Coalition to Preserve and Grow http://www.preservegrowme.org Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:46:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 How do you preserve a roosters comb for taxidermy? http://www.preservegrowme.org/the-preserve/how-do-you-preserve-a-roosters-comb-for-taxidermy/ http://www.preservegrowme.org/the-preserve/how-do-you-preserve-a-roosters-comb-for-taxidermy/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:46:41 +0000 admin http://www.preservegrowme.org/the-preserve/how-do-you-preserve-a-roosters-comb-for-taxidermy/ Continue reading →]]> Needing to know how to preserve the roosters comb. We are trying a little experiment and mounting a barred rock rooster for my boyfriends mother but we have no idea how to preserve the comb without it having to be freeze dried. Is there anything else we could possibly do ourselves to preserve it?

Well, I’m no expert but nobody else has answered either. Just speaking from general knowledge and I could be wrong, but I don’t think so. I don’t believe you CAN do what you want to do. Taxidermy in general takes off the hide/skin of the animal and tans it, and then stuffs it with inert material and uses glass eyes and the like. Anything organic, like cartilage (your rooster’s comb) can’t be used because it will rot. You can preserve it in formaldehyde, but that’s in a jar. What they do with fish, like marlin, is mold them and cast them in fiberglass and then just paint them. Usually they will add the beak from the original fish, after it dries out. You could freeze dry your comb, probably you could just air dry it for a couple of weeks, too, but then it will shrink and probably not look like the comb should look. Just cast it or even carve it in balsa wood, and paint it. I think I’m right, anyway.

]]> http://www.preservegrowme.org/the-preserve/how-do-you-preserve-a-roosters-comb-for-taxidermy/feed/ 1 Setting out birds in a game preserve? http://www.preservegrowme.org/game-preserve/setting-out-birds-in-a-game-preserve/ http://www.preservegrowme.org/game-preserve/setting-out-birds-in-a-game-preserve/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:57:07 +0000 admin http://www.preservegrowme.org/game-preserve/setting-out-birds-in-a-game-preserve/ Continue reading →]]> On the game preserves where you buy the birds and they are set out in a field for you, do they do anything to the birds first before setting them on the ground? I thought the bird handlers did something so that they wouldn’t fly off, just stay tight until they were flushed. The birds in question are chukars.

i was taught a trick with quail that should work with chukars too. kneel down in the spot you want to plant the bird, wrap your entire hand around the birds body and leave his head and neck sticking out the top of your hand. hold the bird firmly and gently and spin it around like you were twirling a cain, or a steelers terrible towel, or like you were twirling a lasso, only in front of you instead of over your head. spin them about 8-10 times and stick them in the cover. do it all in one motion without a pause beween the spinning and the burying in cover.

the guy called it "dizzying" the bird and its worked for me. although i only use this for training dogs and have never tested it past about 45 minutes, but quail will stay put that long anyway

]]> http://www.preservegrowme.org/game-preserve/setting-out-birds-in-a-game-preserve/feed/ 2 What way to preserve hair sample for cloning ? http://www.preservegrowme.org/the-preserve/what-way-to-preserve-hair-sample-for-cloning/ http://www.preservegrowme.org/the-preserve/what-way-to-preserve-hair-sample-for-cloning/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 04:10:41 +0000 admin http://www.preservegrowme.org/the-preserve/what-way-to-preserve-hair-sample-for-cloning/ Continue reading →]]> My dog died and i am wondering what would be a practical and inexpensive way to preserve a hair sample for cloning purposes in case such procedures will become widely accessible one day in the future. Thank you.

Cloning requires cells with intact genetic material. The process requires a complete diploid set of intact chromosomes with their associated proteins as they exist in a living cell. At this time we do not know how to assemble functional chromosomes and their proteins and the hair’s cells have died so the cellular content is degraded.

Any DNA recovered from hair root would be broken and incomplete a very short time after your dog passed away. It would be sufficiently intact to get genetic fingerprints but not to clone.

I am sorry you miss your dog but it is not possible to clone from DNA that has degraded.

The other problem is the new dog would not be your beloved pet, it would be a new individual with its own personality.
Missy was cloned and the two clones are neither alike not like their cell donor Missy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/garden/01clones.html?pagewanted=all

]]> http://www.preservegrowme.org/the-preserve/what-way-to-preserve-hair-sample-for-cloning/feed/ 3 To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 402 deer, tags them and lets? http://www.preservegrowme.org/game-preserve/to-determine-the-number-of-deer-in-a-game-preserve-a-conservationist-catches-402-deer-tags-them-and-lets/ http://www.preservegrowme.org/game-preserve/to-determine-the-number-of-deer-in-a-game-preserve-a-conservationist-catches-402-deer-tags-them-and-lets/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:16:34 +0000 admin http://www.preservegrowme.org/game-preserve/to-determine-the-number-of-deer-in-a-game-preserve-a-conservationist-catches-402-deer-tags-them-and-lets/ Continue reading →]]> To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 402 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 732 deer are caught; 244 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve?

The answer should be you can’t find an answer with that information. If not, its 1090
732-244+402

But there could b deer that weren’t caught so you can’t find the actual number

]]> http://www.preservegrowme.org/game-preserve/to-determine-the-number-of-deer-in-a-game-preserve-a-conservationist-catches-402-deer-tags-them-and-lets/feed/ 1 Would like to go volunteer in Africa to help the wildlife preserves ? http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserves/would-like-to-go-volunteer-in-africa-to-help-the-wildlife-preserves/ http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserves/would-like-to-go-volunteer-in-africa-to-help-the-wildlife-preserves/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:34:32 +0000 admin http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserves/would-like-to-go-volunteer-in-africa-to-help-the-wildlife-preserves/ Would like to go volunteer in Africa to help the wildlife preserves but can’t afford it is there any other way go get there cheaper?

hey check out http://volunteercapitalcentre.org they have very cheap wildlife programs

]]> http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserves/would-like-to-go-volunteer-in-africa-to-help-the-wildlife-preserves/feed/ 1 How do I preserve the integrity of acrylic paint on a canvas? http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserve/how-do-i-preserve-the-integrity-of-acrylic-paint-on-a-canvas/ http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserve/how-do-i-preserve-the-integrity-of-acrylic-paint-on-a-canvas/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:17:22 +0000 admin http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserve/how-do-i-preserve-the-integrity-of-acrylic-paint-on-a-canvas/ Continue reading →]]> For my latest painting, I have used very bright (but very low-quality) acrylic paints. As a result, when a slightly-thick layer of paint dried on the canvas (it is a primed/gessoed one), the paint cracked after it dried. Now, this is not completely terrible (because the painting still looks great), but I have been wondering whether there was a way to preserve this painting from cracking or degrading any further with some sort of coating or other material.

the bond may be questionable but acrylic varnish should be helpful. look for liquitex gloss or matte varnish. it will be milky white but will dry clear. this will be a permanent protective coating.

]]> http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserve/how-do-i-preserve-the-integrity-of-acrylic-paint-on-a-canvas/feed/ 3 to determine the number of game in a preserve a conservationist catches 399 deer tags and releases them later? http://www.preservegrowme.org/game-preserve/to-determine-the-number-of-game-in-a-preserve-a-conservationist-catches-399-deer-tags-and-releases-them-later/ http://www.preservegrowme.org/game-preserve/to-determine-the-number-of-game-in-a-preserve-a-conservationist-catches-399-deer-tags-and-releases-them-later/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:17:39 +0000 admin http://www.preservegrowme.org/game-preserve/to-determine-the-number-of-game-in-a-preserve-a-conservationist-catches-399-deer-tags-and-releases-them-later/ catches 636 and tags 212 how many are in the game preserve?

i presume that out of 636 caught later, 212 have tags

ans: (399/212)*636 = 1197 <——-

]]> http://www.preservegrowme.org/game-preserve/to-determine-the-number-of-game-in-a-preserve-a-conservationist-catches-399-deer-tags-and-releases-them-later/feed/ 1 What is the powder that preserves tablets/drugs? http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserves/what-is-the-powder-that-preserves-tabletsdrugs/ http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserves/what-is-the-powder-that-preserves-tabletsdrugs/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:40:21 +0000 admin http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserves/what-is-the-powder-that-preserves-tabletsdrugs/ Continue reading →]]> What is the nature of the powder that we can find in the cover of tablets or drugs containers? I believe it preserves them, and what can one do with it?

You mean the "do not eat" packet? it’s silica gel.

]]> http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserves/what-is-the-powder-that-preserves-tabletsdrugs/feed/ 1 How can I preserve monopoly game cards / money? http://www.preservegrowme.org/game-preserve/how-can-i-preserve-monopoly-game-cards-money/ http://www.preservegrowme.org/game-preserve/how-can-i-preserve-monopoly-game-cards-money/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:53:30 +0000 admin http://www.preservegrowme.org/game-preserve/how-can-i-preserve-monopoly-game-cards-money/ Continue reading →]]> Hey, we just got a new monopoly set after playing with one that is 20 years old (no exaggeration) and would like to keep them together and stop them from getting dog-eared. We would like to figure this out without having to laminate all of the stuff. Is there a trick or tip that you can be used to otherwise preserve monopoly things without the usage of rubber bands, which can of course bend the middle area?
Sorry if there are any grammatical mistakes in the caption above.
Thanks,
BenGeocth

While the game is in storage, put all of the game bits in Ziploc or any other brand of resealable bags. The snack-size bags are good for the Chance and Community Chest cards, houses, hotels, dice, tokens and money. Sandwich-size or quart-size bags will be needed for the Title Deed cards. The resealable bags are an inexpensive and fairly durable method of all kinds of storage issues, and I swear by them. Assuming you play the game occasionally, there should be a standing rule that no one is allowed to fondle or otherwise touch the game pieces any more than is necessary, and everything is handled with care. – LJS

]]> http://www.preservegrowme.org/game-preserve/how-can-i-preserve-monopoly-game-cards-money/feed/ 4 How difficult is it to make berry preserves? http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserves/how-difficult-is-it-to-make-berry-preserves/ http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserves/how-difficult-is-it-to-make-berry-preserves/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:30:26 +0000 admin http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserves/how-difficult-is-it-to-make-berry-preserves/ Continue reading →]]> I’ve never made berry preserves before, but it’s hard to find preserves in the store that aren’t really expensive or full of extra sweeteners. Can it be cost effective to make your own if you have to buy the fruit? How difficult are they to make?

They are easy enough to make.
You need a good recipe with good instructions to follow, make sure you have all of the required ingredients, and the equipment needed as well as the quantities.

Then do a trial run to make sure what you are told to do will work.

It pays to read a couple of recipes for similar preserves to see if there are any glaring differences.
Sometimes there will be typos where a T is used instead of a t or other discrepancies

]]> http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserves/how-difficult-is-it-to-make-berry-preserves/feed/ 6