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I have been registered w/backyardherds.com Once they changed to the new format, I can no longer get on . I can't remember my password. they won't let me create a new one, won't let me start all over - I'm just blocked. does anyone know how to get to their site manager or something?

I haven't worked outside the home since my son died ten years ago. after a decade of grief, I'm crawling out from under, but those years of grief have taken a big toll on my health & endurance. our income is very finite & not expected to bloom anytime soon. we do, however, have land. I'm...

we were all sick the whole time, but had a great time, nonetheless. hope y'all had great ones too.

dh has had a cold/sinus infection over the last few days. today, he's had the hiccups most of the day. just on impulse I gave him a small glass of warm water (about 1/4 cup) with 2 heaping tbsp. of baking soda stirred in. I thought perhaps the drainage had created an acidic thing in his...

I'm so excited. I'm getting bacon, ham, lard, pork chops, & a nice roast. this lady I buy raw milk from offered half a pig. I'm excited to taste it & see if I want to raise pigs for meat.

it has been overdue to clean out the goat shed & the chicken coop. the ice cold weather came in, Thanksgiving came in, company on Sat. & thus messy, smelly. today, I had a couple of hours & the weather was nice. got everybody's quarters back up to snuff & no stinking - except sam the dog. he...

I enjoy their beauty, but never use them for anything. do you?

today i'm sitting on my backside planting bulbs. my dog sam (german shepherd - so he's kinda big) is sitting next to me harassing me to throw the frisby. up comes my cat nugget. he decides he can take me since i'm on the ground & don't get up as fast as I used to. I think it was the leather...

i have to buy my cranberries living down here in Texas. i just bought a big bag. i'm going to make some cranberry bread w/orange icing drizzled on top. i love cranberries. growing up i lived next to an old abandoned cranberry bog.

I've introduced alfalfa pellets too quickly and given them diarrhea. i'm providing free choice minerals, baking soda, and backing off the pellets. any advice? thanks.

pumpkin seeds are supposed to be good to worm goats and chickens. I figured acorn squash is pretty close to pumpkin. I take these seeds out to the gang. the goats sniff it & look up at me with a question in their eyes. while they're wondering what to do with this weird stuff, the chickens...

just arrange for an appraisal. my darlin HATES honey doos. things can sit around for a year or two or - whenever, but we've got this appraisal thing happening next week. here's this unnamed, unseen woman coming Tuesday & my guy is making miracles happen! my new tactic may be to tell a bald...

I go out to tuck them in for the night. they have pushed open the gate to the garden and on into the chicken run. they see me coming and start yelling, in typical goat fashion, like "we're over here, over here!!!" I ignore their sneaky little butts & get their feed. they can hear me & start...

I got these wonderful beans from bluejay77. the plants grew with no beans what so ever. now, when fall is quickly approaching, they're finally blooming up a storm. I don't think there is time for them to develop. I can't figure out what happened to get this kind of time warp.

she died this year suddenly. she was about 25 ft tall, tough as nails, drought tolerant, and dependable. I think it was the rose rosette virus. i'll cut her to the ground this winter & just see if anything comes back in the spring.

I bought two nice big pumpkins at the grocery story for $5 each. that's pretty good. I figure there must have been a good crop somewhere for prices like that. when they get past their prime, i'll feed the seeds to the goats and the chickens to help them with any internal parasites. a win...

we had the most wonderful rain all night and it's cool today. I picked some eggplant, a few okra, two beans :), lots of peppers. not bad

that is the question that has been plaguing us around here. we cut a hole in the fence in a planned effort to get the chickens to move into the goat area & stay the heck off the patio w/all their not so lovely poop. INSTANTLY, the goats find the hole. one leg in, followed by the head...

our daughter is 34 & has just finished her PhD residency in Atlanta. she and her husband both are forensic psychologists. they have lived all over the country for the last ten years getting their education. they are moving back to Texas next week. they hope to find work in Austin. while...

there is a pack that is close every night. so far our fence has held them off. the goats are in an extra protection area - I don't think they can get to them. the chickens are pretty safe too. my male german shepherd sure wants a piece of them. the female doesn't want anything to do with...