tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post2933618091503003990..comments2024-03-28T00:20:01.688-05:00Comments on Little Blog In The Big Woods: The ice has hit the fan.Greenpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-18153452411388313232008-11-18T16:17:00.000-06:002008-11-18T16:17:00.000-06:00More on lyme disease in BC, Canada:http://www.cbc....More on lyme disease in BC, Canada:<BR/><BR/>http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/11/17/bc-doctorretired.htmlEJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547029683066393031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-40855892162449232272008-11-13T10:45:00.000-06:002008-11-13T10:45:00.000-06:00Back in the seventies, we hung a buck by the back ...Back in the seventies, we hung a buck by the back door, and Tallest Son (who was very short and all of 18 months old) took a looong look at it; that evening we grownups were having a bit of roast venison and he reached out and grabbed some out of Beloved's hand and downed it before we knew what was up, eyes shining.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with yer ticks and yer ice! May you have a Mr. Badger's Kitchen all winter! (I'm thinking of the Mercer Mayer version)<BR/><BR/>risa bDoyu Shoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148504542232844586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-14637859603949229022008-11-12T16:08:00.000-06:002008-11-12T16:08:00.000-06:00Wow, I've never heard of anyone so aggressively fi...Wow, I've never heard of anyone so aggressively finding lyme disease - good for you.<BR/><BR/>In very cold weather we bring the bird water in the house at dark and take it out again in the morning - having put some hottish water in it to keep the temps up for a while. They just hunker down at night anyway.<BR/><BR/>This year we've got bird in a coop with walls and roof insulated to R22. Of course we also have electricity we can turn on it it gets too cold. <BR/><BR/>Our ticks carry RM spotted feaver, but we don't have many.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717388726735528462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-24825425178227120792008-11-12T08:05:00.000-06:002008-11-12T08:05:00.000-06:00Lucky you to get a deer without sacrificing a car!...Lucky you to get a deer without sacrificing a car!<BR/><BR/>We only see ticks when we go to Minnesota, but then we see plenty. I thought that they peaked in the summer and were pretty much gone by this time of year. I always check for them but always found them before they got attached. I did not know that an attached tick should be tested -- thanks for the education.<BR/><BR/>If your experience is anything like my neighbors' you will have about 60 guineas by late July next year, but thereafter lose about half to predators. Do pheasants eat ticks?Susan Ochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349528942254702007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-21025730784394327732008-11-12T07:21:00.000-06:002008-11-12T07:21:00.000-06:00I know just what you mean about sudden-onset winte...I know just what you mean about sudden-onset winter! I always think I have more time, and I never do. We're over our little invasion of illness and only Eric needed antibiotics, but Eli being out of school due to water main explosion isn't helping things. We have wood, but it isn't stacked, I'm picking ticks off the critters (so far, none on the kids, but that's fortunate) and grateful for the hard freeze. Figgy the 1st (my fig in a wine barrel) may be dead, since I didn't get him in before the temps plunged (can't move him myself even with a dolly and Eric was away). And yes, the water stuff - carrying warm water from the house to the critters is a constant.<BR/><BR/>My sympathies! Today I've got to get the curtains up as well, and the storms down...<BR/><BR/>I hope everyone feels better, and enjoy your deer.<BR/><BR/>Sharonjewishfarmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17547121621115074866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-19349058349373513842008-11-12T02:48:00.000-06:002008-11-12T02:48:00.000-06:00Do you know about putting permethrin spray on toil...Do you know about putting permethrin spray on toilet paper/paper towels, and after it dries stuffing the paper into the cardboard tubes and stashing those in places the mice will take the paper for making wintertime nests? I read about it as a way of intercepting ticks over the winter; once dried the permethrin persists and bonds to the fiber. Gives a shot at killing off ticks that are overwintering with the field mice.<BR/><BR/>Permethrin is typically now for sale for hunters, etc.; it's definitely "spray the cloth, let it dry, don't get the wet on your skin" (and don't repeat spraying permethrin until after several washings, it hangs on that well).<BR/><BR/>In rural Long Island they use some kind of collar dosed with permethrin in front of buckets of deer bait -- the deer come, stick their heads through the opening, get wiped with permethrin. Same notion. Learned that from an organic farmer a few weeks ago, who was out here in the SF Bay Area for "Slow Food" conference.<BR/><BR/>PS, watch for some flashlights, should have showed up in US mail.Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-27367596466453447402008-11-11T10:10:00.000-06:002008-11-11T10:10:00.000-06:00I came across this book:Natural Healing and Preven...I came across this book:<BR/><BR/>Natural Healing and Prevention of Lyme Borreliosis and Its Coinfections<BR/>by Stephen Harrod Buhner<BR/><BR/>Healing Lyme examines the leading, scientific research on Lyme infection, its tests and treatments, and outlines the most potent herbal medicines and supplements that offer help-either alone or in combination with antibiotics-for preventing and healing the disease. It is the essential guide to Lyme infection and its treatment.<BR/><BR/>Thought you might be interested.EJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547029683066393031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-76498242696143571692008-11-10T17:56:00.000-06:002008-11-10T17:56:00.000-06:00Man..I'm so glad we don't have ticks!We've got a m...Man..I'm so glad we don't have ticks!<BR/><BR/>We've got a mouse invasion at present. Skilly (cat) is going nuts because she can't get at them behind the washing machine, cupboards etc. She's only caught one so far.<BR/><BR/>The next lot of finance (due tomorrow) will be spent replacing the floor and lining the lower walls and, with a bit of luck, I might get an actual kitchen sink!<BR/><BR/>Forward the mouse eviction programme<BR/><BR/>viv in nzknutty knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325560883289908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-671115930178203222008-11-10T16:19:00.000-06:002008-11-10T16:19:00.000-06:00Thank goodness you found the tick when you did! Th...Thank goodness you found the tick when you did! The ones in the hair are the worst to catch. It's so common here, being that it's named after Lyme, CT, that we all have dealt with it. My dad had it so bad, thinking he was just getting old and getting arthritis, but when he finally realized what it was (by talking to a vet!) and went on the antibiotics he had a full recovery. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, a student of mine is dealing with this right now. She's so far along that she can't walk without a walker. With the rapid spread, you all can expect to see it quite a bit more often there.Farmer's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993260095409544097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-3334054016753659082008-11-10T12:17:00.000-06:002008-11-10T12:17:00.000-06:00I'm glad y'all caught that tick early! Very cool ...I'm glad y'all caught that tick early! Very cool finding food in your tree like that! My husband would love that!Nancy M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00890420576437109817noreply@blogger.com