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SunnySideUp, I have Raspberry Lemonade, Spearmint/Eucalyptus and a new men's scent called Heat (kind of an "Axe" type scent).

Checking in again after a couple weeks, I guess. I can't figure out where the time goes. (Sigh) Wait 'till nursing school! Chickens are all still laying fools, my good girls! They seem so much happier still without Oscar and some are really growing feathers back. Now for the crazy part...

Well, Oscar was a stud in the coop but a dud in the pot. I cooked him in the pressure cooker. After cooking, dh deboned him. There was about 1 cup of meat on him. I'm sure the hens will happily gobble him up in the morning. They need the protein to help grow their feathers back.

I have recently discovered cooking with a pressure cooker. I have done a whole chicken twice now and will never do it any other way. Tonight I used a Lipton's savory herb with garlic packet with a can of low sodium chicken broth. 20 minutes at 15# and it was heaven. Made a gravy with the...

You are right on the nose on this one. With 50 hens, I don't remember getting an egg that was NOT fertile. I always like to check and with the exception of very young hens just coming into lay, every egg was a bullseye. Sunnyside, LOL!!! Those are gross!

Dh told me this morning that as he was gutting Oscar, he pulled out something the shape and SIZE of an egg. Then he pulled out another one. I guess that's why he mated every waking moment! How big are their testicles supposed to be?

Just wanted to pop in and say hello and Yes, I'm still breathing. Back to work, my schedule is CRAZY. Dh FINALLY butchered Oscar today. As I fed them this morning, I saw one of my bare-backed hens was bloody on the tips of her wings where he has broken her feathers off. I sprayed her with...

I have to say, I've been extremely pleased with their laying. I have production reds, red sex links, Tetra tints, 2 amberlinks, 1 BO and a bunch of australorps. This past bunch of red sex links from TSC have been great this year. They are laying dark brown eggs, the shells are always perfect...

Back to work tomorrow. Summertime went much too quick. Looking forward to meeting all my new kiddos though. Appx. 70 of them. I fixed the problem of the egg eater(s). Still not sure how many were eating eggs. I had been giving them eggshell for calcium, but obviously not enough. I...

Go for it! I'm having a blast canning! I'd probably toss the enamel pot if it's rusted. I would have to think the enamel would be damaged. You could probably SOS the metal rack, though. Other must have items... jar grabber, magnet to pick up lids in hot water and the funnel. I am loving my...

Me too. :( I lost one of my hens today too. I have no clue why. Yesterday she was listless but eating. I checked her over and could find nothing wrong. Put her up on the roost last night next to her buddies. At some point she fell off and passed. Everyone else seems to be just fine, so...

We're away from the lake a bit. Bristol Rd. (CR 32), which is the road that runs from Canandaigua to Bristol center.

Hi Sue! I'm in Canandaigua. I was in Potter (or close to it) today buying produce from the Mennonites. I'm closer to Bristol but always on the other side of town shopping and such.

Glasshen... I had trouble copying and pasting it, but if you scroll back through my posts from my profile, I posted it 1 week and 4 days ago (as of Friday). It's really a good recipe.

I'm canning salsa now (water bath), but finished reading the directions for my pressure canner that I've had for over a year and haven't been brave enough to use. I don't know why, but I'm scared to use it. lol I have a huge 23 qt canner... better make use of it!

There's a canning thread on BYC??? I canned a case of half pint salsa jars last week. The case is half gone. My entire family LOVES it, so I bought 25 pounds of tomatoes today. Still need a dozen green peppers, etc. If I make 4 cases, MAYBE I'll have enough to get us through till Christmas.

Interesting! That will be my next plan of attack if the drawing salve doesn't help. What did you do? Glop it on and wrap it up? Tab, hope your dog comes back quickly! Gramma, I must have missed your post about being burned. So sorry! Feel better fast. I have also heard of the egg...

I'm 138 posts behind and can't catch up. Sorry. Good news is Ms. B (former bumblefoot patient) wasn't killed by the mink a few months ago. Bad news is the bumblefoot is back. She was limping quite severely. I brought her in tonight and soaked her in epsom salt and warm water. I didn't need...

We (okay, I) am sucking it up, and today is Oscar's last day on earth. I've been putting it off and putting it off, but my poor hens. I just want them to have some feathers before winter. Dh is doing the deed tomorrow. I told him I don't want to be home, I don't want to see blood or...