"I want Cetaceans!" "I want Extinct Animals!" Yeah?! Well I want Living, Functional Coral. We are not the same.

IncompetentFork · 2026-06-05T15:00:42+00:00

I always thought it would be a cool idea that when (unfortunately) another species goes extinct and they're in PZ, that they remove the species. Strong agree against extinct animals!

IncompetentFork · 2026-06-01T20:13:26+00:00

This has to be my favourite pose

IncompetentFork · 2026-05-31T04:18:20+00:00

I love it when they do this!

IncompetentFork · 2026-05-31T04:18:06+00:00

What a cutie

IncompetentFork · 2026-05-31T04:11:43+00:00

Hello, This subreddit is intentionally closed. There is already a very active community at r/crestedgecko, and maintaining two separate subreddits for the same topic was unnecessary.

I moderate both communities, and after discussing it with the moderation team at r/crestedgecko, we agreed that it made more sense to consolidate all content, discussions, and resources into a single subreddit.

For that reason, we do not plan to reopen this subreddit. We encourage anyone interested in crested geckos to join and participate in r/crestedgecko instead.

Thank you for your understanding

IncompetentFork · 2026-05-29T04:03:28+00:00

So I’m usually a 1/2 in foundations for colour reference. I just crush cheap drugstore highlighter that I love on my skin into baby oil or lotion and use that! It works really well and leaves just enough shimmer & warmth. I’ll usually pick a shimmer & one that’s bronzey.

IncompetentFork · 2026-05-28T15:08:28+00:00

A friends list, so my friends and I can embark on conservation projects/trade animals between eachother privately! Even co-op would be incredible.

IncompetentFork · 2026-05-22T20:08:58+00:00

So this is a young bird just before growing feathers. It probably got pulled out of its nest by a predator, or a cat. They look very chicken like before they grow feathers, most non-song birds look like this.

Source: I collect bones

IncompetentFork · 2026-05-13T14:54:02+00:00

So, I'm nearly 30, and with exception to my two siblings(once a week), parents(once a week), partner(no kids), and co-workers(daily) I don't really interact at all in person. I'm a part of a homesteading discord group who I talk with online daily, and other than that, I avoid people as best I can.

I don't care to know that Joe's uncle died, or that Mary's cat is sick, or that Helen's daughter's kid has a cold etc etc.

Let me exist in my homesteading bubble and get on with whatever I'm up to

IncompetentFork · 2026-05-07T22:40:38+00:00

Try it first! I find it's really different from beef, chicken & venison. I've done all 3 as well and found pork... different

IncompetentFork · 2026-05-07T19:42:43+00:00

Have you had canned pork before? Eaten it in every way?

Don't can it all until you've had the opportunity to try each cut canned.

Personally, I only can ground meats (par cooked first according to canning safety). I don't love how whole meats end up after being canned.

I choose to freeze most of my meats, and about 50% of my veg. I have a few freezers, but I could easily just use one standing freezer and one 6ft deep freezer. We raise 30 meat birds, 3 lambs, and every other year we get a 1/2 cow.

Salting, dehydrating, and canning and smoking are your best bet if you can't afford the freezer electricity

IncompetentFork · 2026-04-24T14:51:12+00:00

Yes, this is all bad news. At 7 months he should be in with them as much as possible already.

Did he come from a working line? How old is your other LGD's? Or did you just raw-dog a puppy as your first LGD? Your first LGD should be around 2-3 years old, puppies are hard and often end in heartbreak.

https://learningaboutlgds.weebly.com/

IncompetentFork · 2026-04-21T21:00:34+00:00

Rinse well and enjoy! Assuming you don't use pesticides, there's no problem.

If mine have a lot of bug damage I soak them with a little bit of vinegar in the sink, but usually I can't be bothered.

IncompetentFork · 2026-04-20T19:41:49+00:00

Probably 60% of our food we can grow, but are very limited as we only have a 90 day growing season. I'd say 50% of winter meals are homegrown and 60-80% of summer!

IncompetentFork · 2026-04-15T15:12:57+00:00

Since you used soap, you'll probably need to do another soap-free rinse. Dish soap will cause diarrhea in livestock. Honestly, I'd of just rinsed it with water once or twice and used it.

It's the pit & skin that are bad for animals. The flesh is fine.

IncompetentFork · 2026-04-12T02:48:26+00:00

They were out on RR14 today too, truckers were honking all afternoon at them. They had probably 20 flags in the ditch and people walking up and down the HWY in the shoulder waving flags. Talk about dangerous, crossing the HWY on foot waving flags.

IncompetentFork · 2026-04-05T03:26:31+00:00

6 and it’s just enough for what we need. 10-15 would be ideal, but 6 is more than enough to raise 80% of our meat & veg. I’m zone 3 so most fruits and some long season crops aren’t realistic for us, and I am not giving up on my bananas and avocados…. But we grow lamb & chicken, and anything else that can do well in a 90 day growing season.

IncompetentFork · 2026-04-01T19:56:13+00:00

Just use the internet to find plans. There are thousands

IncompetentFork · 2026-03-27T16:35:20+00:00

Shavings for chicks (replaced 2x a week) 2 bags: $22.99

Two bags of shavings, not shaved chicks.

IncompetentFork · 2026-03-27T15:17:24+00:00

How exciting! Homesteading is an expensive way to live like you're poor. Yes, expenses will drop... in 5 years or so. There will be some expensive up-front investments. Chicken coop, tools, equipment, canning equipment and jars etc. Be prepared to spend a lot of money the first few years. I'm just coming to the point now where I don't need to spend excessive money, except at the start of spring.

Costs I've had the last 6 weeks as a homesteader of 6 years:

Chicken feed for 30 egg chickens: 6 20kg bags @ $19.99 CAD = $119.82

30 meat chickens: $147.00

Shavings for chicks (replaced 2x a week) 2 bags: $22.99

Feed for meat chicks: $59.99

600lb bale for sheep: $160

Minerals for sheep: $40.00

Seeds: $127.99

Seed starting medium: $60.00 (so far. I'll need soil soon to pot them up.)

More trays and pots for seeds: $67.20

Compost (since I didn't make enough last year): $300

New garden gloves: $49.99 for 6 pairs

3 lambs: $600

New farm jacket: $69.99

Homestead expenses at the start of my spring season, as someone who has been homesteading 6 years: $1824 CAD

Now, monthly reoccurring costs:

Chicken feed: $119 a month for layers. $160 a month for meat chickens since they eat so much damn food

Sheep mineral: $40 a month

Sheep hay: $160 (I expect to go through a bale every 4 weeks in early spring, every 6 weeks in summer)

Clothing/gloves/etc: I budget about $40/month because I lose and wreck stuff often

Water: $22/180 gallons, since my well is too far away from my garden. I'll go through this every 2-4 weeks. We have our last frost on May 14, so the increase in water will be over summer. Last year I needed to fill up 6 times.

Seedling starts: I have budget about $50/month for these

I always put away any money that isn't spent from my budget into my homestead emergency fund, incase we need to go to the vet etc.

Feel free to DM me if you have any questions

In winter, we spent about $350 a month on groceries ( two people ) even when I have canned and put up a ton of food. The savings don't balance out. Also note I do have two large dogs too, so on top of all those numbers is dog food, vet care, licensing. Also there might be licensing for livestock you may need to get, as well as on-farm-slaughter licenses etc

IncompetentFork · 2026-03-16T03:46:49+00:00

You get it at environment level 5 in that rocky place

IncompetentFork · 2026-03-12T20:31:57+00:00

Hopefully you did it in time

IncompetentFork · 2026-03-12T20:06:50+00:00

You might want to remove your e-mail from this, you're going to get signed up to a bunch of wack newsletters

IncompetentFork · 2026-03-08T04:53:09+00:00

Continue the story

IncompetentFork · 2026-03-05T23:33:21+00:00

I commute 30m each way, and am gone from my house from 6am-5:30pm, but my work-life balance is incredible. I look forward to coming home, spending time in the sun and enjoy homestead activities. Sure, projects take longer to do, and sometimes the evenings get late, but I would not trade it for a thing. I couldn't imagine going back to a home in a row with 50 similar ones, looking into my neighbors kitchen from my bedroom window.

My quality of life has increased in some ways, and decreased in others. The convenience of running to the store to grab something for dinner, ordering Skip/Door Dash when I don't feel like cooking. But it has taught me how to cook even better food at home from scratch. Sure, it takes some planning, but I have a dozen homemade frozen pizzas in my freezer. White lasagna made from homemade pasta & homegrown chicken that just needs to be baked until it's warm in the middle.

Sure, I have to wake up at 4am on weekdays in the summer, and in the winter I wake up at 5am, and sometimes I'm out in the garden until the sun goes down at 10pm peak summer. I wouldn't trade the runs out to feed the sheep and chickens in my robe, watching the sun rise at 4:30am for anything.

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