http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/ Discussion of historical and modern herbalism in the Society for Creative Anachronism, an historical re-creation and recreation Tue, 21 May 2013 20:33:19 GMT jack hollandbeck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8621 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8621 That is one problem because she has a BUNCH of dogs that come over to hang out. lolJack To: SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com From: joycehzeiler@... Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:00 GMT Joyce Zeiler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8620 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8620 I've had free range chickens. Yes, they do keep down ticks (and copperheads). However, hawks and neighborhood dogs also like them. m Tue, 21 May 2013 18:26:52 GMT jack hollandbeck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8619 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8619 Yup. Googling is a crap shoot. I have found that out from my research. Occasionally one can discover a portal. What fun that is. I can not vouch for my Tue, 21 May 2013 18:22:32 GMT jack hollandbeck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8618 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8618 Cool. Thanks. What about a guinea hen skirt? lolJack To: SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com From: galefridus@... Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 15:53:08 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:18:57 GMT jack hollandbeck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8617 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8617 Sweet. They will need a fence to keep the varmints out. Free eggs! Whoo-hoo. Oh, I heard that real fresh eggs are low in bad cholesterol. The cholesterol Tue, 21 May 2013 18:17:03 GMT jack hollandbeck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8616 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8616 Copperheads! No doo-doo. That is one of the joys in living in real rural Missouri. She wants me to bring my shotgun. lolJack To: SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com Tue, 21 May 2013 16:10:59 GMT Ségnat ingen Fháeláin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8615 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8615 Google is not your friend. Google-ing herbalism leads to finding a lot of erroneous and conflicting information and even more confusion. I don’t like for Tue, 21 May 2013 16:10:08 GMT Gwen Binns http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8614 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8614 I've made lip balm and it's really easy! Mountain Rose herbs has a video on how to make it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxXWF62Osa4   Their recipe is: 1 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:09:49 GMT galefridus@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8613 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8613 I like the insectivore solution, although many birds are known hosts of disease-carrying ticks, so you'll want to look into that. Having just returned from my Tue, 21 May 2013 15:28:02 GMT Foster, Laurie E. USNCIV NAVAIR 2185, ST http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8612 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8612 Wish I could! Stupid small yard and county regs. =( I love guinea hens. They crack me up! ... From: SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:45 GMT Jennifer Heise http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8611 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8611 A recent Mother Earth News suggests that guinea hens and chickens are very successful at controlling ticks and other insects: maybe a some semi-free-range Tue, 21 May 2013 15:17:33 GMT Joyce Zeiler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8610 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8610 Copperheads! Move! Morin (who shudders at the sight/mention of snakes) Mon, 20 May 2013 18:47:59 GMT Richard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8609 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8609 Howdy, I found this on my daughter's facebook. She has real problems in her yard, not to mention the nest of Copperhead snakes! Poor thing. What do you think Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:08:14 GMT Rickard, Patty http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8608 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8608 From: SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of aranwen_of_willowford Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 11:16 PM To: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:45:14 GMT aranwen_of_willowford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8607 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Herbalist/message/8607 After cooling off the area right away, I just made some burn salve to be used should I find myself with a burn. It has: Plantain, chickweed, and calendula