We have been wanting to go do some more camping before the heat got too oppressive at night (no A/C in the tent- yet), so wanted to get a cast iron dutch oven (DO), the kind with legs and a flat lid to put the charcoal on. We opted for a Lodge 6 quart camp […]
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What to do with thirty Quail Eggs
My quail are getting up to speed in the egg laying, with the 5 hens giving me 4-5 eggs a day for the last week. This adds up quickly when we are usually eating the chicken eggs (now that I’ve found the secret egg-laying lair). Since quail eggs are much smaller than a chicken egg, […]
Fire Roasted Coconut
I heard from RidgeRunner that his wife used to put husked coconuts,after removing the liquid via one of the eyes, into a fire to roast for 15 – 20 minutes. I have several coconuts around,
Low egg production, or An After-Easter Egg hunt
My four adult chickens have been giving us an average of 3.75 eggs a day for the last month or so, which is the normal rate for roughly March until about September. About two weeks ago, I noticed the egg production was tapering off, with one or two eggs a day becoming routine. Being early […]