tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post6147270611961912233..comments2023-10-19T05:34:19.425-04:00Comments on Little House in the Big Wood: Care to go for a drive?Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557512606416161272noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-28472587416325738392010-09-29T07:28:48.552-04:002010-09-29T07:28:48.552-04:00When you have a number of chicks- 32 here, but som...When you have a number of chicks- 32 here, but sometimes I get 50 or more at a time- they will crowd each other, climb on top of each other, trample the weak. If they get too hot, they'll all move away from the heat lamp into the corners, and squash & kill each other. I've used plastic kiddie pools before, which make excellent starter pens- no corners & no drafts- but it's been a few years since I've been able to find one at spring clean up (large garbage day). I'm too cheap to buy a new one, lol. Octagon was the best we could do with wood.<br /><br />Some years the pumpkins do fine outside well into November. Depends on the weather. Indoors they rot faster.<br /><br />Pints are a little skimpy, if you're following the dieticians. Most veggies are 1/2 cup servings per person. There are 5 of us here for most meals, sometimes 6. A quart would be too much though, so we scrimp a little.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557512606416161272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-51638058303585583122010-09-24T16:04:29.611-04:002010-09-24T16:04:29.611-04:00Why is the chicken box an octagon shape? A pentago...Why is the chicken box an octagon shape? A pentagon shape would make sense...just kidding. That would freak out the inlaws...lol. I got pumpkins off the street that were used for decorations and made pumpkin butter for toast. Maybe the outdoors keeps them from going bad. Of course, I live in a town where decorations abound in front of homes. That is a lot of canning you have stored away. Pints of vegetables are family-size?Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com