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    Brassica problem needs ID'd

    The following pics should speak for themselves. Most of my kale, some cabbage, other Brassica's are showing this stalk damage. I don't have a clue if it's pestilence, critter damage, deficiency, etc. On the kale, the stalks are bending backwards also. Any help ID'ing problem is most...
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    dumb questions from first timer...

    Hi... I have a pair of runners just over a year old. The young lady started laying early this Spring. About 2 weeks ago she started sitting on eggs and only coming off the nest for about 30 minutes a day far as I am aware. Is it likely she will successfully incubate her eggs as I've read that...
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    strange yellow egg yolk type mass on straw mulch

    This is the second time I've noticed a strange yellow mass on the straw mulch in my garlic bed. It (they) have just started to appear recently. It's a sticky yellow, egg yolk consistency, somewhat grainy as if mixed with sand. I was hesitant to get a whiff of it, but it isn't foul at all, has a...
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    Ducks & their eggs

    Howdy.... I have a pair of Indian Runners and this my my first experience with ducks. They're almost a year old and the female never started laying last year before winter set in. It's still not quite Spring here in NW Pa, and we've still had mostly cold, freezing nights and I hadn't been...
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    Indian Runners & their daily water needs...... in winter

    Hi... I'm relatively new with ducks and have a pair of runners who I thought I had all fixed up for winter here in western Pennsylvania. They have a wonderfully insulated doghouse which I don't think I've ever seen them in, they seem to prefer just huddling up in the cold. They get shut in a...
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    Ducks & water quality

    I recently added 2 Indian Runners to my garden for pest help. I'm a first time duck owner so I know little other than what I've been researching online. My question is this.... my garden is in a low spot and in order to keep excess rain water from flowing through the middle of it I've ditched...
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    Indian runners + Japanese beetles

    I have a pair of 5 week old Indian runners that I've just put out in the fenced garden with predator proof housing. While working in the garden I gathered many Japanese beetles which the ducklings gobble up if I dump some in their water. I have noticed what appears to be lots of little white...
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