The severe stuff was ether north of us, or south of us. But did get some needed rain. Last 2 days has been a constant light misting, not considered a rain,,, but the grass Shure appreciated that.
That is soooooo irresponsible:mad:
Especially since there is such a shortage of chicks.
And all the loss of money on part of hatcheries, and customers:(
The raised beds do contain the soil, and also conserve some of the water you use there. Inground gardening, the water just vanishes into the soil. (unless you have unlimited source of H2O)
There are creative ways to use the raised beds. You can line the bottoms, with cardboard, to slow...
Just some thoughts.
That technician is not GOD,,, just a regular person. If the refrigerator is currently working,, its is quite difficult to determine the problem it incurred.
I can think of a few things that could have malfunctioned temporarily.
The Defrost timer could have failed...
EmmaDonovan :hugs
Even one week is too long to go without refrigerator,, especially in your current temps.
Is there any possibility of you able to borrow a spare refrigerator from someone??? I know that transporting one is not easy.
Just wanted to pass some info.
I am knowledgeable in...
The mister nozzles can get clogged if you have hard water. (minerals). A solution for that is to soak the nozzles in vinegar, before assuming replacement.
Just wanted to pass that along. :frow
In my area, for the City Slickers, they offer these compressed bales, already wrapped in plastic shrink-wrap. $25 is somewhat high for a bale, but one like this lasts me a whole year. ( Backyards chicken keeper, small flock.) Other feed stores sell bulk bales, not compressed, and...
If you want some sort of bedding in your run,,, try using hay. Straw bedding, is OK, but has no nutritional value to speak of. Hay does.
So as your chickens scratch thru run floor bedding, they may eat some of the hay. Hay will hydrate in crop, and digest. Straw is properties similar to...
Coop looks good. In winter, you can have a tarp secured permanently on one side,,,,, and bungee cord on other end/side.
This way you just unclip that bungee side during daytime.
Get tarp size,, to allow 1 foot open on bottom. And 1 foot open on top.
I pen marked in BLUE where your tarp...
Flush a cup of Rock Salt, down toilet once per week. Kills roots that are growing in pipe.
If you choose to try,, Make sure it is Rock salt. Potassium chloride, and Calcium chloride, common driveway, sidewalk ice melters won't work.
If the article named Grand canyon, I would understand. Or Sedona area, which is not scorching HOT in summer.
I could agree with autumn, winter, and spring for Tucson area.
Those trails one can also encounter Coyotes,,,, the 2 legged version.
Are your eggs fertile??? Just because you have rooster,, is no guarantee of fertility, BUT A GOOD LIKELIHOOD. :thumbsup
Gather eggs, and you may also choose to keep pointy egg end, down in egg carton. Keep on kitchen counter in room temperature. Try to gather your quantity in under 2...