Don Fini

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since Feb 17, 2020

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We (wife and I) bought a small property to make into our retirement home.
The garden is 30th x 45’, chickens started at 12 but has moved to 5 including rooster, (talk about to many eggs!)
I have planted 3 apple, 2 cherry, 4 peach, 3 pear, 2 plum, 2 fig trees, 3 Muscidine, raspberries, blueberries,grapes, and blackberries.
After 1 summer of trimming and cutting grass I discovered permies for this year. MUCH NEEDED!

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Upstate SC

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55 gal barrel buried, testing for food storage or battery fire protection.

Would filling in under the false bottom with charcoal help any?

1 year ago

root cellars

critique my Zero to Hero homestead plan...

All the money and time being put into education should bring in more money in the future, has that been factored into this?

1 year ago

homestead

Is there any good that can come of wisteria?

It is dangerous for dogs, we had one and it almost killed the Boston Terrier who liked chewing on the sticks.

1 year ago

flowers

Death of Livestock/Pets--How do you cope? How do you help your children cope?

I send everybody to freezer camp at 2-3 years old, let the fresh ones do the work. I did have about 5 chickens die one night and I didn’t know why.
I bagged those and sent to the landfill since I didn’t know what made them sick.
Rabbits, chickens, and ducks are all on the same schedule though.

1 year ago

predators

Horizontal hives in hot humid areas

Yes he makes bee keeping approachable, that’s better than half the battle I say

1 year ago

honey bees

Questions: rats, water needs, starting

I’m not big on cats but have always had barn cats.
They do great as long as you don’t feed them more than once a day, they tend to get lazy if you do.

1 year ago

forest garden

How do I know if my chicken eat enough?

Chickens always act like they haven’t ate in days

1 year ago

chickens

How to stop the fox or at least slow him down

That’s not a Fox!
Cool to see it hanging out like that

1 year ago

chickens

Sensitive to barometric pressure? What are your symptoms?

It’s a great way to predict deer movements during hunting season

1 year ago

personal challenges

alternative to a mesh cage bottom?

I use all wire cages and put a couple ceramic tiles in them for the rabbits to have a spot. Cheap and easy to clean.
No wood on any of them as it creates more problems than helpful solutions.

1 year ago

rabbits