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    Help with my cats ear

    No you can't see it. We inherited him from my husband grandma when she passed. We use the same vet so we just trusted what she told us. I'll look up some more stuff tonight. Usually just wiping his ear out with a baby wipe takes care of the problem. Oops I didn't see the other replies. I...
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    Help with my cats ear

    I have a cat who has a cyst in his ear. The vet said he could do surgery but it more then likely will just come back. So the poor guy has a cyst that will drain in his ear for life. :sick Ugh. It normal doesn't bug him. It only drains every couple months so just have to clean it once in...
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    preschooler questions

    My daughter is two and I would like to start her formally this winter. What kind of curriculum should I be looking for? I know its kind of young but she can count to ten almost forgets about 5 and 6 and knows most of the alphabet plus lots of ASL signs. She is really smart not going to go...
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    Prepping for dogs?

    Does anyone included their dogs if they are prepping? What kind of training do you want them to have? Just wanting to talk dogs and prepping. I would like my big two to be more useful. Also what gear do you have for them?
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    Bug out bags

    I'm sure their is thread somewhere on these. However, I'm in the middle of a huge storm and I'm going to ask anyway to distract myself. I am wanting to do bug out bags for the family. We have DH and I a two year old and a infant come august. Plus we have four dogs and one to two indoor cats...
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    tick keep away

    Yikes!! I got my dog vaccinated against after my moms dog got it.
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    Natural childbirth any tips for the pain?

    That's a fun idea. I really really wanted to stay home until the last minute with my first. However, since my water broke I had to go in. This time if my water breaks my doctor said I can stay home 12 to 18 hrs before I have to come in. That's because of risk of infection. I also refuse to...
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    Natural childbirth any tips for the pain?

    Thank you everyone. I have talked to my doctor and we are going to do things differently this time. It makes a difference that I'm now five minutes from the hospital instead of a half hour. I just I don't know I still have nightmares about the last one. We took a birthing class last time...
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    Natural childbirth any tips for the pain?

    Okay I'm due with my second baby at the end of August. I'm terrified to do this again. My first did not go well. My water broke and since I did not start dilating I was induced. Then she got suck and could not turn the right way. My doctor had to get on the bed with me on her knees to pull...
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    Idea on life without a tractor

    I second using dogs to pull. My lab does makes my life easier. You can train goats to as well.
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    tick keep away

    Thank you everyone! I now have to find a way to make a dog safe fly spray. My outside dogs are being torn up by horse flys.
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    MEAT BIRDS THREAD ~Plans, pics, pens, pluckers, processing! GRAPHIC!

    Well Im cooking up some of the birds today. Here's hopeing it stays down.:/
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    MEAT BIRDS THREAD ~Plans, pics, pens, pluckers, processing! GRAPHIC!

    Unfortunaly for me I love chickens. They are my favorite barn yard critter. Im really really glad for both me and my DD that we have the layers still. Makes it much easier to not have my two year asking where all the chickens went. May do a rabbit next. She keeps asking when we are going...
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    MEAT BIRDS THREAD ~Plans, pics, pens, pluckers, processing! GRAPHIC!

    Buster- Thank you! Okay everyone new BIG question. We just butchered our birds on Saturday. I evidently am not taking this whole deal well. I left during the dispatching part. When I got back hubby and friends had started plucking and the rest. My job was cleaning up the yard and bagging...
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    MEAT BIRDS THREAD ~Plans, pics, pens, pluckers, processing! GRAPHIC!

    So just throw it all in the stock pot and boil till it's mush? Also why am I not getting alerts that there is a post? I did subscribe to the thread.
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    MEAT BIRDS THREAD ~Plans, pics, pens, pluckers, processing! GRAPHIC!

    Hello everyone! So I just raised my first batch of meaties. I am wondering what to do with the guts and other left overs. I have four dogs. Is there any way to turn it into dog food? We are going to butcher this weekend. If anyone has any tips for a first timer that would be great! I...
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    tick keep away

    Yup their still bad. We just pulled one out of my two year old's eye leashes. Yuck!
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    Medicinal herb container garden

    Where is the best place to buy plants?
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    Medicinal herb container garden

    I am wanting to do a medicinal herb container garden this year. What plants do you use the most? I really looking for any advice before I buy the soil. Oh I do have a soil question, can I mix top soil and Miracle Grow to cut costs?
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