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[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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You're as silly as Mr Hallerlake.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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You brought it up so I can mention WS-DOT without feeling like I'm advertising my husband's business (he's a sysadmin/desk top support for a bunch of specialist engineering people like Photogrametry) but this is the page I was looking at yesterday. Today I feel like tearing my hair out: the snow level went up sufficiently that the whole way right through is bare and wet.

(Ah, "bare and wet," like "stop and go traffic from {the brewery} Tully's to the ship canal" "road closed from Grand Mound to Napavine for water over roadway" or "sunbreaks:" list of specialist terms for life in Washington).

And I work for KDOT

I'd say "small world" except I'm never surprised when somebody works for a DOT: it takes way more to keep roads passable that I realized back before I got a ringside seat!

 

[Greg Richardson]

They have the basic poultry food on sale also for I believe a $1.00 more. The price structure is usually the other way around.
Yes, shed works fine. If you are having rat or squirrel problem then spend less then $6.00 and grab some rat bars.
Place them around food area. End of problem.

Those of you who know Cherry Valley road at end of Duvall that farmer who has the beautiful dahlias every year told me to use those bars.
All feed stores have them. She was right they work great. She is a wealth of knowledge if you ever drive by stop and talk to her. Her name is Ruth.

If you want to stick them in cans then you need to take feed from the shed to the run.

I prefer to store the bags in the shed then only make one trip with a bag of feed and place it in my storage feed bin in the run which holds over 50 pounds.

If you have rodent problems you need to get rid of them whether they are eating feed or not.

Besides damage to your house you can wake up to your vehicle not starting due to them chewing on the wires because you come home and your engine is warm they are attracted to that.

City, country, million dollar house or live in a tent they don't care who they affect but you better care because eventually your number is up.

 

[Greg Richardson]

SF.

it's her beautiful perennial beds which would be massacred by the leaves and needles falling on them!

I'll take all of the leaves and needles I can get for my perennial beds. What do you think makes part of a great compost?
Add back to your soil what naturally would fall on it and you have great growth without having to spend all kinds of $$$$$$$$$$$$$ for fertilizers and chemicals.​

 

[hallerlake]

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I'll take all of the leaves and needles I can get for my perennial beds. What do you think makes part of a great compost?
Add back to your soil what naturally would fall on it and you have great growth without having to spend all kinds of $$$$$$$$$$$$$ for fertilizers and chemicals.

Why pay for mulch when it falls out of the sky.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

Today's mystery of the universe: How did a 80 inch spade-foot digging bar disappear from the place where I've been falling over it for six months?

Julia, oh, well: the chickies will be gone by 4pm, to somebody a mile and a half away.

 

[Twelvestring]

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It's the tool fairies. They come in the night and move things the day before you need the tool. I'm sure of it!

 

[Ogress]

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Greg, what are those logs at Del's called? Are they the lignetic logs? Also, do you have any recommendations of anyone in the area for putting in a heat pump? I ask only because you are in the construction business, no worries if you don't have any ideas. Our furnace had issues earlier this week, and we got a quote to put in a heat pump but want to shop around. I think we have decided to just repair the furnace now, but want to pursue the heat pump maybe this time next year. And if anybody else has any recommendations, we'd love to hear them!

Stocked up at Monroe F&F yesterday on layer pellets big time! Can't beat that price! Wasn't sure my poor little SUV was gonna make it home with all the weight in there!

I bought 600 pounds of feed and a couple of flock blocks! My back-end was dragging! The people there are very nice. I also was able to get Alex size 15 mud boots for only $13; and made in USA! Much sturdier than the cute, colorful Chinese made boots that DD wanted. She fot some sturdy US made ones too and I told her she can paint them.

 

[Ogress]

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Glad mine aren't the only ones taking their sweet time to molt; but so far I have not had to buy eggs. From my 29 hens, I get aout 4 or 5 eggs per day. My EE's from Privett and my Ameracaunas from CL are not molting, they are about 7.5 months old, and no eggs yet!

My Light Sussex who looked embarassingly naked and ugly during her molt is noe covered in beautiful new feathers, and looks quite lovely. I'm hoping she will start laying again. When her pin feathers came up, there was blood in the tip of nearly every quill, and now she is ready to join a beauty pageant.

 

[Greg Richardson]

Ogress. Yes, I wanted to go see what else is on sale but probably good thing I didn't cause it just make me feel bad as due to finances had to limit to feed and firelogs at Del's.
I was so looking forward to this sale but worked Friday and had the Wife go as she wanted to shop other places.

BTW. Next time you go to Monroe that thrift store across from Lowes called Good Will my Wife really likes it.
Popular place. Good prices. They made a great location decision on that store.