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janiedoe said:
Wow, Mark, I never knew, that there were so many types of minnows!

The big pond, almost 2 acres, was here when we bought the place. It was so grown up here,
then, that we had to cut through the brush to find it. Our criteria, was to find a place in the countryside, that had a water view, and room for the dogs to run. We lucked out.
My husband gradually enlarged the 2nd part of the pond, added dams, culverts, and bridges. This will be the 4th pond, but it will flow via waterfall into the large pond. We have several springs.

Don't forget the pictures! I hope he is careful.

I guess so, we can't think of any other way that they could get there, unless birds dropped a few dozen pregnant minnows in there. 😆 It is strange.
Mark, are there any salmon minnows? 🤔
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Hi Janey, I just did a quick search about minnows showing up in ponds and found this:
"The most common way minnows get into ponds is from freshwater birds, such as ducks, geese, or herons. These birds sometimes have minnow eggs stuck to their feet and they will fall off once they land in your pond."
 
N F C said:
Hi Janey, I just did a quick search about minnows showing up in ponds and found this:
"The most common way minnows get into ponds is from freshwater birds, such as ducks, geese, or herons. These birds sometimes have minnow eggs stuck to their feet and they will fall off once they land in your pond."
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Good morning, Debby.
I'll bet your right! Blue herons and geese frequent our ponds, and we occasionally have ducks too.
Good morning everyone!
 
N F C said:
Hope you have a great day Janie!

We're actually getting a rain shower right now, it feels wonderful out there 🌧️
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We are having some cooler days now. It is almost cool enough (low 60s) for a morning sweatshirt, the afternoons are high 80s/low 90s. I noticed that the chickens are molting and cranky. That is unusual too; they usually don't molt until late October or November. I'm wondering if we are going to have another unusually cold winter? I love the fall, so I'm enjoying this unseasonably (for us) cool weather.
 
janiedoe said:
We are having some cooler days now. It is almost cool enough (low 60s) for a morning sweatshirt, the afternoons are high 80s/low 90s. I noticed that the chickens are molting and cranky. That is unusual too; they usually don't molt until late October or November. I'm wondering if we are going to have another unusually cold winter? I love the fall, so I'm enjoying this unseasonably (for us) cool weather.
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My flock is molting now too but this is pretty much the normal time for them. I read an article the other day that the Almanac is calling for a colder winter, guess we'll find out soon enough if that's right.
 
N F C said:
My flock is molting now too but this is pretty much the normal time for them. I read an article the other day that the Almanac is calling for a colder winter, guess we'll find out soon enough if that's right.
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I'm going to be better prepared this year. I'll stock up on bedding. I couldn't find pine flakes anywhere last year,so had to get hay from a neighbor. I may need to buy a heated waterer too. Last year I put an outdoor heating pad under the waterer. It sort of worked. I'll also put some tarps up to keep snow out of the runs. I was very skeptical of getting snow last winter. It was shocking when we actually had ground cover for several days.
 
janiedoe said:
I'm going to be better prepared this year. I'll stock up on bedding. I couldn't find pine flakes anywhere last year,so had to get hay from a neighbor. I may need to buy a heated waterer too. Last year I put an outdoor heating pad under the waterer. It sort of worked. I'll also put some tarps up to keep snow out of the runs. I was very skeptical of getting snow last winter. It was shocking when we actually had ground cover for several days.
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We wrapped the run with heavy duty plastic last year and that really saved me some snow shoveling. Plus, the girls seemed to spend more time out of the coop and in the run, guess they were comfortable. Wrapping will be a definite to-do for this winter too.

I use a heated dog bowl for the winter waterer, it works well for my little flock of 5. You have a much bigger flock so that might not be practical for you.
 
Good morning folks :frow

N F C said:
Good morning everyone, hope you all have a good day!
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:frow Good morning Debby, have a great day
janiedoe said:
Good morning, Debby.
I'll bet your right! Blue herons and geese frequent our ponds, and we occasionally have ducks too.
Good morning everyone!
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:frow Good morning Janie, have a great day
 

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