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[buck naked]

I drink full bodied REAL coffee after grinding the beans every morning. Love it!

the thing about decaf is: most of the time, the caffeine is still there, it's not gone...on the average, a cup of decaf will still contain 4 mg of caffeine.

AND the coffee has been so processed with methyl chloride chemicals, that it's not at all good for you. Worse than the good stuff, according to my physician. lol


on the plus side, there are coffee manufacturers around that will process decaf without chemicals.


Did you know a lot of the bad raps attributed to coffee have never been proven? In fact, it's been shown to reduce the risk of Parkinson's and cut the risk of gallstones.

[Valerie C]

They also love to eat ticks, wish I could have chickens at my house!

Originally Posted by buck naked

Also, they carry lice, so just one more thing to be aware of...

[buck naked]

it's of concern to us because we can't let the chickens near the horses...of course.


People can just take their chances.

[AmericanWoman1964]

Originally Posted by Valerie C

American Woman, you become my hero all over again with every one of your posts... This is a GREAT quote, I may start using it

ROFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Valerie

Good Morning to you too!

[AmericanWoman1964]

Originally Posted by buck naked

it's of concern to us because we can't let the chickens near the horses...of course.


People can just take their chances.

buck

you are absolutely right with that one. This has not posed a problem for me. But I know it can be. The pen I made for mine is actually chicken wire wrapped around a sizeable area on the edge of the woods. I like to free range but I lost so many to foxes and owls that I had to enclose them. The way I have it set up now they still get the benefit from the woods and all it offers and I don't lose them as prey for other animals.

Last year we had an owl. This thing stood three feet tall and the wing span... I don't know... must have been like seven feet. It was HUGE. It was all white and incredibly beautiful. It was perched in the tree right outside my back door. When I called the animal officer to ask about shooting it - he told me I couldn't. It was a bard owl and endangered. We can't even mess with it's decision to make it's home in our yard. So each night I kept a spotlight on him - hoping the light would discourage his happiness. (Ok so I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed). He did eventually leave but not until he'd had his fill of at least 4 of my chickens.

I lost alot of ducklings and turkeys to weasels and/or fisher cats too.

When I buy in the spring now, I always expect a certain amount of loss so I buy extra to cover it. I plan out my entire year's worth of meats so it can be frustrating if I lose too many. This is the cost of free range....

jaqui

[AmericanWoman1964]

Originally Posted by Valerie C

They also love to eat ticks, wish I could have chickens at my house!

By the way...

I see you are a realtor.

I will be looking at purchasing in the next year. I will keep you in mind when I am ready.

Also, I am re-opening my business. I ran a "green" cleaning/maintenance/light construction/landscaping service for about 15 years. I have decided to re-open in my area.

I started a web site for it (under construction) J. A. Marcott Enterprises

If you ever have cause to have one of your listings worked on... you now have one more resource available. I have a newsletter that I put out quarterly with cleaning recipies and tips/tricks etc. If you ever want one - just yell and I'll email you a copy.

jaqui

[jthibodeau]

Originally Posted by AmericanWoman1964

buck

you are absolutely right with that one. This has not posed a problem for me. But I know it can be. The pen I made for mine is actually chicken wire wrapped around a sizeable area on the edge of the woods. I like to free range but I lost so many to foxes and owls that I had to enclose them. The way I have it set up now they still get the benefit from the woods and all it offers and I don't lose them as prey for other animals.

Last year we had an owl. This thing stood three feet tall and the wing span... I don't know... must have been like seven feet. It was HUGE. It was all white and incredibly beautiful. It was perched in the tree right outside my back door. When I called the animal officer to ask about shooting it - he told me I couldn't. It was a bard owl and endangered. We can't even mess with it's decision to make it's home in our yard. So each night I kept a spotlight on him - hoping the light would discourage his happiness. (Ok so I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed). He did eventually leave but not until he'd had his fill of at least 4 of my chickens.

I lost alot of ducklings and turkeys to weasels and/or fisher cats too.

When I buy in the spring now, I always expect a certain amount of loss so I buy extra to cover it. I plan out my entire year's worth of meats so it can be frustrating if I lose too many. This is the cost of free range....

jaqui

Well said Jaqui,

Loss due to predation has to be considered.

[Ken E]

Originally Posted by buck naked

hey Ken E! howzit going! the Blue Bowl finally closed it's doors



chickens are easy, but you have to protect them. We have very smart fox and extremely crafty weasels that raid the hen house.


Also, they carry lice, so just one more thing to be aware of...

Hi Buck, Things are going good now. I'm still trying to get back to N.H.. It's too bad to see the Blue Bowl close. That place has been there for ever. I really liked that town when i lived there.

[Jayser]

You are all going on about organic milk but still buying it in plastic bottles that contaminate the milk. NY, NH, CT, MA, PA, VT and ME have some of the best dairies/crameries bottling in recyclable glass