Mike CHS
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With all that hard work I thought you were training for American Ninja Warriors. 
CntryBoy777 - The Lazy A** Acres Adventures
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Bruce
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Foxes and coons 
If I were like you (meaning no one at the house would up and die if I shot a varmint) I think I'd get me a rocker, some sticks and a sharp knife. 22 at my side, whittling away until I saw one of the bastards. And if I were like you, I could probably hit it too!!
If I were like you (meaning no one at the house would up and die if I shot a varmint) I think I'd get me a rocker, some sticks and a sharp knife. 22 at my side, whittling away until I saw one of the bastards. And if I were like you, I could probably hit it too!!
Baymule
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Go for it Jed Clampett!!Foxes and coons
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CntryBoy777
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Naw Mike, ya ain't looking close enough....I've been waving the White flag the past few days.....LOL!!
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CntryBoy777
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Well we had a question "Answered" this evening....is our drake "Viable"?
I could give ya the short answer, but that would take the Fun and Excitement out of ...."How" we found out, because as I have been told before...."Enquiring Minds" just have to know.........at the end of the story will be a graphic pic, in case ya get a bit shaken by such...
I went out to tend to the ducks and things were as usual in shutting them up for the nite. I got a pic of the 4 hens setting and the growing mound, that is close to 6' in length....
....they are such cute little things....hissing and squawking when ya get close...the one on the end there next to the pink-topped water container, billed me when I reached for it to change it out. The very last thing that I do is empty their tub and rinse it out. Well, there happened to be an egg in it and I just thought that one had drop it in today. So, I reached for it and when I picked it up the insides fell out of a hole in the shell....I saw the bloody yoke and knew it was developing. I went ahead and rinsed the area and back to the routine. As I moved the tub to a new spot, I saw this on the ground.....GRAPHIC PIC....
....so, I guess we are going to have a whole Bunch of little quackers running around the Quack Shack....and will have to look to Expand to another pen for the others. I think this "Duck Math" is beyond addition, more like multiplication....so, it seems division and then subtraction is the only way to Solve it.....
I could give ya the short answer, but that would take the Fun and Excitement out of ...."How" we found out, because as I have been told before...."Enquiring Minds" just have to know....
.....at the end of the story will be a graphic pic, in case ya get a bit shaken by such...I went out to tend to the ducks and things were as usual in shutting them up for the nite. I got a pic of the 4 hens setting and the growing mound, that is close to 6' in length....
....they are such cute little things....hissing and squawking when ya get close...the one on the end there next to the pink-topped water container, billed me when I reached for it to change it out. The very last thing that I do is empty their tub and rinse it out. Well, there happened to be an egg in it and I just thought that one had drop it in today. So, I reached for it and when I picked it up the insides fell out of a hole in the shell....I saw the bloody yoke and knew it was developing. I went ahead and rinsed the area and back to the routine. As I moved the tub to a new spot, I saw this on the ground.....GRAPHIC PIC.... ....so, I guess we are going to have a whole Bunch of little quackers running around the Quack Shack....and will have to look to Expand to another pen for the others. I think this "Duck Math" is beyond addition, more like multiplication....so, it seems division and then subtraction is the only way to Solve it.....
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Yikes - hope the next little duckling is a little more well done!
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CntryBoy777
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I heard tonite that there is a Tropical Storm in the gulf and a good many members are slated to get a bunch of water from it. I hope all will take precautions and retrieve anything that can Float away. We are suppose to have Flooding here this wknd, so stay tuned to the weather all y'all down Lone Star way. Those 40-50mph winds can do some damage to anything not nailed down.....
goatgurl
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hoping by the time the storm blows its way thru texas it will run out of steam and just bring us some rain. not looking forward to high winds. thanks for the smile, I haven't heard jerry clower in years and years. he has always made me laugh. glad to know you're going to have a bunch of duckles. I've got 16 right now and have 3 more nests to hatch. not sure how many i'll end up with but know that this fall they will either taste good or sell good, which ever I decide. glad you got that little masked marauder before he got your chickens. opossum got one of my barred rock hens last month and then I got the opossum. I figured that was fair, an eye for an eye so to speak. take care of yourself kiddo.
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CntryBoy777
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Was out with the goats for a bit today....the 1st day of Summer and looky what I saw....
....the "Autumn Joy" sedum is blooming....just doesn't seem right does it?....the "Herd" decided to help out with the "Jungle" that I haven't gotten to yet....
....the "Boys" were working on a patch of golden rod, so I was glad to allow them to "Partake" if they so desired.....
Something else I haven't shared, how I did the gate to the garden. I was in a hurry to get things done, and came across some small carabiners that we got before the goats.....for the goats, to hang a bell on the collar. That went quickly by the wayside and were never used. So, when I saw them I said this might work....and clipped them on each side of the gate. That way it can open either direction....and if need be can be removed completely......seems to be working pretty good so far......
.....Joyce likes it....that's what "Counts".....
....the "Autumn Joy" sedum is blooming....just doesn't seem right does it?....the "Herd" decided to help out with the "Jungle" that I haven't gotten to yet.... ....the "Boys" were working on a patch of golden rod, so I was glad to allow them to "Partake" if they so desired.....Something else I haven't shared, how I did the gate to the garden. I was in a hurry to get things done, and came across some small carabiners that we got before the goats.....for the goats, to hang a bell on the collar. That went quickly by the wayside and were never used. So, when I saw them I said this might work....and clipped them on each side of the gate. That way it can open either direction....and if need be can be removed completely......seems to be working pretty good so far......
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CntryBoy777
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Yeh @goatgurl , I pay attention for possums too. The 2 main enemies here. Tho, I have noticed an increase of fox here. I guess my favorite by Jerry Clower is the coon huntin story. But, most all will sure make ya laugh, for sure. This is our 1st experience with ducks, so we weren't expecting this to be a total "Flock Project" by making one big nest mound with 4 hens setting on so many eggs.....but, as ya said they will either sell or freeze just fine....
Hope the storm brings ya what ya need, and be careful over that way.....
Hope the storm brings ya what ya need, and be careful over that way.....
