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[Molpet]

I definitely had to look that up. I meant molpets tardis line

LOL Faraday always said her yard was like Dr whos TARDIS. Looks little from the outside but much bigger when you get inside.

 

[BReeder!]

LOL Faraday always said her yard was like Dr whos TARDIS. Looks little from the outside but much bigger when you get inside.

That is very true about her yard. LOL.

 

[BReeder!]

I got some plastic Adirondack chairs for our fire pit from Walmart for $21 each. That's 1/10 the price of fake wood (resin or recycled plastic material) ones these days (I priced them out at Farm and Fleet earlier in the day). They old my 250 lb body just fine and are quite comfy. Can't wait for nicer 55-60 degree evenings to use them. 30-40 degrees is not my cup of tea even if I an sitting around a fire.

 

[Molpet]

I got some plastic Adirondack chairs for our fire pit from Walmart for $21 each. That's 1/10 the price of fake wood (resin or recycled plastic material) ones these days (I priced them out at Farm and Fleet earlier in the day). They old my 250 lb body just fine and are quite comfy. Can't wait for nicer 55-60 degree evenings to use them. 30-40 degrees is not my cup of tea even if I an sitting around a fire.

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Looks nice

 

[Faraday40]

LOL Faraday always said her yard was like Dr whos TARDIS. Looks little from the outside but much bigger when you get inside.

That is very true about her yard. LOL.

Yes. Little house with a very city/suburban look in the front with a half acre a rural feel in the back. I still dream of having 3-5 acres someday, but most of what I'd want to do, I'm already doing here. (Mini orchard, berries, herb garden, chickens, etc.) Plus all the past and present neighbors have been great.

 

[BReeder!]

Yes. Little house with a very city/suburban look in the front with a half acre a rural feel in the back. I still dream of having 3-5 acres someday, but most of what I'd want to do, I'm already doing here. (Mini orchard, berries, herb garden, chickens, etc.) Plus all the past and present neighbors have been great.

Can you manage to get a few few "pet" goats? I'll visit frequently if you do.

I too dream of a few acres, and I too already have much of what I would want: chickens, ducks, large garden, mini orchard (at least there's a peach tree... the others just got planted are will be planted soon), room for the kids to play, and more. However, I still want goats, highland cattle, and two horses (for DW and I, the kids will just have to share ours). I wouldn't mind always having a pig or two around either to naturally clear underbrush and fill a smoke house once a year. I would have to add geese too. I imagine a poultry yard with a shallow pond in the back for ducks and geese and chickens running all over.

We can dream...

 

[Faraday40]

I got some plastic Adirondack chairs for our fire pit

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Looks nice. I have to warn you that those Adirondack chairs may have the side effect of instantly summoning poultry to your lap.

Sometimes, the chickens sit on the chairs by themselves ..... just waiting for us to sit down.

 

[Faraday40]

A belated Happy Mother's Day! Here's Coge enjoying her special day. LOL

 

[BReeder!]

Who breeds rabbits? I found another group of babies in the garden. It's fenced in, but the rabbits don't seem to care... I relocated the first two groups. One to the plants around the mail box and the other to near the fence after seeing the mother bolt into the neighbor's yard. This group I decided to keep... crazy maybe, but I hate the idea of throwing too the wolves (or hawks and cats actually) if they don't find mom after I boot them from the garden. They are not itty bitty. They are the size of my fist (not the tiniest but not huge hands here either). There's 5 or 6 I think. I should have counted as I caught them. Anyway, now I'm wondering are they big enough to eat greens and hay now. And is there a need to deworm them?
They are pictures here just in a brooder we are not using at the moment with straw just so they can snuggle and hide.

 

[jerryse]

Who breeds rabbits? I found another group of babies in the garden. It's fenced in, but the rabbits don't seem to care... I relocated the first two groups. One to the plants around the mail box and the other to near the fence after seeing the mother bolt into the neighbor's yard. This group I decided to keep... crazy maybe, but I hate the idea of throwing too the wolves (or hawks and cats actually) if they don't find mom after I boot them from the garden. They are not itty bitty. They are the size of my fist (not the tiniest but not huge hands here either). There's 5 or 6 I think. I should have counted as I caught them. Anyway, now I'm wondering are they big enough to eat greens and hay now. And is there a need to deworm them?
They are pictures here just in a brooder we are not using at the moment with straw just so they can snuggle and hide.
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They are a different species from domestic rabbits . They will not cross with domestics no matter what some will tell you . As a native species it is illegal to keep them . If kept together they will at a certain age kill each other . I got this information years ago from a man that succfully raised them . Domestics are much easier .