Naw @farmerjan your not mean....I think along the same lines.... :lol: ....my mom&dad had guineas and pea fowl during the late 90s early 2000s....only 1pr of pea fowl, but ya could sure hear the calls echoing thru the valleys....the only time the cock was quiet was when he had dropped his tail...
How big a duck, what breed, any big constrictors in your area, weasels, fishers, or such?....a large gray rat snake is a constrictor and will go after birds....the description of the head sounds like a snake started to swallow it and then for some reason backed off of it....they will do this...
Maybe ya can use some dishwashing gloves....be sure to use some ky jelly.... :) ......I know ya will enjoy your time with gds....:hugs.....they get some pretty stiff winds out Odessa-Midland way....been thru there many times....:(
I bet Prof Lance doesn't mind a little rain either.... 🤣 ....if it is anything like Gabbie....if ya mention it, then she doesn't forget and keeps reminding ya...ya said it, just in case it slips your mind....every 5mins....:lol::gig
As ya well know @Mini Horses , ya gotta take it as it comes..... 🤣 ...seems ya need to catch your breath a bit....it'll get better before long....ya need tbe moisture for the garden.....:)
Spent the day inside...for the most part...had downpours early and on/off showers rest of the day..... o_O ....got the banjo tuned up....:th....that's Joyce's reaction....:lol:...that is mine....Gabbie wasn't thrilled with the day, not much dish and squirrel chasin as normal.....🤣.....I was able...
I took several accounting courses in business college in the mid 70s and what @farmerjan stated so well, is what I was taught....been many changes since then and yrs on a memory....but didn't want to miss speak, since I certainly never worked in the "field".... :)
I posed the question on google and took a screenshot...hopefully it will help ya find what ya are looking for....it looks like a forum that ya could receive direction, if not an answer to your question.....
As far as SS goes....a bird in the hand is worth more than 2 in the...
It got here about 4am this morn....in a lull right now and have gotten over an inch so far....spose to get around 5" by 8 this evening...hope ya enjoy your day there....we will be on a rainy day schedule here....Gabbie is thrilled.... :lol: :frow 😷
Maybe they will sign a lease with ya while details are worked out and things get setup....that would afford some sense of security and enable ya to take your time moving, repairing, painting, and laying out where to put coops and such....having some "peace of mind" means alot at this stage of...
Life happens....many things are beyond our "control" whether we like it or not....ya do the best ya can and hope for the best, in the natural world many of the overly curious young become dinner for young predators....just the way it is....:)
@Mini Horses ....you Go girl!!...I bet there is never a dull moment around your place and ya never stand still long enough to catch yo breath before ya are off to tend to what has just popped into your brain..... :)
@Duckfarmerpa1 hope the piglet gets back to health and turns out okay.....we...
Ya can probably direct the "arrow" towards some agencies better known by several alphabetic letters....and don't forget "liability" in case there were to be some bacteria or something that would trigger a recall.....if the smaller local businesses weren't put out, then demand could be better...
What can I say??....I miss em and haven't totally "ruled them out" as yet, but for now, it isn't in the works to be a distraction at this time.....shoot!!...we still getting garden areas figured out and waterflow around the house..... :gig