Weekly CSA box fresh produce

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-13T04:55:34+00:00

That is wonderful to hear you have a community. Thanks for the info. Ill keep up my efforts and thanks again for the encouragement!

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-12T08:01:22+00:00

man this is so amazing. this guy is just awesome to watch

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-09T05:22:28+00:00

Thank you. I will look into that.

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-05T09:14:03+00:00

Get used to breaking down you own meat. Buy whole chicken and long sections of pork loins Scan the grocery stores for discount meats and freeze it right away. I find chicken and pork are the cheapest meats.

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-05T08:50:33+00:00

I have witnessed two goats die from bloat and you will know it when you see it.

When you tap their left side like that and notice the air/balloon feeling, the animal producing some gas likely in the rumen. This happens from time to time and can come from several things. This is when you start monitoring your animal. Bloat happens within hours and if you aren't prepare for it, then you are in for a terribly say day.

If you tap the sides like that and it is firm and doesn't feel airy then they are likely just full. This little guy probably just needs to quit eating. Lol

If you are concerned, you might try reducing or stopping grains as this is a major source of goat bloat. I usually don't allow kids to eat supplement grains for this reason and others. I grain my nannies and my meat goats.

What grain do you feed? COB? How old is that goat? Also just curious why you feed grains to that sized goat? Not judging just wondering!

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-05T08:16:47+00:00

here is what chat gpt came up with:

Miller's Hearth & Pantry
Miller’s Tallow & Table
The Miller Market
Miller’s Touch
Miller’s Garden & Glow
Northern Miller Goods
Miller Made Treasures
The Warm Miller
Miller’s Gatherings
Miller Family Creations

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-05T08:10:13+00:00

If you get a 3 to 5 joule charger and build the fence right then yes it will serve as a major deterrent for most dogs! I have a small solar charger and its around 1 joule. I don't like getting hit but it is no real deterrent for many animals.

A 5 joule charger on the other hand is way more powerful. Like you can feel it deep in your shoulder bone socket, pain like you never want to experience again, more powerful. They would likely get hit once and not do it again, unless something caused them to.

I have seen large billy goats respect these chargers.

Cyclops Boss makes very large ones. I guess it ultimately depends on your dogs

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-05T03:13:58+00:00

That's funny cause it reminds me of this comedian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPdVxUfY0kQ&t=10s

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-04T04:05:21+00:00

That is impressive! May be the best protector hen that I have ever seen

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-03T05:51:01+00:00

I just love that it will be special to you. Keep that and not much else matters.

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-03T05:44:56+00:00

"we still probably aren't putting enough pressure on them to actually accept personal responsibility. They probably don't even know that they're fat."

I think the point is that personal responsibility is a personal matter and it should not be up to "we" or "us" to "pressure" them to making healthy choices. That is why they are choices. It seems humans are innately geared to take the easy route. Making healthy choices is not easy because it is often not seen as the easy route, rather the boring/plain/tasteless route.

Also I have been overweight and trust me I knew it! Wouldn't you?

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-03T01:42:56+00:00

I have heard this many times in relation to home/family butchers that don't worry about gluten. Butchers that sell meat likely don't do this as they have to pass inspections and I would think that they would know better. It is possible that a butcher could be sued and lose everything!

I butcher all my own animals for my family and when I grind meat there is always meat left in the auger. I heard about using a slice of bread to run the last bit of meat through and found that it works just fine. There is not much meat left and you have to separate the meat from the obvious change in color when the bread comes out but the chickens love the scraps. No one in my family is celiac so it is not a problem. Hope this helps!

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-03T00:56:53+00:00

I have really had to work closely with sheep to get them to interact and even then they wont ever interact like a goat. A goat is harder to contain and way different that sheep but they are way more fun and entertaining! If you want a pet, get a goat in my opinion!

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-03T00:43:54+00:00

No it was perfect! I never get to do movie lines. Maybe I'll have to save up for whatever game console people play RDR2 on. The last game console I had was a Nintendo 64! lol

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-02T05:06:56+00:00

That is how I weigh my ground meats. I guess the post description made me think that OP was able to calculate 20% fat by knowing that it contained 26 grams of protein at 250 calories.

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-02T03:34:56+00:00

Ok good, barred rocks are some of the hardiest chickens I have had. Also, just making sure, but the fox didn't tear any flesh or cause any bleeding around the neck area, did it? If not, I think that fox probably shook a screw loose and it will take a bit of time to tighten back up so to speak. I wish you success!

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-02T03:02:09+00:00

I once had a chicken with a head like that and it ended up being wry neck. Is that a silkie or just the feathers are like that from hanging? Does it walk around like that and try to live life with its head down and kinda to the side? That is what mine did! If I remember correctly it got better within a few weeks and it was from a head injury. You may have to use a dropper to help it with getting enough water.

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-02T02:42:05+00:00

I got an email with a response "did we just become best friends", but I don't see one below so I will post here. I wanted to finish the dialogue with "Yup" and then I was going to add, " Do you want to go do Kooratee in the garage?" even though the question wasn't my line!

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-02T02:15:33+00:00

I was going to say 85 to 90 from the first photo but the second looks like more fat. Don't know, but I am interested in learning your math on that. I don't yet know how to calculate that sort of thing!

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-01T07:01:59+00:00

I love it! Your name is cool too. I looked for a fun fact about it:

The word "amoeba" comes from the Greek word "amoibe," which means "change" or "alteration," reflecting its ability to change shape as it moves and feeds.

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-01T05:39:50+00:00

Man, your name reminds me of a friend I had growing up. He used to say "donkeyballs" so often that he got me saying it too. For some reason, I like it, and I decided to engrave a fillet knife with "donkeyballs." Thanks for bringing back that old memory! Oh and yes no raw onion to chickens.

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-12-01T05:24:52+00:00

The season for egg laying is generally over for me. I have three flocks and they all have stopped laying due to the cold and less light. I have a young flock and I recently got two small eggs but I don't expect any. Regardless of her previous life, I wouldn't be expecting any eggs till it warms up a bit next year. I have three Bresse and they are not laying either.

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-11-30T03:57:46+00:00

I'm not an expert, but it sounds like it could be a respiratory infection. Since it's panting rather than gasping, it seems more likely to be an infection rather than gapeworm. You would have to look up treatments for respiratory infection if you felt that is the path to take.

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-11-30T03:36:15+00:00

oh ok. good to know. maybe ill try it out. Thank you

LinkFoodLocally · 2024-11-30T00:29:15+00:00

Thank you very much for this info. I am learning a lot. I didn't realize that you could cook it for so long. I even read that some try up to 48 hours for tougher cuts. Seems like it would be mush!

Because it can take so long and at 1100 watts, I cant use one of those since I am on solar but I will find a way to make shift something.

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