ArmyOfFive4God

 

 

Raspberrys? Blue? Wild straw? Goose? As for muscadines, we do wine with those.

 

I don't understand?

Mmmmm, but they're so good. A tad on the sweet side, but yummy! Muscadines, too.

OK, I remember discussion about it, but I couldn't remember what, specifically. Thanks for the clarification

Oh, I tend to give him liquids & bone broth, too. Any cooking liquid that isn't spiced up goes to him (like after cooking veggies & draining). It isn't necessarily daily, but he drinks more than any dog I've had, too. His pee isn't as dark as most dogs' either.

DH just went to a doctor/vet seminar. Topic was nutritional/herbal products...for pets. One thing he learned was that dog and especially cats, tend to not drink enough water to compensate for eating their food in dry kibble form. In the natural, feline and canine would eat things that are....er, more moist. Can cause them to have a chronic intestinal irritation. Suggestion was to serve kibble with water added. My cat won't eat it that way but she drinks an extraordinary amount ...compared with all the cats I've had. Koa, however, is INHALING the water-soaked kibble. We're having to adjust how we feed her. Just adding water! She always has water available but.....she's really loving this.

 

MtRider ...for dogs, we do Taste of the Wild.....NOT the salmon formula.

We did TOTW for a bit, then I found the 4Health at TSC, which is also grain free & MIUSA. We were doing Halo for the cats (also the grain free formula), but that became increasingly hard to find. We went to Blue Buffalo, but I read some horrible things about that, got scared & went to TOTW for them as well. Then when I found the 4Health, grain free, I switched ALL of them to it. They're doing splendidly on it. We supplement the cats with PetGuard canned & the dog gets some homemade & our backyard eggs. Plus treats. I think he may need to go on a diet if he doesn't shed his girth with some of his winter fur 0_o

I remember something about salmon & dogs, but would you refresh my memory?

We2, what do you feed Abby?

This gives me goosebumps :'(

Trouble is, I can't get tposts to pound in. Too many rocks. I've been fastening cattle panels to trees to make my fences, LOL.

Doggone it. I was going to suggest pallets/

I miss Westie, so much, it hurts...it has been 2 years since she died and I still can't unpack the jackets that she made. She was my best friend.....

Oooo, he knows he's handsome. Look at him posing in that indoor picture!!

ROFL!!!

FYI, turtles LOVE snails. I have no idea how that would work, but they will chomp right through the shells! Turtle tractor?

I know guineas are voracious bug eaters. I got mine specifically for the tick issue we were having at the last house. The boys & pets never came in with a tick after started letting them out. Thanks for the info on the worm & livestock & pets. We have 2 barn cats for rodent control, but they are the sweetest girls & I'd hate for anything to happen to them. Our dog is leashed, so he stays in the yard, again, I don't know how often the deer get inside. Thankfully my boys are not ruminants, so I imagine they're ok, LOL!

Can you define "run ducks." I have 3, but I imagine that wouldn't be enough?? We have fencing (electric when it's on), but I don't know how long it's been there & it's not tall enough they can't jump it. We've never seen them inside the fence (only on the next property outside the fencing), but I know that's not necessarily preventative. Also, what about chickens & guineas? Can this affect cats & dogs? So many questions, but this is so new to me. I thank you for any info!

We2, I have some of that as well Trudy, thank you! We have one small town grocery store here, a tiny Walmart & a Save-a-lot. Everything here is more expensive than what I'm used to, which is why I ask!

20 quarts of apples.

 

 

 

John

Yay!

So, no one has a price?

How much do you pay for dry milk & cheese powder? What brand? Where do you get it (Grocery, Online, Co-op)? And last- what GENERAL area are you in?

I'm looking at some milk from a co-op. It is low heat processed, no hormones/etc, gluten free, etc. The cheese powder has the same qualities, plus it's organic. I want to see if it's as good a deal as I think it is. LOL!

This stuff is amazing. My recipe was equal parts of all the food, chopped fine, cover with ACV. But OOPS, I let it steep WAY too long. No biggie. It works.

I use RRL tea, sass. I also do mag baths (also GREAT for hormonal issues & SOOOOO much else- magnesium is one of my faves with no known contraindictions or side effects, other than topical itching & burning sensation IF you're deficient). Vitex, aka chasteberry, is good for hormones, B12 & there's another.... OH, Evening Primrose Oil is smething you may want to look into. I have a complete regime I do. If you want me to email it to you, pm me your email address. I can fwd it to you sass. I have PTLS,so I've studied the hormonal issues extensively & found what works for me (and others have had success with it as well).

Just wanted to mention that if you have thyroid issues, do NOT use lemon balm. I found this out after I posted on the subject last year. I was SOOOO bummed. I'm working on my thryoid & adrenals now, so hopefully I can do lemon balm again!

Llama, rabbit & worm poop are all cool fertilizers. You can also direct compost other cool items- veggie peels, cores, skins, etc. If you KNOW the compost has been given time to cure, till it in, plant & go!

AGAINNN!?!?!? Criminy!!!

Hello all! Got the interwebz hooked up today, YAY! We are thrilled to be here, thrilled to have space again, thrilled with the property & all we can do & VERY thrilled to be near Wormie! Hopefully & with lots of prayer, we can buy this place in a couple years. Looking SO forward to that!

Not done unpacking yet but slowly working our way through. We don't have a lot of storage, so tomorrow we're headed into the "big city" to find some utility cabinets. There's not much here at all. We have ONE small hardware store, family owned, & it closes at 5, LOL. You can see from one of the other at the Walmart here. I had to ask if they closed, because it's that small Surprisingly, they're open 24h.

Anyhoo, the Hubba will be home soon. I'm off to do what more I can with unpacking (at kinda a standstill until we get to the "big city" to get those cabinets). Thank you ALL for the prayers during this very stressful transition & especially to John for being our ear on the ground & for his help unloading!

Haha, I've done that We2!! We also have mobile hotspot, but we're on a shared plan, so can't use too much on the laptop as it sucks data. Yesterday, we had 3 folks come help us. We had both trucks loaded in 5.5 hours, including lunch break. WHAT A BLESSING!!! Today, we're just getting started. We're cleaning, packing the last little bits up, taking oldest & his girlfriend out to eat later, then home to pack the van & get the rest of the livestock feed & such picked up/packed/put away. We'll leave in the morning. Little by little.

Welp... tomorrow, I pick up Hubba from the airport. Monday, we pick up moving trucks. Tuesday, we clean the current house. Wed, we have walk through, driveshaft disconnect & then we head out to our new Humble Abode. We don't have internet hooked up out there yet; don't even know what our options are. I may or may not get on from mobile, but I doubt I will. So, with all that said- I'm'a get caught up today, then may or may not be on (much?) the next couple days... soooo.... tootles for a bit! I'll check in when/if I can from wi-fi locations if we come across them.