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[Ricky Spanish]

Millet is part American and part English Lab.
Different head. His is still growing. He should get chunky by next summer.
He's part therapy dog. I think the American was a therapy dog. It shows.
He spends a lot of time just snuggling.
In contrast Milo wouldn't allow me to pet and cuddle with him until he got old and sore.
I lucked out big time getting such a good puppy to work with. We will go visit his parents and sister soon.
Get some peaches.

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His eye has that brown spot. Not affecting his vision.
Pigmentary keratosis.

[Ricky Spanish]

Chicken feed went up to $13 for 50 pounds of layer feed.
Quick calculation that's about 65 cents a dozen if you already have hens and everything. I have five.
I did it on the cheap. Figure I blew $200 on lights, feeders, waterers and wire.
Having eggs pop out of a chickens ass? Priceless.
The quail thing is not a money-maker really yet. Will see.
Tasty yes. When the store ain't got eggs we are forked.
Milk and butter is not going to be easy.
Guess I'll get me some goats eh.

[Anotherone]

Had a co worker once who was raising quail for the pickled eggs. His birds weren’t laying as many eggs as they should have been, so he bought 250 fishing crickets and tossed them into the coop. They started laying heavy, guess it was the pure protein?

[Ricky Spanish]

Had a co worker once who was raising quail for the pickled eggs. His birds weren’t laying as many eggs as they should have been, so he bought 250 fishing crickets and tossed them into the coop. They started laying heavy, guess it was the pure protein?

My friend and I both experienced an increase in egg production and quality after a week or so on the layer feed.
It's cheaper and has 3 or 4 times the calcium.
Thicker shells.
The fancy quail feed is a gimmick we determined by trying lots of things.
$13/bag is pretty cheap.
I was talking about chickens though.
The quail...I'm not doing quail math on their feed to egg numbers.
They eat the same feed as my chickens. Sweet.
If I want to fatten them up I feed them the meat bird type feed. Easy.
They raise up fast. It is sustainable.
Eggs and meat too.

How I know what eats what...
The chickens are on pellets and the quail on crumbles.
It's the same exact feed just different size pieces.
If I run out of one I can substitute. It's pretty cool having fresh eggs. There is a difference.
A fresh egg has more liquid among other things.
They dry up some with age.
A fresh egg at your grocery store might be a month old.

[SpinnerMan]

It's pretty cool having fresh eggs. There is a difference.

Big difference in taste too.

When my parents had chickens, their eggs were awesome. I'm pretty sure it was because the chickens loved to scratch through the rabbit shit for grubs. A little rabbit manure for flavor I guess

I was at Whole Food one time and got the biggest kick out of the "vegetarian fed free range" chicken eggs. Chickens are NOT vegetarians. They are actually good bug control.

[Ricky Spanish]

For a year she's had me bragging about yellow toe socks.
They're GOLD TOE she just informed me in song.
(Face slap)
Sucks getting old n stupid.

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[Ricky Spanish]

It's pretty cool having fresh eggs. There is a difference.

Big difference in taste too.

When my parents had chickens, their eggs were awesome. I'm pretty sure it was because the chickens loved to scratch through the rabbit shit for grubs. A little rabbit manure for flavor I guess

I was at Whole Food one time and got the biggest kick out of the "vegetarian fed free range" chicken eggs. Chickens are NOT vegetarians. They are actually good bug control.

they'll eat anything green too. Turn em loose in my garden and they'll eat it.
Free range is not an option here..
Bugs are the new protein to a vegetarian.
Try a bug burger at McBugaboo.
Lopez , assateage, had to put his chickens up too.
Roosting in the carport was too messy..
He's moved to Arizona and can't have birds. Too many predators.

[Ricky Spanish]

Anyone else use this chart? I'll be like the Martha Stewart of 7 Mile now.

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[PorkChop]

I have done the Dutch oven thing a few times.

[Ricky Spanish]

I have done the Dutch oven thing a few times.

I did home made biscuits.
Three pebbles and a 9 inch cake pan.
Worked perfectly so I started doing that and using the biscuits with bacon and egg and cheese. Wrap em up.
You know the rest but try it camping.i got good at it last season. I wish I'd bought a 12 inch Dutch oven years ago.
Finally just bought one.
We used them in boy scouts at jamborees to do cooking demos. Brownies are easy. Hee hee...lol

[Rick]

I was at Whole Food one time and got the biggest kick out of the "vegetarian fed free range" chicken eggs. Chickens are NOT vegetarians. They are actually good bug control.

Might have been pretty dang close to vegetarian, since "free range" usually isn't. Kids being savages, we'd catch "fence lizards" and toss them to the yard birds.

[Ricky Spanish]

I was at Whole Food one time and got the biggest kick out of the "vegetarian fed free range" chicken eggs. Chickens are NOT vegetarians. They are actually good bug control.

Might have been pretty dang close to vegetarian, since "free range" usually isn't. Kids being savages, we'd catch "fence lizards" and toss them to the yard birds.

They're cannibals. Tried mingling some chicks with laying hens . One couldn't hide or escape and they ate its guts from the back end.
Vegetarian my A. Lol

[SpinnerMan]

I was at Whole Food one time and got the biggest kick out of the "vegetarian fed free range" chicken eggs. Chickens are NOT vegetarians. They are actually good bug control.

Might have been pretty dang close to vegetarian, since "free range" usually isn't. Kids being savages, we'd catch "fence lizards" and toss them to the yard birds.

I'm sure they have an extra 6 inches or so to freely range about in.

[Ricky Spanish]

Eek.
Got digging around in papers and found my trailer plate sticker. Haven't put it on yet.
Damnit it's Putin's fault.

[Ricky Spanish]

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If you think it's butter but it's not.
It's bees wax.

[SpinnerMan]

And who says you don't mind your beeswax

[Ricky Spanish]

And who says you don't mind your beeswax

It smells it up nice. It looks like rain but so far it's all going south. Hives are liking the 86 degrees. Nectar flows.
We need rain to extend the flow.
Oh. The wife took two half gallons and two quarts with her today.
I get 114 FRNs.
She done raised the rates.

[Ricky Spanish]

Now this sucks.
Only two fit?!?
Damn. The other pre-pandemic bears fit.
Ok how about you shipping experts figure out a better...easier...faster way.
Six million dollars ? No
Rats I thought 3 would fit.

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The old style bears are about a quarter inch shorter.
Shit. When Adam bought honey shipped to Kentucky it was more economical to just ship like 14 bears. The medium size box works but is expensive.
If there's a better way say so.
So far only one shipment has gotten lost.
The well documented "broken arrow" ill-fated shipment never made it.

[Ricky Spanish]

A certain member likes this so I better do it one more time. JEhlers pizza dough recipe.
I add some honey.

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My wife wants "packaws pizza" today.

Pizza dough is kind of sticky if right.
Flour it up and your hands too and then you can handle it. Otherwise it sticks.
The bowl is oiled with Pam so it won't stick.
You don't like Pam?
I'd hit it

[Ricky Spanish]

Remember this? It's a might warm today so I'll use the outside oven.
It takes a while to heat up.

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[Anotherone]

Oh yeah pizza night! I still haven’t made that dough but do have your recipe saved.

[Ricky Spanish]

Oh yeah pizza night! I still haven’t made that dough but do have your recipe saved.

Use oven and a stone and it turns out right.
My outside thing sux.
It made pizza but it's smoky and didn't brown the cheese.
Disappointment but I will eat it.

[Ricky Spanish]

Refuse to surrender I figured it out.
Found old box ...postman will be scratching his head its an old medium box.
4 bears, 2 ounces of wax, two bars of soap, and a pair of bees wax candles for the romantic dinner.
OGBlackcloud is getting more than he asked for it's how I roll.

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Feel the need to prove I actually do this.
Let me know how you like the soap.
We love it.

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Soap has coconut, palm, olive, and castor oils in it.
Mostly the first 3.
It has honey, bees wax, and goats milk too.
The milk makes the soap exfoliate.
It rinses off perfectly too. No soap film.
It's unscented but smells great.
Enjoy it .

[Deltaman]

AB, I want to try your pizza crust recipe soon, but curious if you use all purpose or self-rising flour?

[Ricky Spanish]

AB, I want to try your pizza crust recipe soon, but curious if you use all purpose or self-rising flour?

All purpose.
Kind of heap the teaspoon of yeast.

The key to doing this well, I tend to forget...
Don't get hasty.
Let it rise in the bowl.
Cut it and it collapses.
It's sticky dough.
Flour it , your hands, and rolling pin and the table too or you got a mess.
I roll it out roundish then flour it, fold it, and unfold on a peel covered in corn meal. That's what a pizza place does usually.
Now wait 45 minutes. It will rise again. That's the hard part. Cover it with a bowl upside down.
Carefully build the pizza like it will pop if you don't. It will.

The trick is: use a pizza stone and heat your oven as high as it goes to get the rock sizzling. Slide the pizza onto the stone. Turn oven down to 425. Nine minutes.
Take the pizza stone out and set it on a burner on stove top. The crust keeps cooking. Top is done.
In 4 or 5 minutes Slide pizza onto a cutting board.
The crust will crunch when you cut it.
Very satisfying.
Enjoy.
Jehlers and his son are great people I met them in Arkansas.

Oh. If you like a dough that rises and is like bread. I got that too. This recipe is on the white lily bread flour bag.

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I'll make one of those too but it's yuge.
We tried 00 pizza flour and really we are such food oafes that it dont matter what flour to use in pizza dough.

[Anotherone]

I wonder if using garlic salt in place of table salt work?

[Ricky Spanish]

I wonder if using garlic salt in place of table salt work?

Oh hell yes. Genius!
Try Tony's..mmmm

Oh you end up with half the dough in a baggie. It's actually better tomorrow because it ferments a little I think.
Can do it again today and right. The outdoor oven is a waste of time unless you got a lot of wood that's dry.
I'm not hauling oak for a pizza.
Pizza stones are nice. I inherited one from my mother in law of all places.

[Ricky Spanish]

Funny shit just happens around me.
Beware. You just got to see the dumb thing I did.
Sigh....
I got the bright idea back in April that I'd grow "some" cherry tomatoes.
One flat I did ten cherry and the rest Roma.
Twelve big boy.
Labels? Nah I'm good. ( and foolish)
Later I planted the big boys. They were in 6 packs.
The others were mixed in them 4 pack size things.
I planted the 10 cherries thinking they were Roma and almost tossed the rest.
Later I finally planted every seedling. That's going to save my a. We eat them romas.
I forgot all about the cherry plants to where I actually went and bought a cherry tomato plant.
Aw geez.
Anybody want a cherry tomato...Holla

[Ricky Spanish]

Holy hell what a thunderstorm we are having.
Back in the day every fm station in town would have this song playing.
We need the rain.
https://youtu.be/7G2-FPlvY58

[Ricky Spanish]

Went to the store. Looks a lot bare.
Got two racks of rotten pork ribs. ( discovered at home)
This rub would be good on some that aren't spoilt.
Arkansas award winning recipe. Made in Kansas?

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I've been to delight, arkansas.