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You crazy, MorelCabin- ha ha ha, no- we've had a bumpy start to spring but I think that's because we went straight to working' temps, no easing into the season change. Even the dogs are gimped up because we went from Winter Stasis to Full Blown Spring 'round here. Marshallsmyth- very...

Yeah, that looks like intestinal sloughing... or "too much watermelon" but I doubt that's a problem yet. Tasty, huh? CONGRATULATIONS on your first egg! Yay!

I'm with So Lucky. If it's a "Take it now or never" situation, I'd take a heap and let it age on the side of the garden too.

Instead of expensive heat mats or a heating pad that can turn off after a certain number of hours, I use christmas lights. The rope light kind are the easiest to work with, but you can use standard lights too. You can either zip tie them in a zig zag under the shelf you've got seedlings on, or...

As someone who has a very similar back injuries, I literally feel your pain! Yeeouch! I hope the injection works for you!

HA HA HA! Make sure you ENJOY them! Last year, we had a bumper crop of babies- both hatched and mail ordered. This year, none of my hens have gone broody except for one little bantam girl whose eggs don't look fertile and I didn't order any. I was just getting used to the fact that we might not...

I started hundreds of tomatoes last year because I was so sure I'd accidentally kill them off (I'm pretty new to gardening too) but nope, they didn't quit. So then I planted them all out because I couldn't bear to kill a plant that wanted to grow. Man, we had a bumper crop last year! Tips I...

I think sometimes there is blood on them if they pipped through a vein on the way out... any chance that's what's going on? Either way, my biggest concern would be other chickens pecking it.

"If there is a salmonella on there, he wouldn't want to miss it, so he eats it quickly...every shred." Ha ha ha ha! dwbonfire- I've got quite a pack of dogs too and I try to keep 'em off the bagged stuff as much as possible. I buy diamond brand and they get a scoop each nite, but the bulk of...

Tap on, Ya'll! I don't think I'll get to do it this year either and it's a shame- I really enjoy reading my seed catalogs while I boil it down. We made a little "syrup shed" last year and it was like a mini-vacation, I swear.

Yeah, don't mix it until you know it's okay because a little off sap and it WILL ruin your syrup. In my very limited experience, sap that has started to turn will smell yeasty. I'd let it sit in room temp for a few hours in a closed container and then smell it. If it smells okay, start cooking...

Last year was my first year of cat vs. seedlings. I have no problems with cats but haven't spent a lot of time w/ them so I wasn't even anticipating that our outdoor cat, Ole, would suddenly prefer laying on the seedling trays and pooping IN the hot box I made for germinating. UGH! Not to...

Well and they dribble urine to mark their territory- so it's not just an occasional "accident". It's frequent and intentional. I had my gliders when I lived in Florida, so having the temp. comfortable wasn't an issue. When I moved to Oregon, it was way too cold and wet and drafty in our old...

Congratulations!

I'm thrilled that your friend had such an amazing change of luck and gets to stick with what he loves instead of having to walk away from it all. How wonderful! That chicken rig is amazing- enjoy it, I'm sure your girls will! Enjoy your tour of the farm, I look forward to you recap.

I agree with all that has been posted here.. my personal experience with more involved treatments of animals is that, most of the time, we're asking for the animal to endure too much because we cannot bear to feel powerless to nature's course. I think we do it with humans too. I'm not saying...

I had gliders for many years. They mated without any help from me! (I learned the hard way that a divided cage won't stop babies from happening- ooops) First thing I'd suggest is that you find a vet in your area that is familiar with or at least willing to be your go-to for glider emergencies!

HA HA HA- that sounds like how it goes around here too!

Oh Tamlyn, I'm sorry- I didn't mean to come across sharply! I am so sorry you have to make this decision... (but your comment about the prius did crack me up).

NO! She doesn't drink it, it's used like ether- they inhale the fumes. That's as much as I know. Here's a thread on BYC http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/380525/lighter-fluid-as-humane-euthanasia