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[CapricornFarm]

Morning everyone!

Still fighting to get the garden planted.

The last few days the puppies are acting up.
their play is way to rough and borderline snarky.
Putting them outside in their separate runs results in barking, whining and even snarky face through the fence.
I do not know why the change but certainly wont tolerate it.

Right now Delilah is in the basement and Sable is upstairs. It makes it hard to get anything done when they are being taters.

Since they are separate and quiet I guess I can go back to digging up nasty weeds and the remaining raspberry roots.

Why dig up raspberries? I am going to plant some. I just got a duplicate shipment of 55 strawberries and 3 raspberry canes! How on earth do you plant that many berries when you have to condition the soil first?!

 

[CapricornFarm]

I feel you... my ducks are taking forver.. getting worried... it hasn't been very long they peeped yesterday (I believe lol), which was a day or 2 early... ? Unless I put the day wrong in my calendar.
Ugh I'm just having a hell of a week.

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Seems to me ducks do take a long time to hatch once they pip. It has been about 5 years since i hatched a duck.

 

[Hope Hughes]

Morning everyone!

Still fighting to get the garden planted.

The last few days the puppies are acting up.
their play is way to rough and borderline snarky.
Putting them outside in their separate runs results in barking, whining and even snarky face through the fence.
I do not know why the change but certainly wont tolerate it.

Right now Delilah is in the basement and Sable is upstairs. It makes it hard to get anything done when they are being taters.

Since they are separate and quiet I guess I can go back to digging up nasty weeds and the remaining raspberry roots.

I'm jealous, I love gardening it always makes me feel better!!
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[Hope Hughes]

Seems to me ducks do take a long time to hatch once they pip. It has been about 5 years since i hatched a duck.

They make me so nervous
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But on a good note.....maybe..... I think some of the guineas eggs are starting to cook! I'll even take 5 out of 40!! Lol
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[apryl29]

@apryl29
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She's got room to walk around if she wanted to. You can see the dark dish is food and the silver and red is water. It's a chick waterer I have set up on an old cake pan. I've put food right in with her but she's in a broody coma. If I sit there and put a dozen broken pellets in my hand she will take them. I put both a little closer then in the picture but I don't want her to knock over the water trying to get in and out of the box. I put her in front of it yesterday so she could see nest and she "tuk tuk tuk" gulped down some water then "tuk tuk tuk" back to the nest.
No poop worries me. If she isn't eating and drinking much then there isn't anything to poo but still....

OHhhhhh... she's in the red tote. I was looking at the pic from before and for some reason I thought she was in the back corner behind the pallet (duh!).. At least she's eating if you hand feed her & she's letting you near her. I've been reading stories about mean broodies that peck anyone who comes near.

Morning everyone!

Still fighting to get the garden planted.

The last few days the puppies are acting up.
their play is way to rough and borderline snarky.
Putting them outside in their separate runs results in barking, whining and even snarky face through the fence.
I do not know why the change but certainly wont tolerate it.

Right now Delilah is in the basement and Sable is upstairs. It makes it hard to get anything done when they are being taters.

Since they are separate and quiet I guess I can go back to digging up nasty weeds and the remaining raspberry roots.

Good luck w/ the puppies... I've noticed some really strange animal attitudes lately. Everyone seems to be in a mood.

Why dig up raspberries? I am going to plant some. I just got a duplicate shipment of 55 strawberries and 3 raspberry canes! How on earth do you plant that many berries when you have to condition the soil first?!

Wow, you won the lottery. Can you sell some of the strawberry plants (unless you're planning on starting a strawberry farm)?

 

[21hens-incharge]

Taking out the raspberries for a few reasons.

They never produced but a handful each year.
I want to grow more productive plants in that bed.
I have limited space so every inch counts.

The only way to get the weeds out is to fully dig that bed.
There is an obnoxious grass that travels by long roots about 2" down and in this hard soil does not pull easily.
There are also plants that seeded from the neighbors that choke out just about everything.

Its a chore digging and sifting to get the roots out.

I plan to put tomatoes and dill in there.

 

[CapricornFarm]

OHhhhhh... she's in the red tote. I was looking at the pic from before and for some reason I thought she was in the back corner behind the pallet (duh!).. At least she's eating if you hand feed her & she's letting you near her. I've been reading stories about mean broodies that peck anyone who comes near.


Good luck w/ the puppies... I've noticed some really strange animal attitudes lately. Everyone seems to be in a mood.


Wow, you won the lottery. Can you sell some of the strawberry plants (unless you're planning on starting a strawberry farm)?

I don't think they would survive the trip. They are all dry looking. But thanks for offering! I am going to soak them to see if they will perk up.

 

[Chickassan]

Ok, I have no idea what Ray is. I'm seeing roo and hen signs like I did with Lulu. It dosen't matter iv'e already got two baby boys what's one more lol! Duece is a girl, "I think" hen colors but I did mix with a mix soooo again who knows? Both little boys are "crowing" now, absolutely hilarious.

 

[apryl29]

I don't think they would survive the trip. They are all dry looking. But thanks for offering! I am going to soak them to see if they will perk up.

Strawberries were always my favorite plant. My kids would *help* pick berries and always picked the white ones. I'd like to say they're better at it now, but pink berries are about as useful as white ones.

Ok, I have no idea what Ray is. I'm seeing roo and hen signs like I did with Lulu. It dosen't matter iv'e already got two baby boys what's one more lol! Duece is a girl, "I think" hen colors but I did mix with a mix soooo again who knows? Both little boys are "crowing" now, absolutely hilarious.

That's always my favorite. FB showed me a video of Odin last year when he was learning to crow. It was so sad compared to his mature crow.

 

[Chickassan]

I love Negan's reaction to it you can tell he's in between ohhh taters I know you did NOT just do that! And wtf? You alright boy?

Strawberries were always my favorite plant. My kids would *help* pick berries and always picked the white ones. I'd like to say they're better at it now, but pink berries are about as useful as white ones.


That's always my favorite. FB showed me a video of Odin last year when he was learning to crow. It was so sad compared to his mature crow.