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Ugh ... I am not sure what's wrong with me. I drank a cup of coffee this morning, with grits and bacon. I don't drink coffee often, and when I do it's usually only 1/2 cup. I do like to mix cocoa powder in my coffee. Total coffee consumption so far during 2011 is probably 5-6 cups. I REALLY...

OK, so here's one I can't think of a use for. I will save pieces of broken plates and things like that that I like, and plan to use them for a mosaic project if I get around to it. I don't have too many of those, not enough for a project yet, so that's ok. But it seems I have more broken...

Hi all, I know there's been talk here of various things for dogs to do, and some of y'all are very good working with dogs, so I was hoping for some suggestions. I have a 13 month old male GSD, not yet altered (still a mental puppy). He's an inside pet, really, but he thinks he's a Most Vicious...

Hmmm ... asking opinions, what y'all think here? I went to "The City" a couple days ago, and finally visited one of the big ethnic markets with fresh-made tortillas (yum!) and generally great prices on meats and produce. I had been needing some ground beef, and they had it for a much better...

I was reading the other thread about septic ... I'm not sure if it's better to add my question there or post a new one, but to avoid hijacking, I'll ask here. Our county requires everyone to have an aerobic septic system with a company contracted to maintain it. There are (apparently) no other...

Ok, so I got a goose! Actually I got a bunch of them out in the pasture, but this one was like 75 or 80% off at a Mexican market I visited yesterday. I've never cooked one myself. I've read online (horror stories that make it sound awful LOL) so I guess I have an idea of times and temps and...

Well, what with the new year and the fact that I *finally* got to be able to post on my computer and not just by tapping it all out on my phone ... I might as well give this a go. I think my last year's farm calendar is pretty much spread out in all my posts, so I might as well gather them into...

I usually use deep litter in my chicken coops. Right now I have dirt floors and a lot of space per bird, but if they stay inside for 2-3 days during heavy rains it can get ammonia smelling. Wood shavings are costing about 20% more for bales half the size of the ones I used to buy, plus I have...

I've seen this discussed on BYH but I can't really sort through all the differences of opinion to a level where I'm confident enough to do this. Our local feed store just increased prices by a dollar or two for all the feeds I buy. And a guy from church gave me a bunch of lidded plastic...

I am so sad, so mad. Sometime during the night, a pack of coyotes busted into the barn. The floor is dirt, and they tried digging in several places, and managed to find a weak place to break through and also dig. They gor my pregnant does. I was expecting the first kids next month, from my...

This may be a silly question, but I've never tried freezing it. I made some last night and only have a little left (trying to use up potatoes and cooked several things) ... But I prefer to make soup in big batches and it would be nice to be able to pull a serving out and heat it up. I peel and...

I have not made soap from scratch before, so I'm not sure on this. I have some milk left from just before my doe dried off. It's been strained and chilled. It's getting old and has separated, is not pretty, but doesn't smell bad. There are maybe a few cups. I should probably throw it out or...

I have a HUGE bag of bread that is not for human consumption, and a garden full of tomatoes playing out. I know bread isn't a good feed. And I thought tomato vines are toxic. Is there a way I can put these to use? (other than compost?) I have chickens, geese, guineas, goats, rabbits, llamas...

I lost a dear little cria today. He'd never been shorn but had nice thick wool with a longish outer coat. He also wasn't the best-groomed little guy around. He let me handle him but I haven't blown or brushed him yet. Given all that, the wool was in good shape with some burrs and debris he...

Ok, this isn't life and death or anything but it is pretty unsightly and annoying. I have a bunch of pecan trees. The one over the house isn't doing well ... Probably the drought and maybe some disease. Anyway, it's been dropping pecans IN the green cases. Usually those things open on the tree...

Since Ive been doing a lot more baking, I'm curious to hear others' opinions. I have a rolling pin. It's a heavy marble roller type, and good for some things. But not so great for most, it seems. I end up grabbing a round jar and using that on most things I bake (can double as a cutter if I...

I'm afraid I don't know anything about them, but I see ponds in many people's pastures. Just by the lay of the ground I know they are artificially built. Water doesn't set uphill on it's own. ;) I'm wondering just the very basic steps to go about building one. Obviously you have to dig a hole...

Hello I am hoping someone can help with remedies for cats? I have a 2yo spayed female who was a feral rescue kitten with some problem. Seems to be an infection. She has frequent bouts of coughing (kinda like the sound many cats have with hairballs) like she is trying to cough something up...

Hi all! I'm wanting buttermilk for recipes, and it's silly-expensive in the store. Now, I don't know how buttermilk is actually made, but it seems to me that Grandma used to just put a pitcher of milk out on the counter overnight and call it buttermilk or sour milk and cook with it the next...

Hi all! I found one of these old large clay baking pots with a lid at a flea market for a couple of dollars. I tried roasting a chicken in it, and it did come out nice and tender and juicy, though with a faint clay scent. I've heard they are good for baking breads too? I've been...