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Ok... so in terms of fibro issues and homesteading, the hardest thing for me to do on a regular basis is hauling water... the biggest one on that is of course, bunny bottles. 25 32oz bottles takes time and is heavy to haul! id like to instal an automatic watering system in my new bunny "barn"...

Since my new diet isgoing to severly limit grain, im looking into options...Quinoa is on the OK list and I like it...but talk about expensive. im thinking about trying to grow some. looking online im seeing its good zone 4 and up so that shouldn't be a problem, but wondering if anyone has any...

so after having a 2nd hard time with hatching a batfch of duck eggs and doing a lot of reading and finding out ducks can be incredibly hard to incubate lots of air but also need high humidity) im wondering if theres a "broody duck" breed I could get a couple females of to help with hatching...

k so i groom my own dogs, and my whall arco are dying on me, by the time i buy new batteires and a ne blade i might as well get an even better set. im debating between the andis AGC and te Oster A-5 turbo.... both are amazing clippers, get great reviews....but i cant decide. anyone have...

so right now each month i bring home rabbit, goat and layer as well as a bg of cracked corn...and while the goat is relivily cheap the rabbit and layer are pricey... and im planning on adding more birds, pigs and mabe some sheep or similar woolers over the next few years trying to better the...

so my original 7 are doing great, but E's frined gave me 4 more, lost 2 of them the first night, dont know why... the other 2 are still fine and are over a week now... the problem is 1 of the 2 survivors has a seriously splayed leg...i THINK hes had it stuck someplace given it ayank and...

were do you get yours. im having some real issues with store bought soaps and lotions lately and want to make my own...(and mabe eventually make some to sell) so im loking for a source for all the ingredients. im planning on starting simple and going for lotion, bath salts ect first and...

i currently have a bottle of brags, theres not much left... i want more ACV but cant affor to buy brags every month... can i buy a big bottle of cheap ACV and add it to the Brags bottle with some of the brags and the brags mother left in it and get "good" ACV from it?

i cant do free range yet...so im thinking tractors or a semi perminent pen on rotation if i do tractors, how many meatballs can i raise in an 8x4 assuming its moved once a day. (dont want so many that the patch would be competly bare by the end of the day and not recover) if i do a pen (which...

giving local SS members first dibs on bluebell x bigwigs litter. Partial pedigrees. baby buns wil be fully weaned and tattoed before they leave...show, dont...thats up to you. standard rex make great PETS (avtive fun loving inquisitive and said to eb "the smartest" of the breeds) but they also...

remember a little while back, mc donalds declared it would be no longer using the "pink slime" (ammonia treated "beef") well turns out the USDA is going to buy it all up and put it into production for school lunches! not good enough for mc donalds...but hey...kids eat dirt...what would they...

so eventually im looking to put a new shed on the property and have a couple options 1: build one "myself" (id need help obviously) 2: buy one... looking at the prices the only ones that id consder feesable in terms of prices are the arrow metal sheds...ive seen some mixed reveiws online and...

my goals starting tomorrow (march 1) 1: be creative for at least 30 mins, this can be anything from building something to painting to drawing to just taking photos ect...but something for 30 mins every day to wake up and stretch out my very sleepy muse... 2: get back to keeping a food journal...

ive seen alot of "how toos" online for home made incubators... anyone ever made thier own and any feedback. im not deep enough into this to warrent any kind of expensive incubator...but a lightbulb and a styrafoam box i could probably handle lol...just thinking ahead...ive got a week before my...

planning the fall garden... zone 6 (CT) ive stil got in the ground from my spring planting, calui that hasnt done anyting and broccoli that hasnt doen much of anything (theyve grown nicely but havent yet headed up) according to the online stuff i should start seeds for cauli, cabbage and...

so we have one big zuccinni in the garden... and i want to make something that can be set aside in the freezer so dad can enjoy it in another month or so... zuccini bread seems perfect... i found a recipie online that calls for almond flour (which i have) and pecan meal...(which i dont) is...

dont need alot, but ive been looking into doing my own kefir and im now infomred its not as hard as i thought it was going to be so its time to give it a go. anyone have any theyd be willing to donate/sell. im in CT figure ill try milk kefir first then mabe move on to water kefir lol. but one...

i need suggestions for a realy good probiotic thats not going to break the bank. i dont have the space right now to start my own kefir or kombucha... suggestons would be great. im also working on cutting out the refined carbs... i know theres alot of gluten free, carb free folks on this forum...

so in prep for the potential move (and otherwise easing financial burden on myself...) im looking to rehome some critters and stuff... firstly... the fish. 29 gallon tank, whisper filtration (rated for 75 gal tank), whisper heater, plants (silk and plastic), sand substrate, tracotta hidey...

connecticut rennaisance faire spring faire in guilford is running untill 7pm on sunday may 22nd. i have an extra ticket, sister was supposed to come with me, but has "work" (shes going to hang out with some other frineds aparently, but told me she has to work) either way 1 free ticket will be...