ruthcatrin
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Chickens, OR Muskovey ducks if you want, also eat insects, and muskoveys don't need water like most duck breeds. I keep thinking I'd like to do muskoveys, the dogs adore duck meat.....
Chickens, OR Muskovey ducks if you want, also eat insects, and muskoveys don't need water like most duck breeds. I keep thinking I'd like to do muskoveys, the dogs adore duck meat.....
OT I know but Ruth, not to sound too creepy but I LOVE Muscovy's such cool ducks. When I get a farm I'm getting some. I'd get too attached to them to eat them. Friend has a grey one, its so cool.
Thats ok, I'm not sure I could eat them mind, they'd have to be dog food, and I'd have to turn the other way.....but they are REALLY cool looking, and supposed to be much quieter than chickens.
I'm thinking trying Sentry Natural Defense. I'm pretty sure I saw someone on here say something about it! Just curious how good it works? I'm going to get the shampoo, drops, and spray (for when we go to the farms). Is it a product worth getting I've read mixed reviews about it but all-in-all it seems like a pretty good product.
I use Pet Armor and http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/diatomaceous_earth_fleas.html The Diatomaceous earth can be put in one of the picnic type ketcup bottles and used along baseboards, door jams, etc. Sprinkle on rugs or carpet and work it down in. Sprinkle around yard and on plants. Watch plants that need bees, it will kill them but not worms. We have no fleas and had no winter here either. Ivory dish soap kills fleas and can be used on young pups (Yorkie puppies a life time ago, tip from vet). I would stay clear of Pine Sol.
Chickens, OR Muskovey ducks if you want, also eat insects, and muskoveys don't need water like most duck breeds. I keep thinking I'd like to do muskoveys, the dogs adore duck meat.....
Justmake sure you get food grade DE, you might be able to find small containers at your local hippy health store or privately owned petstores.
Forgot about Dawn, they use it on sea animals after oilspills, so it'd be safe.
Justmake sure you get food grade DE, you might be able to find small containers at your local hippy health store or privately owned petstores.
Forgot about Dawn, they use it on sea animals after oilspills, so it'd be safe.
well I didn't use Pine Sol on the dogs, just the entire house though. Every window, floor, and baseboard has a good coating every other day. I am also vacuuming every other to every day. And I bathe the dogs (my momma's dog is with us for the summer) every Sunday rotating Dawn one weekend and flea shampoo the next. I am even bathing the cats once a month.:scared2: The dogs are on Frontline and the cats on Revolution. All of this I fear is in vain. We are over run with damn fleas!!!! I bathed Mamie yesterday and when I went to pet her belly today, ugh, they were there, everywhere. My girls stay inside due to the heat. They go out, do their business, and come right back in. This is going to be an awful summer. The heat is already so bad. I understand wanting to go natural on products, I standardly use all natural products where I can, but this may get a full blown synthetic, man made biohazard killing stuff. I have 2 kids that can't shut doors, 2 dogs and 2 cats, all in the country. Ugh, life is great. Thanks for all of the help ya'll, keep ideas coming.