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How to Make a Home Made Egg Incubator!

April 17, 2012 in Chickens, Home Made, Just Talking, Money Saving Tips, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient by Cathy

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I’m so excited today because my son and I  just made a home made egg incubator!! A nice guy that bought my Rooster from me on the weekend also brought me a dozen fertilized Americauna chicken eggs!  I also have a handful of fertilized eggs myself…. 2 Buff Orpington/Dorking cross (which I am the most [...]

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Using White Vinegar as a Fabric Softener!

March 10, 2012 in Home Made Cleaners, House Cleaning, Money Saving Tips, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient by Cathy

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I can’t believe how much money I have wasted over the years on fabric softener!!!  I saw on the internet (somewhere) that plain white vinegar can be used INSTEAD of fabric softener to soften your clothes. WHAT?! I had to try it as I’m always looking for safer and more cost effective ways to do [...]

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How To Make Laundry Soap!

February 10, 2012 in Home Made Cleaners, House Cleaning, Money Saving Tips, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient by Cathy

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I got this “recipe”  and adapted it from Harrowsmith Country Life magazine. First you want to get a good laundry soap bar.  Buy a 2 pack.  …I use Sunlight. I smell fresh and lemony! Now you want to grate BOTH bars.  I use my food processor with the grater attachment to make things go faster. This is NOT [...]

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November 23, 2011 in Money Saving Tips, slide show money by Cathy

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