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I read this today and would like to share because it seems that there are LOTS of noble women here!

Proverbs 31:10-31

The Virtues of a Noble Woman

10 A wife of noble character, who can find?

She is far more precious than rubies.

11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,

and he lacks nothing of value.

12 She brings him good and not harm

all the days of her life.

13 She selects wool and flax

and works with eager hands.

14 She is like the merchant ships,

bringing her food from afar.

15 She rises while it is still night

to provide food for her household

and portions for her maidservants.

16 She appraises a field and buys it;

from her earnings she plants a vineyard.

17 She girds herself with strength

and shows that her arms are strong.

18 She sees that her gain is good,

and her lamp is not extinguished at night.

19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff

and grasps the spindle with her fingers.

20 She opens her arms to the poor

and reaches out her hands to the needy.

21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household,

for they are all clothed in scarlet.

22 She makes coverings for her bed;

her clothing is fine linen and purple.

23 Her husband is known at the city gate,

where he sits among the elders of the land.

24 She makes linen garments and sells them;

she delivers sashes to the merchants.

25 Strength and honor are her clothing,

and she can laugh at the days to come.

26 She opens her mouth with wisdom,

and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

27 She watches over the affairs of her household

and does not eat the bread of idleness.

28 Her children rise up and call her blessed;

her husband praises her as well:

29 “Many daughters have done noble things,

but you surpass them all!”

30 Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting,

but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

31 Give her the fruit of her hands,

and let her works praise her at the gates.

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Hey, I just wanted to chime in about the crows and hawks. I decided to use Black Australorp Chickens in my chicken tractor on steroids because from the air, to a hawk, they look like crows – which are a hawk’s natural enemy. The black feathers have an greenish iridescence to them just like a crow has. Pretty chickens.

My neighbor had all of his ducks snatched up by hawks but they have not bothered my chickens at all. I don’t even see them in the air anymore.

I hope that’s helpful! 😎

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I’m new to herbs as well and I’ve only been growing herbs and learning about them for a year too. Thank you for starting this discussion! I’ll be following it closely.

I’m currently putting down weed barrier in my herb and flower garden. My problem is my memory! I have trouble retaining the information I learn.

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I agree! Sticking your head in the sand is SO much easier!! However, one day they may look around and find that all of their freedoms are GONE! Oh, I could stop and preach right here for a min. but I’ll leave that for another topic! Keep your head up!😉

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Wow! Ok, get settled in with a nice cup of coffee for this reply! I won’t “let you have it” but first let me thank you for your well thought out post! I would like to respond to things in the order it was written. Why you started reading this thread… My parents had a garden when me and my sister were young and my memories of it are filled with having to pull weeds when all I really wanted to do was go play at the neighbor’s house. I hated it back then and certainly wanted nothing to do with it – up until about 4 years ago.

I have an autoimmune disease, fibromyalgia, two different kinds of arthritis, degenerative disk disease, and three markers for lupus, high blood pressure, depression, anxiety, and insomnia. It was bad BUT it certainly got WORSE when Hubby convinced me to get the flu shot 2 years in a row. That shot made me bed-bound for about 5 years. I could barely walk across the room. I cried everyday and prayed until I fell asleep asking God to just go ahead and take me. I was miserable and the pain was unbearable!

During this time all I had was time to watch videos of cures, herbs, treatments and watched videos of the life I wished I had. The videos of the herbs got me into watching gardening videos and it didn’t quite seem as bad as memories from my childhood and if I wanted to try and fix some of the problems that I had, I was gonna need to do it myself and to do it myself, I needed a place to do it (and so why not have the animals too). So that was the actual benchmark for going out and trying to find land. For my health, I needed to take it back to all natural… no chemicals or additives.

SO… I found what I needed to PUSH myself, despite of my awful health, to get the ball rolling for what I felt would be certain self-healing.

The animals – Before 2 years ago, I had never eaten a backyard chicken egg or a duck egg for that matter but man, I had been missing out! They taste so much better than store pasteurized eggs. Plus I know exactly what they eat and how they are cared for. I don’t have cows, or my goats yet (working on that now), but I’m lactose intolerant – therefore, drinking goat milk or Jersey cow milk is the best option for me. I’ve never even tasted goat milk BUT goats are adorable and I’m willing to do the best thing for my health!

Now, fast forward 2 years, my doctor is ASTONISHED at the improvement of my health to the point that now he and his wife have bought land, are building a house currently and plan to run a little farm all because I told him my secret to health and longevity!! – Homesteading!

As for eating the animals, well, I figure that if it came right down to it, I would have them slaughtered for a cost… and if it got REALLY bad and I got REALLY hungry… I could find it in me to do it myself (plus, I hear that goat meat tastes good).

See, for me it’s not about the grocery bill YET. Case in point: I was all pumped to do the chicken tractor on steroids (from Billy Bond @PermaPasturesFarm) for meat birds, then when that time came, I put it off and put it off until the 13 roosters terrorized my hens to the point where they couldn’t even eat… and EVEN THEN, I still couldn’t cull them (I sold them – for a loss)!! HUGE FAIL on my part but I can’t even watch a processing video yet. Lol. I’m content selling the extra eggs from them though.

Your Mom and Dad gave you some pearls of wisdom! Being less dependent and self-reliant has always been a huge desire of mine! I think I’m just an “old soul” and prefer to live that way. I agree that most channels on YouTube with ‘steading are men. I have plans to start a channel and hopefully it will encourage the female audience. I’m a little on the shy side so I’ll have to really gut-up to get started making that first video!

Men are supposed to be the providers and protectors and you’re right, whether that is with the money to pay the bills or physically slapping down meat on the table, that’s the role that God has for y’all. Women were designed by God as the weaker vessel. I think that’s where a lot of my grumbling comes in. I can’t physically do the things a man can. My heart is willing and wants to but it hurts.. (I won’t say my pride or ego) but it hurts my feelings that I can’t when I really want to. When a man that has the physical ability to easily do those things, sees me struggle and chooses not to help, well then, that just takes those emotions, you spoke of, to a whole new level! Men should be men! I DO understand your formula of justification and think that should be employed with anything a husband and wife undertake.

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My pleasure! I needed to remind myself so was very happy to share! God bless you as well!!

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I’ve found that nothing is never done! lol Weeds will always grow. Animals will always escape. Things will always break. Grass always grows. … I get it though! 😏

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I completely agree with you and I hope that I didn’t come off as ungrateful for the person that I’ve chosen to grow old with. He and I are VERY different on some things but those differences compliment each other. On the things that we agree on, then well, we are unstoppable. Do I wish that the things that I grumbled about were things that we agreed on?… you bet, only so that we could blow it out of the park! However, if that never happens, I’ll just consider that my alone time with God and animals. 😉

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Ah yes, my city slicker has made the same comment to others, “Tam has a little hobby farm in the back.” ….😐

You’re definitely not alone.

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Excellent story, Grumpy! Thank you for sharing it and for the scripture!

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I try to do just that! Thank you! I’m really glad so many others go through this and I’m not the only one… AND that others are being helped through this post!

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lol.. Well, there ya go! I could fit a couple of goats in there!

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That’s absolutely hilarious!🤣 I’ll try that..if for nothing else other than entertainment!

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lol… those wondering wild chickens I’m sure are just looking for a good home. 😉 The way you are getting everything ready is the smartest way to do it. I had the incubation time and the brooder time to get things in place. Their brooder was in our garage. It worked out fine. 😎

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The wish shed is an excellent idea! I simply walked in one day with 2 doz hatching eggs and an incubator! Built in need for a coop! 🤭

However, even though I have threatened bad behavior with freezer camp, the trouble makers just get sold. I had gotten 40 black austrolorp chicks for the purpose of meat and some for layers for hatching eggs but I kept putting off the harvesting and the 13 boy’s hormones started going crazy and it seemed like over night, I was scrambling to find someone to show me how to process a chicken or do it for me the first time. Well, couldn’t find anyone and I just sold 8 out of that bunch. (FAIL!)

Ahh… live and learn lol. I hope you get your chickens soon! I love having chickens!