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Has anyone ever had their well hydrofractured? How did it work out for you? We're trying to decide on that or a new well :( Inchworm

I make my own chicken broth all the time, so when we split a side of beef with someone, I assumed I would make beef broth out of the bones. I followed the direction in Nourishing Traditions and I'm underwhelmed with the result (granted - I didn't toss in the optional hoof). The final result is...

I figure there are plenty of people here with much more experience with snow than I have... SO - - when do you remove snow from your roof? DH has been at it all day. I'm wondering about the wisdom of this. We had 29" of snow 3 days ago. We are supposed to get another 15" tonight and...

I really don't mind that the girls are taking a much needed rest. They've been great layers for 18 months. But I didn't think they would all stop COMPLETELY. I've been reduced to buying tasteles eggs at the market. Is there something I can do to help them start laying again? Last egg I got...

How should I be cleaning the chicken's waterer? Should I be disinfecting with bleach? Vinegar? Just elbow grease (my present method). Inchworm

I usually clean the bathrooms. I always clean the inside lip of the faucet where green gloop grows. I didn't think much about the fact that algae seemed to grow just inisde the faucet - I figured where water and air meets that you get algae. But DH found it last night and had a cow. Now he...

Yeah - I know - I'm posting the question to a bunch of homeschoolers hoping to hear affirmation of my decision. My kids (now 11 and 8) have always been homeschooled. I actually still work from home a few hours a week in my old profession, but let's face it, the cash I bring in doesn't cover...

My cats killed a juvenile copperhead and left it for me (yes - the same cats that have killed 5 bats lately). Before I cleaned it up, the chickens ran off with it. Just kind of wondering -- do you think it's ok to eat eggs now? I'm guessing if there is any poison, it will kill the chicken...

I'm ordering a side of beef (the organic, non-hormone, yada, yada, yada kind). Besides the cuts of meat, I have to tell them if I want the following things. Would you take these parts and what would you do with them? short ribs soup meat bones tallow kidney Why wouldn't somebody want the...

My favorite hen is shedding feathers like crazy. Her comb is also very pale. This particular hen is 16 months old. She started laying in August 2008 and was an excellent layer until she went broody 7 weeks ago. She hatched a duck egg 2 weeks ago and is tending to the duckling. She is eating...

My broody hen is sitting on a duck egg. My kids picked it up and ran into the house to tell me it has pipped. They put it back under the hen, but is it supposed to be facing a certain way? Right now, the pip is facing upwards. Is it supposed to be under her breast area still? I am a nervous...

I saw a clip today that Congress hired a speed reader to read the 900- page climate bill out loud so fast that no one could understand any of it. Then the speed reader didn't even finish it. Not to mention that not a single person who voted on it read (or listened to) the whole thing! Who's...

I have laregly been avoiding the journals, but lately I have been enjoying the conversations on them. I thought I would start one, even if it is just a conversation with myself. That can be really helpful, you know ;) I also hope to figure out how to post some pics soon. Things I need to...

The day was going along just fine, but several small things happened at once that just popped my balloon. The worst is that dh didn't get a job he had interviewed for that he felt he was going to get. Rejecting me is one thing, but rejecting someone I love hurts like the dickens! Singing the...

When my kids whine or complain, I tell them they have to tell me three good things in return. Maybe we all whine and complain too much. Now it's our turn to list some good things so we are reminded about the good things in life. I'll start. Last week, when I had to wait for the repairmen, an...

I just wanted to hear how everyone is faring right now. We've been following everyone's job losses, income reductions, etc and was wondering what everyone's update is. I must say, for the first time, I'm feeling uneasy. We are essentially a 1-income family and dh's current contract is...

I am being offered a deal of 50lbs of wheatberries for $18. And an offer of 5 gallon food grade storage containers. Would you recommend red or white wheatberries? I use it primarily for bread. I also like wheatberry salad. And how many 5 gallon containers would I need to store it? Thanks...

My EN & T doctor gave me this recipe for my neti pot. I find it to burn less then Sinucleanse. 1 quart of water 1 tsp of table salt pinch of baking soda 1 Tbsp of karo sryup

Do you buy your garden seeds locally or order from a catalog? And why? The catalogs have more selection, but the locals seem to have the best variety for the area. Are there any vegetable plants you buy already planted or do you buy only seeds? I have never had luck starting seeds inside...

I have 6 hens. My 1 Easter Egger has completely stopped laying. She was my best layer all through the summer and fall. She hasn't laid in at least 2 weeks now. She is about 10 months old and isn't molting. She is happy and healthy, eats, walks and flies normally. There has been no stress...