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Good Evening, Pond! Just paddling on through as I wait for the rhubarb crisp to come out of the oven. Life is crazy busy right now, even without the stress of trying to get a crop planted. We’ve gotten about 6” of rain over the past 1 1/2 weeks, and there is water standing everywhere! I hope...

Love the pond, DL! I feel like I could just park myself next to it and watch the fish and other life for a few hours. Strawberries. I’m hoping to get a raised strawberry bed built and planted this year. Kneeling and bending to pull weeds is getting to be too hard.

I had to look them up to see whether they were the same plant with different names, or if there are two terrible invasive plants. The leaves are different, but the berries look similar.

Sounds like you two are describing buckthorn. Cut it off, pull it out, it just keeps coming back. And it has nice little berries that the birds scatter about. There are groves that have been completely taken over by this stuff. It’s so thick you can’t even walk through them.

I’m sorry about your ducks. This dog is obviously a menace and will continue to be one as the owner doesn’t seem to want to take responsibility. While shooting the dog would be justified, others have mentioned how that could create more problems, and it could be illegal to do so, depending on...

Thank you! I have a neighbor that has a freeze dryer, and I’m hoping next time I have a bunch, I can hire them to freeze dry some eggs for me. (I just sold my horse trailer on Monday and am working on convincing DH that a freeze dryer would be a good investment.)

“Hidey hole” makes me think skunk or one of his kin. If you trap, be prepared to dispose of whatever you catch. Check with your local wildlife officials before releasing - it is illegal in some places.

Rainy and windy here after a beautiful weekend. Woke up to a thunderstorm this morning.

A few years ago, I had a rooster that attacked one of my hens. I saw the poor hen, all bloodied and staggering around outside. My first thought was that a predator had gotten her. The top of her head was laid open. I put her in a dog crate in the coop. Everyone ignored her, and after a few weeks...

Good Evening, Pond! Just came in after spending most of the afternoon outside, indulging in some dirt therapy. Warm temperatures, sunshine, and digging in the dirt are good for the soul!

What do you do with your eggs to freeze them?

Good Morning Cafe’! I have tea ready for the tea drinkers. I hope you all have a most wonderful day!

Thank you!

I just want to say, I think your floor is beautiful!

Good Morning, Cafe’! I’m trying to remember who posted the solar eclipse calculator, and if it was here or on the Pond. I have a non-English speaking coworker who was wondering how much of it we would see. (We’ll only see it get dark since it’s cloudy today.)

There are those who believe that human aggression in roosters is hereditary, and there are those who believe otherwise. I personally would not have an attack rooster in my flock. I have grandkids who like to pick eggs, and I don’t want to take a chance of them being attacked. Also, I have...

I think I should come visit you every spring, just to get my fill of cuteness. 🥰

Good point. When I read “netting” my brain went straight to the bird type netting.

That poultry netting won’t stop a raccoon, and they do come out during the day. It probably wouldn’t stop a determined fox either. My runs are covered with 2x4” welded wire.

Depends on the condition of the bodies. If they look like they’ve been slobbered or chewed on, I’d suspect dogs. Another culprit to consider is mink. They will wipe out a flock in short order. They will eat the whole head, just the back of the head, or bite them in the neck or under the wings...