens will lay pretty much ANYWHERE they feel their eggs will be safe. But then we've had some that will just plop em down anywhere, safe or not, and go about their day.
Our newest hens started laying them on the barn floor, but the goats could get to them there so after a...
Darn rain! Can't get outside to get anything done. We got the garden fencing done yesterday and got started on the goat fencing but now it won't stop raining! :hit
Oh well. Gotta remember all those places that would kill for rain right now I guess.
In other good news Emily's coat is starting...