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    Need Winter quarters for a Muscovy Flock

    Some are in trees or on roofs. Some are on the ground in the run, a few are in a building. No coherency with these "not a ducks". (just finished "the good place" ;)) For comparison all of our ducks are together on the ground in a run. don't even have to call them in, they put themselves away...
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    Mad props to my wife

    I read and watched a bunch. So many channels on youtube about first timers acting like this is what you should do... So we had two white broad breasted that were hand raised with some guineas and a few chickens. There whole life one was male one was female. I could never tell. No spur, no...
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    Growing your own feed

    This is not a fully 'hatched' out plan, i'm just 'scratching' out the details. I will 'peck' and choose what works best for me. Problems with store bought feed. 'Spensive.+++ Attracts flies!! (new to me)++ Smells bad. (Actually I think most of the bad odor of a flock can be attributed to the...
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    New Chainsaw issues

    For my 20th Anniversary my wife bought me a "real" chainsaw. Stihl MS311. My previous experience has been with $100 dollar saws. Poulan, Homelite, Mcollough, Craftsman and a couple of lower end Husqs. 2stroke and Electric. Never been trained. Just did. Learned by breaking and replacing. Got a...
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    Housing issues

    Stocked up this spring. 52 birds in all to add to our flock. 4 guineas and 2 big breasted white turkeys. included. Big loud birds that we don't mind free ranging now. While our layers are still cooped up... So we have them in a open coop with a fenced in run and let them out in the morning...
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    New to homesteading

    Recently purchased 4 acre property we were living on. It came with a dozen Rhode Island Reds. And a very shabby lock up night sleeping area, and were let to free range. They also let the dog free range, and he actually shepherded pretty well considering he was a boxer. 5 years ago Got tired of...
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