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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    We're still creeping upwards - 218 now. Under air quality alert until tomorrow at 830a. Chickens seem to be doing ok, so hopefully it will continue that way.
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    I am - I feel awful for them, they're in an open air coop. I kept thinking it was a wildfire in the forest I live on the border of, kept smelling smoke the past few days. I'm keeping the ducks in their brooder for the day, and the two youngest chicks, one of whom has a pretty big cut anyway...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I was just looking up another plant when I saw that pokeberry seeds remain viable in soil for at least 50 years - so a bit of scarification, maybe some stratification, they should sprout for you! If not, I have plenty of seedlings you are welcome to
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Hoed out most of the garden. Spread dried grass clippings over the corn seeds, which I apparently didn't cover up last night. Scalped my mint patch and have it drying out some on the driveway, along with chamomile and fleabane. It's supposed to storm today, so I need to get back out there and...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    At least you get one month of summer that semi-cooperates.
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    A silly question about mule ducks

    ...crying. Ok, well, it's about time to get outside for the day, a few hours later than normal. Pop everybody in the duckit bucket, and take them outside to the recently vacated grow out pen. (May peeps are *VERY* upset about their eviction.) Instant zoomies and playing. They wanted to get...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Does the rain help your symptoms at all?
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    So reading through... apparently pokeweed is not all that poisonous when cooked? I'll still be waging war on any that pop up outside designated areas - I have a toddler that is starting the everything and anything is his mouth, and he loves to help in the garden.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Pokeweed? Won't be surviving for long with it, which is why I'm getting rid of it. It's growing outside of the poison garden, AND the "that spot belongs to the snakes" hill
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    My singing is bad enough it might just die to get away from me. I'll try it!
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Pretty much what I'm doing, but with clear plastic instead
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Probably why it threw me down the hill... 🤔 I took my saw out and cut it down at the base, then saw the rest of the pokeweed army it's building. Then I laid down some clear plastic. Gonna bake it for the rest of the summer, then burn the corpse. If it comes back next year, I'll have to grab...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Trying to dig out a pokeberry that came back from last year. I think the pokeberry won.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    ...yesterday. Yesterday I also finished ripping out the grass behind the chicken run and planted a mix of sunflowers and amaranth. The chickens were *very* upset and confused I was throwing sunflower seeds on the ground where they couldn't get them. Can't wait for that surprise for them later...
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    A silly question about mule ducks

    Great news! I got 4 of the ducklings from the same parent flock as Not-Thomas. And they are pretty similar in age, maybe a day to three-ish older than my baby ducky!
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    A silly question about mule ducks

    Probably my last update on this thread. Ducky is doing great. Finally interested in getting his feet under him, and ran full speed, bill first into the side of his brooder. Taking the occasional nibble at the food sprinkles, and able to stand up enough to get a drink from the only dish he can't...
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    A silly question about mule ducks

    I knew ducks and ducklings are unable to resist the call of water. I did think they would manage walking before swimming, but apparently not.
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    Cockatiel twin egg

    I totally understand. From what I've read though, even making it this far is phenomenal, and against the odds.
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    Cockatiel twin egg

    That's so awesome!
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    A silly question about mule ducks

    Baby update: we are definitely capable of complaining, as we discovered st 1am. I did get some water with nutridrench in him last night. We're still scooting around, though he is very fast at it. This morning, I gave him some more nutri-water, then let him sample some flock raiser mash. When I...
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