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Great news, John. Ok. There are other things I was gonna quote; but trying to do this on my work computer at lunch is less than optimal...SOOOOOO slow... Anyhow, CS 2017 was great. Loved seeing everyone, new & old! I promised the Mounds Bar recipe to a few. I will post it in my "Recipes"...

Hi, all. See those of you going to Chickenstock in Lansing tomorrow :thumbsup Thanks to iamfivewire for the heads-up yesterday. Admittedly I was waffling...lots going on around the homestead. But. Since I am only 40 minutes from the park, no excuse to not visit! Plus, I've been looking for a...

Happy early Bday to you, too, John. Enjoy ur "vacation"!! I'm hoping to only have a four day long weekend vs six (meaning I can go back to work tomorrow cuz I feel better..looks like a gorgeous weekend on tap and I do NOT want to be sick!!). Sorry, I'm with Silly on the raccoon ;) They most...

@SillyChicken I was out at about 2:30am a week ago with all those bad storms too. Saw the same thing with the THOUSANDS of fire flies & serious light show going on in the sky. Was way cool.. So, last Tuesday finally decided to clean up the pup's bowls & put them away..just couldn't do it the...

LOL! There is THAT!

True words...as were aart's yesterday... Hard to believe I'm almost 50 & have never had dogs, cats, chickens before (ok, we had a parakeet when I was little).. I'm actually having trouble functioning at work today! Silly, also sorry to hear about you farm reduction ...was gonna tell ya that...

Thanks for the kind words & condolences, all... The kitties are walking around lost, too. (2 of the 3 LOVE the pup) I'll upload a pic later of Precious laying next to him on his doggie bed with her paw on his leg cuz she knew he wasn't doing well a few weeks ago...(upload feature eluding me at...

Yep, had a good time yesterday...great visiting.. Not too chatty today...just got home from the vet about 2 hours ago..had to put our Rottie to sleep. I am beyond miserable right now...my first dog. Knew this was gonna be hard..knew this was coming (he's 13 years old).....but I was definitely...

Ditto. I just started doing potatoes 2 years ago & that is exactly how I do them..& have had great success

Sell my eggs for $4/dozen at work. The city folks there were/are more than willing to pay upwards of $6 (what some had been paying at specialty markets claiming "farm fresh"). Told them I didn't feel comfortable with $5-6. The $4 covers pretty much all of my expenses... Pretty much a win-win...

Ditto what Opa said on the breeding. I can always tell when pullets are getting close to laying based on the rooster & their behavior (along with the reddening of combs). And, several of my hens DO squat when I go to pet therm...

Thanks taprock!! Sorry about the trampled bird; though, I must admit, I have this funny picture of chickens hanging with pigs! You know, I have one bird acting sleepy too; she's eating, drinking; but just "off". Of course, with AI..I got a tad worried, though she's not showing any signs of...

I really wish ya'll would QUIT posting pix of CUTE baby goats! I still remember Ron & Luna from last year...makes it SO tempting (but not gonna happen!) I was gonna post the article about the AI discovered in Macomb County..but, I see the "news" made it on the thread yesterday..

@wannahomestead I have the same spots. I'm not sure if the flea beetles are causing it or not (I have literally seen the little buggers on the plants). Doing another app of Neem oil today as apparently is rids plants lot of different things (from insects to fungi). I don't /won't use any "real"...

Ah! Thanks! I will do that too! That didn't even occur to me, but thinking about the bare spots on their backs, that makes total sense!

@wannahomestead My peppers & tomatoes have some white spots too. Last week I noted teeny black bugs..that jump. They are flea beetles. Treating with neem oil; first app last Friday. Already doing better, but that one cold day/night right after Labor Day definitely affected the plants. I always...

@snowflake That's on my list for this weekend. Just got the potatoes in in the garden; that was my last thing for it. It looks like the last cold night we had actually gave us a light frost (even though we had no advisory) according to how my basil leaves look. I never realized you could get...

I have a bit of a dilemma. Spur removal. One of Bigboy's Spurs is very long & sharp. And, 4 of the year old girls' backs are now completely bare. I thought about saddles until my Ameraucana jumped in my lap,last night & I noted a LARGE scab on her side (which coincides with the side of...