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I have a friend who feeds her chickens a gallon of milk in the am.......I have given mine 1/2 gallon fortified with bran and make a mush for them they love it.....put starter grower in it too....they love it and are very healthy ... too hot here for eggs... Louisiana 100 yesterday.....alaska...

I'd just like to say I live in Louisiana and it is HOT here, hanging-no room in my fridge - the plan is to butcher, clean then put in salt water solution for 2 days (read this somewhere) ...then... boil, debone and process for 90 minutes.....anyone see this as O.K. to do it this way.... ...

Praying and will continue....G

Bubblingbrooks, do you do the salt thing? soak in refrigerator for 2 days? at least I won't have to process all in one day...I sure hope this works out... what is your advice to all newbees about processing and canning? am anxious to hear from all about their experience, am sure I am not the...

Farmfresh, another question.....do you process and cann the same day? If not, do you process, refrigerate.....cann the next day ? I really have to plan this for I don't know if I will have help....first time ? In Louisiana it is very hot...will start early in am .... so explain the timing...

Farmfresh, I cannot tell you how this has encouraged me....recently was feeding 7 roos and predators killed them 2 days before I had planned to process....was so discouraged but have these about ready to go so.......thank you ....

Thank you Farmfresh: I thought since the chicken is fully cooked you don't have to process as long .... right ... what size jars did you use? meat only w/broth... that's how I will do it....l hour and 20 minutes.......thank you again my roosters are RIR's and have been feeding them for...

bubblingbrooks, I am reparing to process 6 roosters, have never canned but want to cann them because I do not have room in our one and only freezer...my friend makes hamburger thing and canns it, all is ready when she wants to pour on rice.....only cooks it down with onions and...

I am diabetic and was given eating pears.... made preserves for myself using sugar free strawberry jello, pears and no sugar pectin at the end....great...now I had 18 pints..I say had because I "had" to give a few pints away to special people...Ha.....I was offered pears again and I cannot wait...

Louisiana....not close enough...Ha. still...wish I could be there....G

In their eating frenzy I accidently stepped on my favorite little Isa Brown pullet...had to finish the deed ....o am I so sorry....shoot...they just scurry around so quick....

Hi, wish I was there.....G

Thank you both....am now going to invest in reusable Tattler lids, just didn't know how to use them or how many to buy...what size is most used.....How do you determine yours? The others will not be wasted, someone will need them and I will have them to barter or what....Thank you...G...

have purchased a bulk of lids, how do you preserve the rubber seal from rotting or melting ? If (new)cases of canning jars are stored in shed not air conditioned will the lids (rubber part) be ok? I cannot purchase the Tattler lids for as many jars I have...what do you do..? I realize the...

Good for me too....thanks.. it does work!

I bought MANY - MANY _ MANY bars of octagon bar soap...That's why I wanted to use them... I am totally in agreement that home made laundry detergent is better than store bought chemicals in a box.....better for all around health....just wanted to know if anyone knew anything about octagon (a...

since reading Fels Naphta not so good what about Octagon Bar soap....The bars I have were purchased years ago when a Winn Dixie went out of business.....Good or No...what conclusion do you come to about all this... Bubblingsprings - what do you say....all responsed welcomed...

made my first batch of laundry soap and used octagon bar...bought quite a few years on sale..nice and dry (hard) any objections to using THIS soap? any reason I should not use it?

was given free pears...made 11 pints preserves....used a fig - strawberry jello receipe....well am diabetic ... used sugar free Jello....now I have something sweet for MY toast...more pears coming so I will put up every one...Ha.. not a pinch of sugar used....Yea

soak dentures in solution of 1/2 vinegar and 1/2 water overnight....brush in between teeth well and all will be removed and clean... This is one topic I haven't read about but is very helpful to know...