Q and A: Hens not laying, and canning in half-pint jars
Hens not laying
My question for you is about chickens. I have Isa Brown and Barred Rock hens who are just 25 weeks old. Usually my new hens are laying already. I only have 1/4...
Q and A: pressure canner and recalled chicken
Pressure canner
I have an All American canner and we live at 1300 ft. I am new at canning. Should I use the 15 oz weight and adjust the fire at 11 lb? When I...
Our nice weather continues
With this latest spell of warmer fall weather, we've kept busy. Will was so late getting into the hayfields this summer, due to the crazy rainy spring/early summer, he's late getting wood into the...
We had 30 degrees F for an hour
As we had a very long window of preparation, we were able to do a lot to be prepared for the frost we felt was inevitable. We picked tomatoes for three days, ending up...
Be careful what you wish for!
Because we were in drought all summer and had been since LAST summer, everyone I knew was wishing desperately for rain. "Oh, if it would JUST rain!!!" Last fall, we went into...