Afriend of mine went fishing for tuna years back, and when he came home with 350# of fillers, he made me a deal to can it for half of it. Best tuna (albacore) we ever ate. My brother does the same with yellowfin tuna if he has an overabundance.
Oh, this weather has been great! Left on a cruise last week to colder, rainier Alaska, and so glad to come home to this. Looking forward to warmer days. DH is revamping the run, taking off low hanging wire fence roofing and putting up higher, metal roof. It will be nice to not have to bend down...
I started my seeds inside before Christmas, and they look bigger and better than last year with winter sowing. Some planting charts have next month as setting out time.
I used to make 5 gallon buckets of sauerkraut. Just froze in containers to keep, and I think it may have preserved the probiotics. Can't say I can prove that, though. The trick for that amount is to stir it every day, so the top doesn't get funky. Today I'll be fermenting my sourdough bread in...
Finally got our new insulated garage doors installed. The other ones are close to 40 years old, wooden, noisy and difficult to open. Now we can barely hear them operate.
On the chicken front, I have a pullet who is going through a neck and partial molt at 9 months. She also has a bumble on the...
:fl this is me every time I plant something new. Correction, every season. Sometimes even the tried and true things don't succeed because of different factors every year. May you have enough to ward off the vampires, and sometimes other humans. :lau
Now that it's wet out. Would you, if you were treating bumblefoot, let chicken back out, or keep in a wire cage in the covered run, or keep inside to stay dry? One big factor is she is hard to catch for daily treatment. I do have a broody jail she could stay in. This lazy tender treated...
On what side of our state are you?
Yes, the pecking thing is normal. After all, the top hens will not give up their seniority rights. My two elders, both over four years old, and the two 2.5 y.o. hens will do peck reminders to pullets who get in their way of treats.
Lucky you, no weasels. I...
The seeds do grow, as some have sprouted in the wet heads and on the ground where they fell. I hope it's the heirloom Yellow of Parma. Could be Patterson or Sweet Spanish. I could grow them for spring onions, but who uses that many? Girls will get them, I guess. Now I get to shop, which can be...
@Smokerbill I remember you saying you've already planted potatoes. What size potato do you find works best? I can't plant mine now, the moles are invading my whole garden, and they eat the taters.
It sure is quite an annual grand experiment, with various factors. This nice weather came at just the right time to finally plant garlic and flower bulbs. Just got a seed catalog, and found out that the onions I have saved seed from this year is an F1 hybrid. Do you think I should just buy new...
Avian flu found in South Kitsap. I live in the watch area surrounding it. 🥺
I have one girl under the weather. She is finishing her molt, after having a bald head, neck and rear all summer. Her poo was yellowish, and dirty bum. I decided to give all of them Valbazen. She got a direct dose...