[Ag-eq] Egg color

Wed May 5 11:06:57 UTC 2010

That place sounds wonderful!  I've never minded roughing it.  My husband 
rigged a hauling strap up for me that runs from the porch rail out to the 
first chicken coop and he can easily remove it for mowing.  I only use it 
when there is snow on the ground or if we are having high winds or heavy 
rain.  I can't orient myself with the wind and rain, there are far too many 
trees around.  this last winter we have had more snow than I care to think 
about and Matt was out in Seattle for eleven days and we had two snows.

Rain or shine, the chickens and outside dogs need to be tended to.  It 
sometimes took me several hours to get everything done, trudging through 
snow that was slightly above my knees with drifts two and a half to three 
feet deep up against the coops.  Trust me, you don't go very fast when you 
have a shovel in one hand and a small bucket in the other carrying feed and 
water one bucket at a time and being totally blind at that.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net>
To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Egg color

> Our friends cabin is way up in the north woods in wisconsin about a 6 hour 
> drive straight north. there is usually quite a bit of snow on the ground 
> when we go to tab the maple trees and make syrup. we especially enjoy 
> going up there as we are so far from civilization, we have no electricity 
> or gas. we boil the syrup down over a wood fire and finish it off in a 
> copper kettle. We cook our meals on a wood stove and have a big fireplace 
> that keeps us warm. The cabinwas built in the 1930s and at the time they 
> built a huge outhouse that is a 3 holer. We pump water right out of the 
> deep artisian well and I think it's the best tasting water in the world. 
> since there is nothing out there but treestrees and more trees, the boys 
> had to come up with some sort of a landmark so I can find mmy way out 
> therre  when nature calls trudging through knee deep snow. the cut down a 
> large iron wood tree and lay a path of logs  so my cain has some point of 
> reference.
>
> I've never had a guide dog before. I own a retired yellow lab  named 
> leonard who just had his 14th birthday and the poor guy has a little 
> trouble with his bag legs and he had some difficulty handling walking 
> around out there in deep snow, but he really loves it out there from and 
> he sure is very helpful out there so much so that I don't have to depend 
> on any sighted person have to lead me around
>
> P.s. what this story has to do with egg colors I have no idea, your guess 
> is as good as mine lol
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 5:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Egg color
>
>
>> Yeah, I don't think I'm quite ready for home made toilet paper yet.  When 
>> we use to have an out house growing up, there were times we had to get 
>> creative, but I'd rather prefer good old tp.
>>
>> Matt and his brother who lives in Belfair Washington, outside Seattle, 
>> both love making artisen bread.  We do not buy any store baught breads 
>> any more. Our local NFB chapter has been doing monthly auctions to raise 
>> money for our treasury and Matt made a loaf of Irish Soda bread with 
>> raisens and a 50% wheet bread and I put up four of my preserves and in 
>> three lots, they went for $87 total.
>>
>> Susan
>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net>
>> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 1:35 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Egg color
>>
>>
>>> I've tried  brown, white, green  and blue eggs and I never noticed a 
>>> difference in the flavor. I get my fresh eggs from local farmers around 
>>> here. I'm lucky, I do 4 farmers markets  per week and between the 
>>> vendors, our garden friends the only thing I have to get from the 
>>> grocery store during the market season is toilet paper. lol
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Jody W. Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
>>> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 4:54 PM
>>> Subject: [Ag-eq] Egg color
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have a funny story you will all enjoy.  When we lived in upstate New 
>>>>York
>>>> the white eggs were more expensive then the brown eggs because everyone
>>>> thought they were better.  We moved to New Hampshire and the brown eggs 
>>>> were
>>>> more expensive then the white eggs because everyone thought they were 
>>>> more
>>>> natural.  We live in Florida now and I don't even know if you can buy a
>>>> brown egg here.
>>>>
>>>> People sure have funny ideas.
>>>>
>>>> JODY
>>>>
>>>>
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