Being the onions are sprouting in one area only and lettuce pieces are starting to come to light, I'll average my temp is near 50 degrees. It's going to snow a few flakes tonight, so I'm putting a tarp over them, with 50 degree weather through out the following day. My yard stays green all year almost even rye grass never turned brown. I know it's not an evergreen, the clovers are still green, the hill I planted on is very high, maybe it gets more heat? I may have planted too deep, I'll wait for one more week, but next week I will replant if nothing else. The carrots should have peaked out, so maybe their is something wrong. It was so pretty outside, I thought I could get away with planting early. Root crops can grow all year round, so I'm not afraid for the turnips, carrots, and onions. I'll try to sprout them inside on paper towels or coffee filters next time, maybe do as the packets suggest by soaking them in water for 24 hours would have been better. I'll be watching for something until Thursday, then I'll start them in an inside garden on paper towels. Thanks for the input.

Personally, we prefer Old McDonald's method. I don't personally do the deed because I have small hands and am afraid of botching it, but Brian has managed it cleanly from his first try. Stroking the bird's wattles gently has a calming effect and they don't even see it coming. Over in a flash. If you have a killing cone or sack to confine the bird snugly after stretching its neck but before bleeding it, this will reduce or eliminate the distressing flapping. In France, I visited a ferme auberge (a farm B&B) and since my sister was a good friend of the owner, I was allowed to observe the killing of a chicken (for the pot). I wanted to make sure I was okay with the killing aspect before I got my first chickens. The chicken was placed head down in a killing cone and then zapped with an electric current to stun it. Then it was bled out. The chicken simply went limp when the current was applied. It looked painless and the bleeding out was done immediately after.

It sounds normal to me. Ringworm can "explode" like that in a kitten. The dip is preferred for kittens, because it's a 1-time external treatment. Adult cats are less susceptible than kittens, for some reason. And humans aren't the preferred host for that fungus, so it's possible you and your son may escape infection. Vacuum thoroughly, toss the bag, run your bedding through the dryer on HOT and hang any area rugs out in the sun. A temp of 125 for 10 minutes kills the spores. I went through the same thing last month,

My son was home this weekend and brought his little 3 lb.Chihuahua.I knew my cat would be upset with a strange dog in the house and since she has been such a good girl about not peeing inapropriately for several months now,I didn't want to take any chances.I started giving it to her last Tues.(DS arrived late Thurs.).I put 8-10 drops in her water and she was so good while they were here. She even allowed the dog to walk past her on several occasions! LOL No peeing anywhere and she was very calm. She still doesn't care for dogs or other cats but at least she tolerated the dog with no bad behavior. I actually think had he been here a little longer she may have warmed up to him even more.He's a real laid back little dog and basically acted as if she was invisible.LOL RR is actually a homeopathic remedy for humans (made from the essence of several different flowers) used to relieve any situation that causes stress or anxiety and can be mixed into a glass of water or place a few drops under the tongue. Lillie