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in the last couple of weeks someone mentioned their remedy for scaly leg mites - now I can't find it. I've had this problem with chickens for a couple of years ever since I brought some hens into my flock from an outside source - thought I had it licked but it showed up again. I have treated...

Seems like I haven't seen any postings from Blackbird....anyone know? Blackbird, how are you doing? Check in please!

the.chickens.are.eating.their.eggs I've tried golf balls, salted the nest with an antique glass egg made for that purpose, filled eggs with yellow mustard, upped the food, upped the protein content, offered tons of boss, and no dice. I collect the eggs as frequently as I can on weekends, but...

Farmer Denise, I was reading an old thread on vinegar and found this from you: Here's a recipe I found on line that sounds good to me. http://www.ehow.com/how_4737335_homemad negar.html I decided to use this recipe - sort of. I received a box of beat up apples yesterday. So I washed...

am up to my elbows in eggplants. am also working like crazy, so have very little time. any ideas? I don't have freezer space!

this year, pototoes died back early. digging them up and nothing is there! maybe 2-3 marble sized potatoes but the plant is dead. what happened? never seen this in more than a decade of potatoe growing. could it be tooo much water? seems as if the potatoes in the lower garden, which are...

I usually can handle storms ok, but this one is giving me an anxiety attack. if I had a basement, I would be in it! knew I was in for it when the weather service issued 3 storm warnings/alerts in about a 4 minute time span. its dark out so I can't really see much even with all the lightning...

having a bit of a disagreement about where to locate the new pig pen. I'm wanting to put it between two gardens - close to water, easy to throw veggies from the garden to the pigs, easy to move the manure, etc. The downside? No shade. Am in northern minnesota, and the almanac predicts another...

we're going to try our hand at raising two piglets for butchering later in the fall. I am really interested in avoiding the pelleted feed - will have corn and oats, they will be pastured, and there will be some people food but not much! I've tried to read up, but most of the books basically...

ok, greed overcame me and I bought this 20 lb pack of something called "pork loin" for 99 cents a pound. 3 huge chunks, two look like pork chops and are now in the freezer, the third is this huge whale with lots of fat on top, but looks very lean. I don't know anything about cooking meat ( was...

Wondering what is your favorite lowcost meal? looking for new ideas. I'll start with my own fav comfort food: curried lentils and rice (serves 4-6) 10 mn prep time, 40-50 minutes cook time 1/3 onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced or pressed 1/4 tsp ground ginger, or grated fresh ginger...

Help! I have a house that is in its 3rd winter. Extra insulation in the walls when it was built, low E windows. I do not have a heat exchanger. Do have a high velocity exhaust fan. There are two of us, and the water condensing on the windows is really bad this year. I know there is a...

I got a beautiful linen tablecloth in a box of linens at a farm auction - it was starched and ironed and gorgeous. Used it at xmas dinner yesterday and....yup, red wine stains. Now what? Any ideas?

I just signed in today for the first time after sort of cruising here once in a while. I'm living life pretty much the way I want (except, of course, I could do without a job if I could so I could live more!), and life is so good and sweet. Not saying that $ isn't hard to come by, just that I...