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  1. Alicia

    Rash, hives or injury

    Lol! Hint taken. Here is a full shot. I have some Corona ointment that I will apply and look into getting some MTG also.
  2. Alicia

    Finally got goats!!

    Congrats! We love our goats. Have lots of fun with them!
  3. Alicia

    Rash, hives or injury

    She is the only horse we have. She is with our goats, only one has horns and he is not tall enough to reach her there. She actually does really good with the goats. Might be some roughness where the hair is shedding but no redness, no crusty stuff. Will check her again tomorrow and get more...
  4. Alicia

    Rash, hives or injury

    Hello all. Have a newer horse, no history on her. Have had her for about 3 weeks with no prob, vet check last Saturday...vaccines and she looks good just needs weight. Today I noticed some raised patches of hair, about nickel size around and some dime size patches of missing hair. Doesn't seem...
  5. Alicia

    Combining hive

    Thank you. Sent her an email.
  6. Alicia

    Combining hive

    I did find some one..Mark Adams with Northwest Queens, on a list. I will also check with Laurie and she what she has. I'm also in the process of buying the equip needed....will post updates. Thanks for the help!
  7. Alicia

    Combining hive

    Ok. I can def do 3 frames each with brood and honey. I think I wilL have to buy a queen, or hope there are queen cells present. Will do an inspection tonight. Do you have a recommendation of where to buy a queen from? Is this a good time in the season to do this? Thanks! Alicia
  8. Alicia

    Combining hive

    Hello all. I am thinking of splitting a hive.....but instead of splitting one hive, I would like to take a little from 2 hives and combine them for one new hive. Has anyone done this? Is it possible, will the bees get along? Thanks! Alicia
  9. Alicia

    lost my colony

    Sorry to hear you lost your hives Latestarter! I too am getting new bees, placed order all ready. For now back to the books and study time. Good luck everyone who is dealing with the blizzard!
  10. Alicia

    lost my colony

    Okay. Getting some bags and then to the freezer.
  11. Alicia

    lost my colony

    Is there another way to contact her? I'm pretty sure I'm the only person who doesn't have facebook
  12. Alicia

    lost my colony

    Sorry delayed reaponse. The bees were there, just dead. :hit I will check in with her thanks! I did save the frames, in the garage - cold and protected. Will move to freezer. Do they need to b covered with anything in the freezer?
  13. Alicia

    Thank u! Sorry, delayed response. Hope ur new year has been great!

    Thank u! Sorry, delayed response. Hope ur new year has been great!
  14. Alicia

    lost my colony

    Okay. Thanks. Getting more bees this spring and will save what I can for them.
  15. Alicia

    lost my colony

  16. Alicia

    lost my colony

    Went to check bees today and found they had died. I checked the whole hive and found plenty of honey but no brood. :( Found some mites...I don't think they were the problem but not sure? So I cleaned it all it and saved all the honey I could. I have some questions on how the comb looked...the...
  17. Alicia

    Newly pregnant doe nursing

    Okay good. That's what I was hoping to hear. She is a great mom, good instincts
  18. Alicia

    Hive inspection and box reversal

    Little behind on this one.... So after u use the vaporizer you close the hive for ten min, no in or out? Uhmm, definitely need to get one of those. Thanks everyone for all the posting and info
  19. Alicia

    Winter feeding?

    Thanks Happy Chooks! I got the fondant squeezed between two pieces of wax paper and punched some holes in it. Fingers crossed the line it.
  20. Alicia

    Newly pregnant doe nursing

    Hello all. I'm pretty sure one of my does is about a month pregnant. I just noticed this morning that one of her kids from last year is nursing from her. She had stopped for about a month. Is this going to cause problems for the doe and the new babies?
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