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anyone got any tips for finding breeding stock? I've got access to some giant rabbits from my parents but would like an unrelated mating partner from somewhere else ideally do they interbreed happily? i'm not sure which breed my parents have It looks like you (in Britain) have at least 1 national c...

very nice to see another person from "the land between two rivers" :)

JLH

Welcome too, but that must not be Nebraska hu?
... just checking

Iowa's not far ;) ha ha ha

JLH

I'm a Drop Spindle spinner (along w/ a Great/Walking wheel) Spinning in the grease is an "ok" thing to do, but at some point you will want to "de-grease" your wool. I find clean wool is much easier to work with. It isn't a bad process to wash raw wool. Here are a few links to get...

when the bubbleing in the airlock finally stops. Don't be afraid to rack you wine a few times, and make sure it is clear. Gravity is the best thing for that.

good luck!

JLH

welcome to the fun! :)

one last reminder... an Angora Goat, produces "Mohair" . and Angora Rabbit produces "Angora Wool"

Cashmier is a wool type, it can come from many breeds of sheep/goats...



enjoy ;)

JLH

Solid Oak will break your back to open. They will be WAY TO HEAVY. (sorry) Oak is great for furniture, but not for windows. Furniture makers live to try making them once, then they stop. Adding glass and glazing to an already heavy oak frame, makes them pretty, but heavy. Wood windows are made of a ...

Huge "boomer" thunderstorms today... not as much water as last summer yet, but it keeps coming!

Iowa in the "tropical summer" ... what fun!

welcome, the folks here are very nice :)

Strawberry Wine... It is amaizing The best book available is a little purple book... only one I use... http://www.northernbrewer.com/wine-books.html Winemaker's Receipe Handbook An exhaustive compendium of 1-gallon recipes for country wines made from just about anything you can think of (Concord gra...

I have to say rabbits. We have a buck Flemish Giant that is a watch guard rabbit when he's in the yard. He plays tag with the kids, & even will play soccer with them ... They can sence when you are up or down, and do react to it ... trying to be funny to keep you up. They are great cuddelers too...

"patience grasshopper" .... the yeasts are just having a PARTY! ... in a few days they will settle down. It is almost Elderberry Flower Season here, never tried them. Think I'll see if I can try. I k now I want to make Elderberry Fruit wine, always a favorite :) I'll see if I can dig out m...

Millymollymandy wrote:Google chinchilla cat Ellendra! It's a type of Persian.

We have bunnies because the wife is VERY ALLERGIC to cats!... so IDK about them, other than the farm cats we had as kids...
:)

JLH

Chinchilla is its own animal. Member of the Rodent family, closely related to rabbits, but they're a different species. Yes, it is it's own animal, BUT... rabbit breeders, except for Flemish Giant breeders, call their Light Gray rabbits "Chinchillia" colored. In a Flemish it IS Light Gray...