We raise about 100 rainbow ranger meat birds every year.

This year I'm trying to brood them without any supplemental heat, no heat lamps or anything.

It's been getting down to the 60's at night, but they have been totally ok in the barn on rotted wood chips without any heat.

Completely off script from what the books tell you to do, but no issues with this number of birds.

I'm feeding non gmo 22% protien chick starter, water with terraganix EM1 probiotic to develop good digestive systems.

#grownostr #homesteading #chickens

Also note: make sure there is no chlorine in your water you activate the EM-1 with... the chlorine will kill all the critters in the EM-1.

If you are on city water let it sit out for a bit in a bucket to let the chlorine dissipate. I've also heard bubbling air through will help clear the chlorine out. (I'm on a well so don't need to do this)

Here is a video on an interesting concept called the plant health pyramid:

https://youtu.be/kDqRW3Wo8Y4

Instead of driving the beetles away, you end up making your plants healthy such that the beetles can't digest the types of sugars / fats contained in the plants.

If I were you I'd start with a soil soak/ foliar feed of EM to get your sugars in the leaves digesting faster and kickstart your soil food web a bit.

You can check it out on Amazon or Terraganix website. You'd get EM-1 and molasses, mix it up, let it ferment for a day or so and water it in and be sure to get it on the leaves.

https://www.teraganix.com/products/em-1-microbial-inoculant-soil-amendment

It looks like a small bottle, but you activate it by feeding it molasses to multiply the microbes.

https://www.teraganix.com/blogs/teraganix/activated-em-1-recipe-page

If you have access to kelp meal I'd also ferment that with the EM-1.

Can you tell me a little more about this garden you have? Did you just start it this year? Apply any compost? How prolific are the weeds and can you identify them?

Are your plants otherwise stressed from drought? How often are you watering?

Thanks! It worked!

Cooking up a snack to celebrate:

Thanks! I'll figure this out and #zap you some sats when I do!

Thanks. It's so crazy in my mind how I can't do it.

The state says they need to protect the consumer. Meanwhile there are 12 yr old kids stealing peoples cars, drive them through the school yard, get caught, and get let right back out of jail.

Anyway... I digress...

I will try the Phoenix wallet. I have Wallet of Satoshi and Alby and recieved sats on there from nostr posts.

The problem is converting from bitcoin to the lightning network.

Places you can buy crypto need to have a special license from the State. Coinbase has one, but I can't transfer to lightning from there.

Moonpay isn't licensed in the state.

Cashapp I can't do it either.

I got tired of trying but will look at Phoenix. Thanks for your suggestion!

I'm in New York State and trying to get some #bitcoin on the #lightning network.

I've tried multiple ways to do this but every way ends in the provider not being able to do this in NY State (on the up and up). I gave up.

I've recently been talking with people interested in #bitcoin and wanted to just send them some on the lightning network to keep them interested but keep hitting walls.

Does anyone have ideas on how to do this? This is the most frustrating thing.

Looks great!

Is that a Cub?

#vermiculture #grownostr #worms

After a long day in the fiat mines, it was time to mine some worm castings:

https://i.imgur.com/uCBVYJs.mp4

Mother's Day OMAD: NY Strip Steak, shrimp, and butter.

#carnivore #grownostr

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I like the sweeping rows. Not straight boring ones like I'm used to 👍

Looks great!

Just one caution from experience.. as you make it better and better always keep weight and your ability and willingness to move it around in mind.

I've "parked" quite a few tractors over the years because they were too heavy/ awkward/ inconvienient to use.

But it looks great so far!

Stacking (NY) Strips.

10 days of meals my wife and I.

We are saving $600/ month since we started #carnivore between not eating out and reduced grocery bills from OMAD. Plus we can eat strip steaks every day if we want.

#carnivore #grownostr

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I've been on the carnivore diet now for 70 days and am down 25+ pounds.

I got a nice workout in this morning shoveling some pig poop at a brisk pace for 30 minutes and here are the results: down 4.7 lbs since yesterday!

So the secret to #carnivore for weight loss is both eating the animal and shoveling its poop.

Double the freshness, double the fun!

#carnivore #grownostr #pigs

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It worked!

I suck it through my leaf vacuum (stihl bg86)

You'd think it would chew up the impeller but it doesn't.

Here is a pic of the finished biochar. Dust all the way up to maybe 1/4 inch chunks.

I've also run it through grain mills (hand crank and electric).

Tonight's NY strip dinner:

NY strip steaks with salt and pepper in cast iron to sear, then into a 275 degree oven for 12-15 minutes till medium rare.

We will serve with butter.

#carnivore #grownostr

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