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  1. noobiechickenlady

    FS - PB Nubian Doelings - North Central Mississippi

    Born June 19th. Dam & Sire registered with ADGA. Dam on premises, sire nearby & available for review. These doelings are in great health, energetic, shiny & bouncy. I have begun training them to lead and I have handled them daily since birth. They currently stand with no restraints for hoof...
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    Roux-less Fish Gumbo

    Roux-less Fish Gumbo 1) 4 slices bacon 2) 1/2 cup chopped onion 3) 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper 4) 1 tblspoon minced garlic 5) 2 cups peeled, diced, deseeded tomatoes 6) 1 lb whole okra 7) tblspoon parsley 8) tblspoon thyme 9) 2 cups fish or chicken broth 10) 1 bay leaf 11) 1 medium chili...
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    Dixie Kidded! Twin Does WOOHOO!!!

    Well, she popped, on day 154! Twin does, thankfully not identical. Both seem healthy, both got on their feet about 20 minutes (I think, didn't have a watch :P ) after they were born. Doe#1 Doe #2 So here's the story...
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    Squash Bugs are stooopid - Easy, no pesticide way to get rid of them

    I planted zucchini several weeks back and they are looking fine! However, I did notice a few squash bugs on them, several spots of eggs as well. http://www.mastergardeners.org/images/import/tips/images/squash_bugs_mating.jpg...
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    A laugh for you SavingDogs

    This popped into my head yesterday as I was driving home. I traded one of my nice roosters to a lady who had a mean rooster. POTUSA came on the radio. The rest is history. Brk, brk, brk, brk, brk, BRRRK! Little ball of feathers been strutting round Little ball of feathers been strutting round...
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    Stinking goats!! Just a rant about them escaping from fences

    I swear my goat is a masochist... We are portioning the back yard (the "pasture" :lol: ) into paddocks so we can rotate. Okay, sounds easy enough, lets try just running electric. 2 strands on a 5 mile charger. Got a nice little zing to it. I've grabbed it a couple of times or bent over &...
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    For Trade - Working Mac G4 (Tower Only)

    It has ooooold version of photoshop (still functional!), Pagemaker (layout software, old version of InDesign) plus a crap ton of wallpaper type images & clipart. I was hooked up with a nice laptop at work, so I don't need this one anymore. PM if you are interested and I'll get more details to...
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    My poor goat Dixie! Dixie the one eyed...? :(

    Friday, during the feeding frenzy, DD dropped the chicken feed right near the goat's shed. Of course the nosy heifers came out to see what the ruckus was and waded right in, chicken feed being much tastier than alfalfa pellets, corn & boss. Sometime during that, I can only assume that one of the...
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    How to make goats sleep in their shed?

    Okay, my girls really don't want to sleep in their shed. :barnie It's nice, dry, no drafts, clean bedding, water bucket, hay bucket, we feed there, there are no chickens perching on their backs or pooping in their hair. But they refuse. It's been there for many months now, so they are used to...
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    Syncretism from Serenity

    I found this to be a very interesting read. http://wilderix.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/syncretism-from-serenity/
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    Chapstick & Mother's day

    Just got this in my email :lol: Chap Stick We had this great 10 year old cat named Jack who just recently died. Jack was a great cat and the kids would carry him around and sit on him and nothing ever bothered him. He used to hang out and nap all day long on the mat in our bathroom. We have 3...
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    Pressure Cooker Water Distiller

    Ok, so sometimes I have a really interesting idea and it turns into nothing. Sometimes, it turns out that it really is a good idea. That makes me happy :D So, distilling water. Distilled water is pure, right? You can remove 90 some-odd percent of any and all contaminants. You can take mud &...
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    Useful things made from wine corks

    These are so neat!!! http://ladylullabuy.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/why-not-wine-corks/#comment-258 http://www.marthastewart.com/article/wine-cork-board http://www.wineenthusiast.com/round-wine-cork-board-kit.asp?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=comparisonshopping&AfID=ZFRG...
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    What can you tell me about these chicken breeds?

    Earlier this year I ordered a 50 chick assortment of brown egg layer males (cause they were CHEAP, .50 each!). I got the egg laying breeds because Cornish x creep me out. My beek friend raised them this year and they were frankenchickens eek! I might change my tune after this go round, cause...
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    I'm sad to report the loss of a whooooole lot of bacon

    Now, the subject line may be a little tongue in cheek, but really, this is sad!!! http://www.aolnews.com/surge-desk/article/925-pigs-on-pennsylvania-farm-found-dead-from-neglect/19720184?test=latestnews 925 warehoused (CAFO) pigs dead from neglect! I mean, if you can't take care of an animal...
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    Important Health Issue - Should you consider Margaritas?

    Important Health Issue: * Do you have feelings of inadequacy? * Do you suffer from shyness? * Do you sometimes wish you were more assertive? * Do you suffer exhaustion from the day to day grind? If you answered yes to any of these questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist about Margaritas...
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    School cafeteria cannot serve vegetables kids grow

    *indignant sputter* I'm just flabergasted. Sorry this is so long, but I wanted to make sure the whole story was here. http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-met-school-gardens-20101019,0,4964631.story?page=1&track=rss
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    2Dream is awesome :D

    She got me Gene Logsdon's book Holy <Poop>. I skimmed through it last night, reading here & there and learned something about dung beetles. Did you know that wormers kill the larvae of dung beetles as well as worms? Dung beetles can reduce the population of horn flies by up to 95% (found that...
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    Mt. Perry Peanut Tree

    :gig The address got me! *snicker* http://www.thecheers.org/Literary-Work/article_879_The-Mount-Perry-Peanut-Tree.html It's a hot day here in the middle of Mount Perry, Florida. But I am content sitting here in the shade of a Mount Perry Peanut Tree, looking up at the cool, snow covered peak...
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    Beekeeping hive tracker

    Check out this nifty FREE online beekeeping tracker. You can add hundreds of hives, keep track of inspections, hive healthy and more. Neato! https://www.hivetracks.com/
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