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  1. mstng67

    Consolidated Kansas

    Danz- I haven't forgotten about the coop pictures. Hopefully I can get them after I am done teaching piano tonight.
  2. mstng67

    Consolidated Kansas

    Danz - I'll get some pick tomorrow or Monday. I'm of at an all day scouting event today. Luckily it's not raining too much.
  3. mstng67

    Consolidated Kansas

    I'm green with envy (but happy for all of you) with the out buildings, barns, etc., and all the land. Perhaps in a few years, after the girls are gone, we will be able to find something outside the city limits. I would love to go down to Good Shepherd sometime. Perhaps when I have evaluated...
  4. mstng67

    Consolidated Kansas

    Danz - I only have the Muscovy drake. The Ancona are grey and white and black and white ducks. I really like them as well and have loved all the eggs throughout the winter. I made my fruitcake this year with duck eggs and really liked how rich they made it. Your hoop coop is coming along nicely.
  5. mstng67

    Consolidated Kansas

    I got one Ancona egg this morning. I'll have to get a picture of the drake this week. He is starting to figure thing out regarding the girls but isn't quite there yet that I have been able to tell. They are doing great. My daughters have names for them, but I can never keep them straight so I...
  6. mstng67

    Consolidated Kansas

    Congrats checoukan!
  7. mstng67

    Consolidated Kansas

    My ancona ducks have been on strike for the last couple of weeks. They laid eggs all through the winter but have now ceased production. I think it is because our neighbor reroofed their house right before the storms. They were not happy about that! In fact They were quite indignant. Hopefully...
  8. mstng67

    Consolidated Kansas

    I saw tweety last week during the awful snow storms. Our neighborhood was practically impassible and they were trying to get back home through the snow. She finally made it with some help from neighbors. She was going into the hospital early the next morning for the pain pump. Hopefully that...
  9. mstng67

    Consolidated Kansas

    The soap works fine in the HE machines. I just made a new batch using Zote this time rather than the Fels. 1 tbs of the powder is all it needs for the HE machines. The appraiser has come and gone, so now we just play the waiting game on the refinance.
  10. mstng67

    Consolidated Kansas

    It's been almost a week since I've been able to log on. The appraiser is coming today for refinancing our house, and it seems to look in worse shape than when we set the appointment. Oh well. We have just stuffed stuff in boxes for so long that we need a major purge. We ran out of room to put...
  11. mstng67

    Consolidated Kansas

    Thanks for all the great ideas everyone. I'll share them with my wife tonight.
  12. mstng67

    Consolidated Kansas

    A cup of white wine instead of the water and it is even better!
  13. mstng67

    Consolidated Kansas

    I have been off for the past three days and have a whole bunch of stuff to read. Arrrgh. My FIL has asked my DW to plan a family reunion in Kansas this summer. As almost everyone lives west of the Rockies except for a sister in Chicago and a brother in Tennessee. So she has charged me with...
  14. mstng67

    Consolidated Kansas

    Hawkeye, Danz's directions are really good for the bridge. I had some old 12 foot 2x8's sitting around from some decking framing, so I used them for everything on the bridge. Water drains through that area of the back yard and it gets muddy frequently, so I thought the bridge would keep a...
  15. mstng67

    Consolidated Kansas

    Thanks all for the kind words about the hoop house. I want to put a more translucent permanent cover over it to keep things dry. I did build a coop into the far end and have nesting boxes that are accessible from the outside. The hens seem happy with it! This spring I also need to build...
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