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    Compost next to barn? Rabbits...Bad idea?

    I have 5 Angora rabbits I recently moved into the barn. They were supposed to be "house" rabbits but then we realized what a bad idea that was... Anyway, I was thinking of cutting into the barn and make a chute that drops their litter into a pile. We use wood pellets as bedding. While I...
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    Anyone know what this is?

    We have 3 acres of this stuff... we ended up mowing it down but I'm thinking it's probably useful. I gave it to the rabbits and they liked it... the poultry not so much...
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    New butcher/processor in Upstate NY

    Anybody know of one in Oneida County, NY? Preferably the Rome/Utica area?
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    Quick and semi-permanent fencing --- runaway ducks

    lol, so my $100 project turned into a $300+ project but it worked. We went for metal fencing because it didn't look as bad as my wife thought it would and ended up with about 200 additional sq feet. Thanks for the help. I bought some t-post brackets to create corners but decided to just put...
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    Quick and semi-permanent fencing --- runaway ducks

    I was avoiding that because of aesthetics but then I realized this is supposed to be practical and temporary. So this is the way I am going to go... thanks for the advice. How many feet should I put between t-posts? I know standard is 8-10ft from the websites... is there a reason that the...
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    Quick and semi-permanent fencing --- runaway ducks

    Our ducks ran off to the neighbors and destroyed their ornamental pond. We had chickens that we let free-range and we thought the ducks would be fine. They were for the last 4 weeks until they got adventurous and discovered the neighbors pond. Anyway, I need a cheap and quick fence. It's not...
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    What are these? Found these in front yard...

    Yeah, that's the way I'll probably have to go. I have a ton of fruit trees I need identified so I'll probably just take pictures and samples and bring it in the office. Thanks.
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    What are these? Found these in front yard...

    We haven't finished a full year at this house yet and are coming up with all sorts of surprises. I've never seen anything like this. They had white flowers a couple of weeks ago and now these appear. They're hollow fruits, no smell, and no visible seeds (see pic). I've asked around and no one...
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    Making grapevine cuttings?

    I was looking at some of the grape plants at Lowes and saw this one. Can I make cuttings from this? I know, I'm being cheap. I circled the parts I think could be cut...3 nodes.
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    Pear trees? Dwarf variety and staking?

    I guess if you're able to do it, maybe I'll take a chance. Here are some links: https://extension.umaine.edu/fruit/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine/rootstocks-and-dwarf-fruit-trees/ http://www.orangepippintrees.co.uk/articles/staking-fruit-trees http://www.uky.edu/hort/node/392 There's a lot of...
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    Pear trees? Dwarf variety and staking?

    So I was going to buy some pear trees and preferred the dwarf variety. I just found out that you have to keep apple trees permanently staked if they're the dwarf variety. Does this also apply to pear trees? My intuition says yes but I also don't know much about trees. So my guess is that pear...
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    Anybody else get their ducks from Metzer Farms? Really nervous....

    Hey DuckGirl, the same thing happened to us. What part of NY are you in? We're in the Utica area. Yeah, it wasn't freezing here the past week but it probably wasn't the best for young ducks either.
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    Anybody else get their ducks from Metzer Farms? Really nervous....

    I just got my order on Wednesday. We ordered 12 but we lost one. I'm e-mailing Metzer now and they have a refund/loss policy. I'll let you know how it goes if it goes awry. The other ducks are healthy and happy. This is a picture from today...
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    yay! finally got my ducks!

    I was thinking about getting the tank. I decided I'm going to build it for them since we can use it for chickens too. My wife wants to add to our 7 chickens.
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    yay! finally got my ducks!

    Scrambled eggs. When my wife picked them up they looked like they were dying. She was told not to feed them medicated chick feed and she wanted to give them something ASAP since it looked like they were in a shipping box for 4 days. Anyway, I looked it up on here and then on several hatchery...
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