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I spend more on animal feed monthly than what my house payment is. :ep I feed fifteen cats and thirteen dogs and, yes, they all get premium feed (Taste of the Wild for the cats and Diamond Lamb and Rice for the dogs). The cats also get a store-brand canned food at night. The goats get...

They might, however, get on the roof. :duc I do love my Muscovies. I've had other breeds, but none as personable and interactive as the Muscovies. Most of mine seem to genuinely like me and will follow me around. I have one, in particular, who's a pet and who eats out of my hand, comes when...

Now if I could just figure out how to hook up the printer. :barnie

I've felt for some time that I really need a new computer. This one has "issues" and it would be nice to have a second one so that my son and I each have one available. So, I've been squirreling money away for some time and just recently felt I was ready to start computer shopping. This is my...

Sorry. I haven't been here for a little while and missed this. I now have three broody hens (that I'm aware of). Two of them are already on eggs but I have another one that is in a nesting box in the coop and I keep taking the eggs from her so she isn't actually setting on anything. Any...

No, this weekend would not work for me either. Possibly one day next week. Better yet, come to the Swap Meet! If we do meet at Value Village in Lacey, it is the Sleater-Kinney Rd. exit. I was trying to find the exit number but it's not showing up on Mapquest. I think it's 107 or 108 and...

A couple of years ago, right after I got hurt on the job, one of my co-workers brought me some game-type pullets he had (he only wanted the roosters). These little birds and their offspring are great foragers and are always (it seems!) in the mommy mood. They are also ferocious when it comes...

I have more! None that are broody at this moment but I do have some that are big-time broodies - three or four families a year. I have one in particular that I think is going to turn broody any moment, in fact. :)

I took a check for my hen and chicks but I'm not sure what other sellers are willing to do. If you have a debit card, there are plenty of ATM's close by, as well as a grocery store (Shop and Kart) which will give cash back on a purchase made with a debit card. If anyone is familiar with where...

For our members here in SW Washington, there is now an alternative to the 30% commission farm auctions (if you can even find one!). There is now a new "agricultural swap meet" being held every Saturday in the southwest corner of the Yard Birds parking lot in Chehalis from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m...

I am a single woman also living out in the boonies. I've always been somewhat of a loner but the older I get, the more I tend to isolate myself. The days I don't leave my driveway are the best! I once told my kids that someday I was going to be known as "that crazy old goat lady on the hill."...

I just went outside to feed the goats and looked at what's left to do on my fence. I was wrong - there isn't 32 more feet - there's 24! Even better! :celebrate It's been such a long, drawn-out (and expensive) project and I'll be so glad to get it done so we can get on to the next project(s)...

Wow. 75 cents for 2X4's is really good. I thought we were doing well by getting them for under two bucks at Home Depot. I think they were around $1.60 (if I'm remembering correctly) when we first started and are now $1.95. The cedar boards are $1.97 each (sixteen to a section) and the...

Nice fence! :thumbsup I'm putting up a similar fence between myself and my creepy neighbor. My son is doing all the work and it's been a "pay-as-you-go" project. There's over two hundred feet of fence and we've been working on it since last summer. Each 8-foot section costs right around...

I actually use the stuff Winco sells in their bulk food section and don't find it bad at all. The key is to plan ahead on what you think you'll need and make it up the previous night and put in the refrigerator so it has a good chill on it by morning. I have just one kid left at home and he's...

Who says? :weee Seriously, though, I'm kind of a hermit myself and I find the more days I can stay at home, not only does it mean I'm not spending money (unless I buy something on-line :hit) and gas but it also saves on the amount of laundry I have to do. Of course, I do have a teenager who...

I think you're probably right. The guy I've been buying my firewood from sells it by the pickup load for $60.00 (delivered). That's an 8-foot bed and he stacks it in there to just above the sides. We figure it's probably a little over 1/2 a cord per load.

Congratulations on the new baby, ninny. :clap Staying frugal with an infant is easy - breast feed (have you checked the price of formula? :barnie), use cloth diapers (preferably hanging them to dry), and make your own baby food when it's time (super easy). None of my five boys ever had...

I think London Broil is just a thick (2") cut of round steak. At least, when a customer would ask for "London Broil," that's how my former boss did it.

:D I was going to start this post with a question ("Got snow?") but I see you're in southern California. So.....for the benefit of others who do have both snow and pallets, I thought I would post this: http://www.instructables.com/id/How_to_make_a_sledge_out_of_wooden_palette