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I posted an ad on Craigslist for canning jars. (I was getting jealous hearing all your great finds!! LOL!) I had a lady respond and my DH is picking them up tomorrow! She is not sure how many she has! Just said that it would be worth my time to go there and get them!
I was supposed to get some pears from a friend but when she went out to look at the pear tree the day before we were supposed to come over to get them they were GONE!! She thinks her MIL had something to do with it! But, she said she still has a ton of apples that I can get when I get back from my trip. I plan on doing apple cider and apple butter.
Betty and I are going to Philadelphia next weekend on a three day trip to a Quilting and Sewing Convention! I AM SO EXCITED!! I am only taking the baby and DH gets the other 5 kiddos!
I was supposed to get some pears from a friend but when she went out to look at the pear tree the day before we were supposed to come over to get them they were GONE!! She thinks her MIL had something to do with it! But, she said she still has a ton of apples that I can get when I get back from my trip. I plan on doing apple cider and apple butter.
Betty and I are going to Philadelphia next weekend on a three day trip to a Quilting and Sewing Convention! I AM SO EXCITED!! I am only taking the baby and DH gets the other 5 kiddos!
TanksHill
Super Self-Sufficient
Who Hoo on the canning jars. I can't wait to see how many you get. Is she giving them to you?
Is it time for the quilt show again already? Is this the same on as before? Has it been a year already? Can't be!
That's a bummer on the pears. I received my first free pears this year. I have only made 8 quarts but they family loves them. Definitely on my to do list for next year.
gina
Is it time for the quilt show again already? Is this the same on as before? Has it been a year already? Can't be!
That's a bummer on the pears. I received my first free pears this year. I have only made 8 quarts but they family loves them. Definitely on my to do list for next year.
gina
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She did not say anything about charging me for them. She did call back and say that we can't get them until Wednesday now because she just got a phone call that she has a new job.
This will be our first time going to this Quilt show. It is supposed to have over 200 vendors!
The other one was local...about an hour and a half drive away...and I think it was in March.
This will be our first time going to this Quilt show. It is supposed to have over 200 vendors!
The other one was local...about an hour and a half drive away...and I think it was in March.
keljonma
Epicurean Goddess
Congratulations on the canning jars!
Have fun at the Quilt Show!
Have fun at the Quilt Show!
Quail_Antwerp
Cold is on the Right, Hot is on The Left
Are you taking your camera to the quilt show? You know we're going to want to see A LOT of pictures! 
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This is the Quilt festival I am going to:
http://www.quiltfest.com/activities.asp?id=4
I am hoping to take a bunch of pictures!
I bought some fertile Golden Comet eggs off of an Amish lady. So far 32 have hatched and another one is trying to hatch! I am hoping to change my flock over to more of a laying breed....chickens that don't eat me out of house and home and that are consistent layers!
http://www.quiltfest.com/activities.asp?id=4
I am hoping to take a bunch of pictures!
I bought some fertile Golden Comet eggs off of an Amish lady. So far 32 have hatched and another one is trying to hatch! I am hoping to change my flock over to more of a laying breed....chickens that don't eat me out of house and home and that are consistent layers!
Dace
Revolution in Progress
How often do your Jersey Giants lay? Mine lays 6 days a week!
Have fun at the quilt show....that quilt tips for dummies thread has piqued my interest in quilting. I may try the rag quilt that someone (morel? ) posted.
I too would love to see pics
Have fun at the quilt show....that quilt tips for dummies thread has piqued my interest in quilting. I may try the rag quilt that someone (morel? ) posted.
I too would love to see pics
keljonma
Epicurean Goddess
What will you do with your JBG flock?PamsPride said:
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I think I may keep 5 layers and one roo...then send the rest off to freezer camp. They are only a little over one year old and my other ones left out there were born in March and I have not got any eggs in like two months!!! Since we had raccoons attack we have not got any eggs. We sent 15 of the larger birds off to freezer camp 21 days ago. 10 or 11 of them were roos!! I still have one roo, 15 or so layers and then 9 youngins' born on June 12th.keljonma said:
We have hardly had any of the BJG eggs to eat. Seems like if they are laying I have buyers for the eggs. So I am not sure if I am going to keep some for selling fertile eggs in the spring or not. Right now they are just being freeloaders and we do not have the extra money for that.
I also feel bad because neighbors and friends give us stuff...deer meat, potatoes, apples, ect and we give them NOTHING in return! We have a big chicken flock and NO eggs for giving! Because either I had buyers lined up or had no eggs! I did sell a lot of eggs for hatching this year. I made some good money off of them too but I am not sure I want to keep the chickens all winter just to have fertile hatching eggs in the spring...especially if they are not going to be laying in the mean time. We have been feeding them super good this year so it is just down right irratating that they are not laying! I mean come on...we have 25 chickens out there and then we have to go the store and BUY EGGS!!! My mom has run of the mill TSC chickens and is getting at least 5 eggs a day!
When my DH was making more money we had the money to raise the BJG to up the standard with breeding because we do take such good care of our flocks....but now money is tight and I want some birds that give me some nice big beautiful eggs everytime we go out there! At this point BJGs just don't fit into a broke SS life style!
I am also looking at it from the perspective that if things in the economy get worse, or do not improve, I will have some eggs for my family and to barter with.
I have even got my mom thinking about the whole barter and trade thing...even to the point that she dreams about it!
I really don't know what is going on with me. It seems like I can't put up enough food for the family. I can't prepare enough. I can't become SS enough. I can't educate my kids enough. I really feel like I want to make some drastic changes in my life toward becoming more SS.
It is really bothering me that Baby girl is more than likely my last baby. I really want/wanted more children. My DH absolutely will not even consider adopting. I know that I am VERY BLESSED with my 6 children I have but I just have not settled it within myself to be content with only 6! I am telling you EVERY woman I know that can have kids IS PREGNANT!! One girl just announced yesterday that they are having twins. I talked to another lady, who used to go to my church, on Sunday. She does foster to adopt and has adopted two small boys already (has two kids of her own) and now she has a little girl....who is separated from her brother because her older brother is 2 1/2 years old and she already has a boy in that age range and they don't want two boys that age competeing for attention in her house. She said sibling groups come in all the time and are divided up and separated because people do not want to take on 3 or more kids at one time. Breaks my heart! If I even bring up adopting it starts a fight!
LOL! I know you only asked about chickens...and right now that seems like it is something I can have a little bit of control over and change!
I am so ready for my three day vacation this weekend!!!
