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    Sponsored Post Nestera Coop Giveaway! Total worth $1595

    Love the red mite resistance.
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    Murray McMurray Hatchery

    17 total 3 black Cochins, 3 silver laced Wyandotte, 4 speckled Sussex, 2 delaware, 3 buff Cochins, 1 speckled Sussex cockerel, 1 surprise. I was late ordering and had to pick and choose to get them without it being in the middle of summer still was later than I would have liked.
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    Murray McMurray Hatchery

    I ordered so late that I kind of ended up with a mixture but that’s okay. Came in this morning.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Crawfish boil very similar to a shrimp boil and gumbo made with tail meat is excellent. You can use crawfish tails for just about any dish that you would use shrimp. Garden wise planted a few hills of yellow squash, cucumbers and a couple hills of watermelons. Gathered a couple heads of...
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    Wife and I just celebrated 33 years March 24th.
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    External Nest box ideas

    I did slanted roofs on my nest boxes but I put a 2 1/2 foot over hang. My coop roof is only 6 foot 5 inches high just enough for me to walk in and around the coop without hitting my head.:) They have not leaked and we’ve had some terrible rains the last couple weeks.
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    Poop board for my specific set up.

    I have a friend that uses the plastic kennel trays used in dog kennels. He uses the large sizes but I know they are made in several different sizes.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Planted another short row of radishes (3 foot) wife and I love them but I have found if I stagger plantings that it works better for us. I usually share produce with my neighbors but neither like radishes. I also planted 4 more rows of carrots we are hoping to get enough this year to can a few.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Not today but two days ago planted two apple trees, two pear trees and six blueberry bushes. Now maybe I’ll live long enough to eat an apple and pear the blueberries will probably produce a cup or two this year.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Planted 5 short rows of sweet corn (15 foot long) and planted another 4 rows of carrots (5 foot long).
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    Thanks everyone for taking the time to wish me happy birthday.

    Thanks everyone for taking the time to wish me happy birthday.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Covered potatoes, early peas, radishes, lettuce, and golden globe turnips with a thick layer of pine straw for tonight and will uncover in the morning. Then recover tomorrow night all because we are having freezing temps tonight and tomorrow night. Hopefully it will protect the plants enough.
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    Seed Starting

    No. Take a sweet potatoe and suspend it in a jar of water (use tooth picks to let the bottom sit in water) and with at least half or two thirds out of the water. After several day the top will start sprouting and as the shoots get about 4 to 6 inches tall break them off and place them in a jar...
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    Seed Starting

    Slips are the sweet potato plants that you set out to grow sweet potatoes.
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    New Coop and trying to find BlackJack 57 alternative locally

    For your location you are probably okay. I’m in central Alabama and heat is our main concern.
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