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I've not had ants in the coop, so I can't say this is chicken safe, but I use baby powder on my front steps and dry garden areas where ants have been a bother for years! I had to run from the mailbox at one stage, so each day I took the powder with me and covered the ground. I haven't had ants...

Lightning over the lake when I was out earlier.

1p.m. Long sunny break, wind picking up .. hopefully to blow this stagnant system far away.

Thursday 9th of May 8.50a.m. Showers o'nite, some sun peaking through at the moment but very grey over the lake. 9.3 / 11.1kph NW, Hg 70% 🫨 16.3C / 61.3F top of 20C / 68F. Showers. Moon is 1.1%

6.46p.m. I planted parsnip seeds during a break in the rain, then it rained again and hasn't stopped.

Wednesday 8th of May 11.42a.m. Rain, rain, rain. 7.4 / 13 kph SSW, Hg 65%, 16.1C / 61F top of 19C / 66F Moon 0.1% NSW weather stuck in a rain streak and what's behind the weather pattern 23 hours ago By weather reporter Tyne Logan If you're living in south-eastern Australia, the weather has...

On / off showers and drizzle all day. .. more to come.

Tuesday 7th of May 11.04a.m. Steady rain o'nite. Early sun / showers / sun. Cold. 11.1 / 16.7kph SW, Hg 64%, 17.6C / 63.7F top of 19C / 66F Showers. Moon is 1.7% Vulnerable Australians to choose between heating and eating this winter amid cost-of-living crisis According to the Department of...

8.16p.m.... a day of showers, afternoon sun showers and wind gusts. Managed to get a dog walk in and the chcikens stayed quite dry. Currently raining again. Marine wind warning. Moon is 4.3%

Monday 6th of May 9.13a.m. Heavy showers throughout the nite. A glimpse of very early sun before heavy cloud took over. 18.5 / 35.2kph S, Hg61%, 17.6C / 63.7F top of 20C / 68F. Showers. Moon is 6.6% More bad news rain: Dozens killed in Brazil as country faces record-breaking rainfall The...

8.42p.m. Heavy showers all evening. Sheep graziers alert + marine wind warning. Flood watch for the South Coast.

I love the way she's checking out all the action in the mirror - beautifully funny!

Welcome, welcome, and Ahoy from Australia!

I have cherry tomatoes growing wild, and the chickens love them. The bantams wait for me to pick them, but the Araucana girls will pick them off the vine. I grew a pack of Chicken Foraging Mix containing: Bok Choy, Buckwheat, Forage Chickory, Clover, Cocksfoot, Endive, Kale, Millet, Forage...

Sunday 5th of May 9.46a.m. Sprinkling after steady light rain o'nite. 13 / 31.5kph SSW, Hg 61%, 16.3C / 61.3F top of 18C / 64F. Rain. Possible heavy falls. Moon is 13.5% Tasmania's fungi season off to slow start, but when rain comes here are some species to look out for 21 hours ago Dr Helen...