You may have seen this bit of news from Belgium about a township giving out free chickens to its residents in a bid to reduce household waste:
Belgium Town Residents Offered Chickens
A refreshing change from cities which apparently think chickens (and goats) are the root of all evil.
Do you think anything like this could ever happen in your town?
Would you fall over?
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My Daddy’s Oatmeal
mason jar of water
1/2 mason jar of old fashioned oats
handful of raisins
1T cinnamon sugar or brown sugar
1T salty butter or margarine
shredded coconut
milk
optional crushed walnuts
1. Toss raisins in pan of water and heat to boiling.
2. Stir in oats, return to boiling for a few minutes. Set aside until stiff.
3. Add butter and sugar. Add water if consistency too thick. Too thin is irreparable. Best to start out too stiff.
4. Top with coconut, walnuts, and a moat of milk.
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NO!
Here is the great thing about having farm animal pets. They’re hardy!
The chickens, you need to do nothing. NOTHING! They roost in my window sill or up in the bushes and puff themselves out and do just fine.
The goats just need a dry place to get out of the wind. That’s my ‘barn’ wrapped with a tarp and a kindergarten mat. I change the bedding more frequently since they spend more time in there. In the summer, they sleep on the porch. I almost never need fresh straw. But during the winter, I throw down a layer of cardboard on top of the old straw and fill that bad boy up with new straw. When it gets to deep, I just roll the ‘barn’ to it’s next location and start over.
The only cold weather precaution is to make sure they have food and break a hole in the water for them.
DONE!
Ivory
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