Twilight

again I say there ways are not our ways.........feces once again the culprit

I love freeze dried food. That is an excellent question,Wormie. I think the main thing about freeze dried vs. dehydrated is freeze drying does not shrink the food as dehydrating does. I still do not know the answer.

Frankly I have never seen growth or whatever on the sides of the well. That is the purpose of the sanitation caps required in this area to be put on all wells. I would not want to drink from such a well! If'crud' of any kind grows then the well should be cleaned and sanitized.

I will live over it...maybe I will get a dehydrator instead. I killed mine with constant usage before I moved.

I need to replace it. Depending on a freezer worries me.. electricity goes out , freezers die without warning.......

I really do not want to say...but let me put it this way..it did not get broken, or have any problems .

I bought it new,and it was still in new shape even though I have canned 100's of lbs of meat and

vegetables though it.I believe it will last for another 100 years or more. So it is still in the same

condition. I do not think it has been used since I "lost it".

I put chopped carrots, onions,and maybe bacon or ham hock in mine.

Not canning due to having 'lost' my canner, I froze 10 lbs of raw and cooked beef, 1 qt. Of strawberries.

I like that....give and it shall be given to you

I think one is updated. I gave my daughter the other one so I can not compare them.

The one I gave her is green and the one I have is the 9th edition and is brown and blue.

Do not expect the websites mentioned to function.

Once upon a time I had her very first book.

Here I can take my jars especially if they have lids on them to one of the thrift

shops and they sell them for $.25 each. They are always happy to get them.

Don't anyone want water bottles for craft? I buy at least 12 doz per month......

I am not crafty, they would not cost much to ship empty.

Somewhere was it on here ? the website of that man that could turn anything

into a thing of beauty or usefulness? He made his own "cabins" out of other peoples trash

Single... makes all the difference........older makes it more difference.

Health problems...... I still have not gotten the lawn mowed! I used to

could mow it in 3-4 hours

I have mowed on it three days this time..I still have the worse to do

and the rate it is growing it all needs to be mowed again.

I am using a mop handle or paint handle for staking my tomato.

So many things can be recycled

Great Danes are so perfect for this training!

My dog is an ACD and loves attention and to give it. She has had no formal training, but I think I could

get her enrolled ..I think she could get titled with little trouble,

Thanks for sharing!!! Ethel and her tribe...oh yes her trainers and Jeepers too

are so wonderful!!

Pets mean so much to the young and old alike.

I am so glad the AL lets me take my dog into the building. She is often

petted by the residents..rather makes their day in a very small way.

When you see flashy names like that you can pretty well guess they were made in China.

Please check any and all products before buying, especially for the children.

No you do not mix gas and oil in a riding mower.

One problems is most mowers are supposed to have no more than 10 % ethanol. Some stations have less or none and others may have as much as 20% or more ethanol. The amount is not required to be posted on the tank.

Ethanol will separate and I think it is the water that makes it backfire. I am sure there are more people that have a better answer or way to explain this.

A decluttered home is suspicious, a cluttered home is discouraging for those who come to 'pry'....... just saying... if you are thinking about getting that kind of book..

I could be a critic on these books! Raising a strong willed child...... where were these types of books 30 years ago when I was raising my iron willed daughter alone?

I changed gas stations. I run low regular most times but ever once in a while I use premium.

Yes backfiring is enough to scare the wits outlet you or about give you heart failure, being as it is so sharp!

I did not mention horns...because ..horns in the show world for dairy

goats are not allowed. I would never own a horned goat because of

the extreme danger of those sharp horns. They can kill other goats

deliberately. They can hurt people unintentionally (or not). My DS was

bending over a kid that moved its head just right to pierce her lower

lip.

So thank you, MtRider, for mentioning them because that is a very important fact

that should be known about goats.

Carelessness/foolishness with wild animals can end in demise.

Guess all I have to worry about is my computer even coming on. It is old,

so therefore there are no updates for it. Google decided it is too old and I

lost my gmail account on this computer. I cannot sign in period...

Adobe has not worked for awhile.......

I do have the smart phone but I like to honestly type instead of pecking.

This job is a real concern to me. Although I have been on this place countless

times visiting, I have never been in shall we say control of it.

Folks, there is one thing that is imperative !!! You must practice consistency

with animals. At all times they must respect you that YOU are the master!!

Frankly I do not approve of farm animals as pets, they must preform for you

some way.

They can be therapy but even so obedience is a must.

I have now been over there 5 times milking, feeding etc. They respect me as

they have no respect for the owner. I demand it, they respond. In all actuality

animals behind a fence look for a protector and it should be you. But if they

find they can walk all over you...... you are worthless to them and it is a bad thing

to be worthless to an animal.

Goats for instance must never be allowed to climb on you and you start that

training as kids. They were born on the ground they stay on the ground. You

feed them bottles... you feed at udder height not with them standing on their back legs

or on the fence! You keep them low they stay low. train them as babies and do not let

them forget their training.

Furthermore, the goats of all ages belong behind a fence. They get out, fix the fence,

put up and maintain a hot wire if necessary but they stay where they are put.!! Why?

Goats like to go where they can be a pest and get in trouble, try you to see what they

can get by with. They can be greedy get into feed and gorge causing bloat, founder,

or even death. They do not belong on the front porch, you should have enough pride

to keep your porch clean of goat poop which you can only do by keeping the goats

where they belong!!

So the two spoilt does were out when I went over, had cleaned

up the chicken feed etc.. made a royal pain of themselves. Their evening feed dishes

were definitely deficient. I have no idea how they are getting out but I do know in

my visits to this place in the past, they were out more than they were in. This is encouraging

bad behavior!

Not here but someone else I know... her goats got out and slept in the road, I have

no idea how many goats she lost because of this but it was quite a few. Another one

I know lived on the highway and her goats got hit and did vehicle damage that she had

to pay for. Goats can eat poisonous plants and die. This is why it is the owners responsibility

to control over where their animals are. And there are many other reasons.

The LGD is kept in a small pen because he is food aggressive , train him now!! I stood

over him and ever time he growled I said NO! that was the end of that.

This is a seriously dysfunctional family I am working for and it is with deep concern I see

these things for they have toddlers. But the children have no more training than the animals

nor respect for them. The children are allowed to play in the feed room with the feed......

which they do and waste no end of it.

I had no idea things were in this condition and I do not ever want to take care of this place

again. I want nothing to happen on my watch and I will take care of them as if they were my

own animals. I pointed out before they left that the chickens are sick..she did not leave me medicine.

I destroyed one this morning...

Chicks that had been in the brooder in the house until they left

Sunday were put out in the yard in a cage on the ground near the eaves of the house. There is little

I can do to change the situation.

All I can say this is a grief to me for I know the breeding of many of these does and hate to see

what is happening to them.

I grieve for the children because of what is happening to them, not sure they have the strength of character to

make anything of themselves when they are on their own.

Sorry this is so long ..but any of you that do not have animals but want to get them...learn all you can before

you obtain any type of animal or poultry. Make sure you can provide a safe environment for them, be prepared

for any type of weather,and please do not get in over your head!!! It takes strength ,money, determination to live

on a farm and take care of everything. You also must be willing to listen to a mentor!

What size are they? Not that we have a Dollar Tree here.....

although I know I have seen one somewhere.

I started doing this when in my teens..... have continued it off and on through the years....now have had two jobs in the last 30 days.

For 21 years before I moved this place my DD and I had a nice show string of productive dairy goats. We got other people started in dairy goats and in showing etc.

But when I sold the farm I retired from such life and did not miss it very much.

My last two jobs have been with goats.......a fine show herd of meat goats and now a herd of dairy goats.

This job will be for 6 days...and it entails far more than I was told but that is what you run into in a job like this.

Like drive over 4 times a day and feed the week old kids...two times a day is the limit with what I am being paid so I toted the kids home and I am going to regret it. But I do not have time to be running over there all day.

No I do not ever want to have goats again, or if I do 1-2 will be enough certainly not the over 40 I was caring for at our own farm.

Just because I am retired does not mean that I have nothing to do!!!!! Besides two acres to mow , daily picking up of limbs, keeping the house in good repair, and the list goes on..... I only got 1/2 or less of the lawn mowed this morning, with all the rain we have had it has known no slowing down of growth.

And are you ever right, Amber!! Best to you in finding the place you need.

You know , it is easy to make your own trail mix........

the way you like it best......... add or take away.

For a sweet mix, I like roasted peanuts, chocolate

chips, coconut-shreds or flakes, raisins or dates,

the choices are numerous............