well i'm hoping that when i get rabbits (i'm in the planning stages right now) that i can feed some store bought feed but mostly homegrown things as the seasons permit. meaning in winter they will get mostly feed with supplements being things like pumpkin, squash, carrots, and other long keeping...
i'm hoping to start raising rabbits. for meat and to sell. what could i plant for them? i like to be as self-sufficient as possible.
i make my own hay and i know that's a big investment for any livestock. here's what i've already come up with:
sunflowers -seed, stalks
black oil sunflowers (?) -...
not sure if anyone noticed my absence ;D but i just haven't gotten around to here yet until now. well i think my last post was that i had met a guy online. he came to ohio and we got along great. i came to MD to visit him and put in an application just because. well i got the job and was...
i have made noodles before but i didnt like them. they were like boiled flour strips... no taste. also i dont have a noodle-maker thing with the crank or anything like that. just my hands, wooden spoon, and the ole rollin pin (which is a super old wooden one that was my great aunt's so its about...
i know this is a bit of an old topic but i thought i'd throw my system into the mix :)
i put my milk into quart mason jars. the jar to use is the one in front on the far left, top shelf. after i strain that days milk the jar goes in behind the last jar. as the jars build up they go along the...
okay.... i'm kinda new to this natural remedies stuff...
have an old book about ACV, gonna reread that and see if it says anything about high BP.
he is getting more active. he's a big guy and really trying to turn his life around. i think he said he's like 320 lbs right now.
we are both doing...
its not for me. its my b/f.
he smokes, yes nasty habit that i intend to help him kick.
he's on medicine for the BP but i was thinking there has to be certian foods that naturally lower your BP. and ones that raise it.
anyone?
wasnt thinking the other day and had the baby goats outs in the yard and decided to lay down... not smart! i had 12 goat feet jabbing me... all 3 of them wanted to stand on me and jump around. good thing they only weigh like 5 pounds. :P
hahaha, actually they are goats. but yeah, they look like...
:gig ya, sometimes i wanna superglue dads pants up... :he
i just love laying out in the sun :) so relaxing
the angoras are cute in their full-hair... which reminds me i need to call that guy back who is gonna shear em for me... :/
redwall? :hu
yes, i love jean auel's books :thumbsup
i'm...
my does in pack equipment and the buck they were bred to. december 2010
moonbeam and her buckling, kimeran
may 2011
milkyway's twin bucklings, willomar and vincavec. my future packers
may 2011
milkyway and one of her boys right after kidding
may 2011
me milking milkyway
may 2011
my dog...
i know what you mean about the milking drama. i'm milking one doe right now and she was really testing my patience. i tie her back legs to the stand. she can still get her legs up and about but not enough to step in the bucket (which thankfully she hasnt because i might have lost it :rant :somad...
just planted two rows of sunflowers, got two more to plant.
mind you each row is about 35 foot long...
got my indian corn, quinoa, amaranth, peppers, tomatoes planted. and about half of my onions too.
i killed my lettuce seedlings :(
and my herb seedlings... hoping they will come back some...
when in the winter i just put lip balm on my nose because i know i'm gonna be blowin my nose all the time. its better if you keep on it and dont let it get too raw because after it gets real raw and you go to put some lip balm on it, it BURNS!!! :somad
i would like to handwash my clothes but i usually end up tossing them in the washer and dryer...
i only have one pair of jeans so it wouldnt bother me to toss em in with dad's clothes if i wore em... which i dont very often.
when ya wear mostly skirts and t-shirts/tank tops then there isnt...
ya, buffet for sure with all them seeds.
pulled two rolls of fence over to the garden behind the gator...
i hate that thing... :somad
gonna put that up once dad gets up from his nap... if he ever gets up from his nap... :barnie
gotta ask my aunt if i can borrow her tiller b/c i was using my...
oooh! BABY!!! :love congrats!
over the last few days i've had to replant all of my flats because i had planted them and put them straight in the greenhouse...
some little creature with the munchies ate all of the seeds :barnie
so now i have 7 flats in the dining room window.
planted carrots...