My costs are:
Rabbits $14 a bag and $5 a hay bale used to last 4 or more months but just got 5 meat rabbits so that 1ill last a month or two.
bantoms chickens-4- $15 for 6 months
2 cats about-$10 a month
1 small dog- $24 had =to swich to blue bufflo
rats-$10-bred to feed other pets...
One of my son's has aspergers in Ontario to get help he must be enroled in a public school. He hasn't done work in over 2 years so I suggested unschooling him, let him learn what he wants to. Make it a fun project, well they feel he's supe rsmart but he needs his meds fixed up first so they are...
The goverment coversup alot and people think that they are safe, I love this youtube music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq8wbXAR4ZQ&feature=player_embedded#
This is a one we do every year the night before easter:
1cup whole pecans
1tsp vinegar
3 egg whites
pinch salt
1 cup sugar
zipper baggie
wooden spoon
tape
Bible
Preheat oven to 300 degrees (this is important, don't wait till you're half done with the recipe!)
Place pecans in zipper baggie and...
I have had it! I have waited 5 months for the rats to stop eating the babies, I have raised rats for 3 years under the same conditions and never had an issue, even upped the protine buy giving them rabbit bones! So on thursday which is our garbage day I will kill off my rat colony leaving 3...
Your ducks are cute, I really love the Blue Swedish ducks. I wanted a few muscovy ducks this year but as we aren't supposed to have any in the city I have to wait until I get my privacy fence up:)
New bunny :bun She will be apart of my breeding stock so we don't have imbred babies. She's a lion head of some sort way too big, she's bigger then my 4 1/2 month old newzealands and almost as big ans my male newzealand, she also wieghs a ton!
Due to a the nature of my rooster he now resides...
Right now it's wet, snow is falling but it's +1 so it's melting yuck!Roaches are the best feeder for many reptiles, best for geckos which are really popular right now, the downside is that many think it's illegal though it's still a gray area, I know we can't import. They go for .50+ a piece ...
I've been on sufficient self for a while and figured it is about time to start a journal of my urban farm crazies :ya
About me and my family:
I'm Tina and live in St.Catharines Ontario,always have. I love my city though I wish I could move to the country but due to my dh's disability that isn't...
Funny as this sounds my son who's almost 11 has ocd, one of his obsessions is garbage picking. Nothing wrong with taking good things but geez, he's brought home some nasty things. ||Some things he does bring home are useful like a old tank and a still working digital camara. Personally many...
Due to alot of backyard constuction(fence,large shed,coop/run,rabbit run) I decided on a few raised gardens,a tomato garden, an edible flower/herb garden in the front yard, lots of container gardening,haining baskets. I have tons of seeds, alot of them organic heirloom. Started some already but...
This is wrong on so many levels. As soon as my chickens and rabbits raising get underway I am not buying store bought meat, . Meat off of farmers are one thing but meat from a factory is anouther. I'm going to be raising muscovy next year for meat , we don't eat that much but we still eat some meat.
When You take 6 meat rabbits and bring them inside for a night you'll have no issues processing them ,my rule is we don't name our food!. Yuck rabbits have a musky smell the last one smelled quite strong . Killing so far my problem is that I thought I could broom stick them with my broom but it...
Can you use a smoker for rabbit? i have a stove top smoker and love it, no sure if rabbit would work. The noodle recipe sound good, I might just try that with my young buck i need to process;) My own mom even though she was raised on rabbits said I had some thing wrong with my head to kill a...
Ok, I decided to breed newzealand rabbits and want to find as many recipies as possible. We have 3 girls I can breed in a few months so I'm excited, did buy 2 extra rabbits to eat as the kid selling them only wanted $5 each