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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    Bless you kind-hearted Lisa for giving back the eggs. I would have done the same thing and postponed any concern about the eventual number of goslings. When I was part of a management team in Minneapolis, we often looked to Scarlet O-Hara for inspiration in such circumstances. Her guidance? "I...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    Ah, Lisa, I'm kind of glad to see your resolve crumble. I hope you enjoy your goslings as much as I am enjoying mine. And, if it doesn't work out, I think Jim would be more than happy to have some new pets! :lau I've been told nothing can wake a person out of a sound sleep as quickly hearing...
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    Hazel Hills Hens - Coop Journey!

    I am a proponent of modifying structures to create a coop that fits your needs. Congrats! High winds are incredibly destructive here, so I like that you added ground anchors. Best wishes with completing the transformation. The only point that I find "iffy," is your suggestion that you may...
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    Crazy Chickens Daily (hopefully)

    Initial crowing -- congrats to Gandalf! The first time my first young rooster crowed, I thought it sounded like he was choking to death and rushed over to check on him. And, your girls have every right to be offended if the young mister isn't being a gentleman. The ladies may have to band...
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    Eva’s Friends

    Is your knee feeling better? If it isn't healed in time, will they force you to delay your departure? I hope not because you've been looking forward it for so long. On an extremely relieved note, my 3 goslings arrived happy and healthy. Tracking them down was challenging. It's no wonder the...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    I completely understand why you aren't buying goslings, Lisa. But, I am Totally in Love with my little girls.😍 Ducklings and chicks always seem terrified of me. These little sweeties took to me immediately and, yesterday, began trying to jump up on my lap. It's adorable now, and yes, I know it...
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    Hello 👋🏼

    Welcome to BYC, Shorty! We're happy to have you as a member of our flock:jumpy
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    Introduction

    You appear to have a good sense of humor -- you'll want to keep that because, as you've no doubt already learned, it's a valuable coping tool when dealing with all of a flock's misadventures! Lovely birds and a good-looking coop. Welcome to BYC!
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    At 3:37 a.m., the wees ones let me know -- loudly -- that I had failed them; they ran out of water overnight. I immediately jumped out of bed to correct my shortcoming, and it appears they have graciously forgiven me. Hope the clean-up is going well, Lisa. It rained here, often quite hard, all...
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    Fertilizer Prices Expected to Skyrocket! Use Chicken Run Compost

    Thank you for this post on the benefits of natural, cost-effective fertilizer. Are you familiar with English author Charles Dowding, who promotes no-dig gardening with liberal applications of compost? I became a fan after buying one of his books; I now have a collection of his works...
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    One of my chicks isnt gonna make it !! Does anyone else cry?

    We humans like to think we know all the answers, can fix all the problems. But, sometimes, there is nothing that we can do. Don't beat yourself up for not being able to save the baby. And, don't ever feel bad about caring deeply for a little life that ended much too soon. A kind heart is a...
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    Hello from Minneapolis!

    As a former resident of Minneapolis and longtime adopter of special needs dogs -- as well as being a chicken math victim -- I greatly enjoyed your introduction. Best wishes with your adoptees this month and welcome to BYC!
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    Goslings arrived yesterday and are still alive this morning!! :celebrate Eileen called as promised, 2 minutes after the PO opened at 7. When I walked in (it's a very small PO), I could hear the boxed babies, loud and clear. An added plus -- my carrier was there and handed me my daily mail...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    Hope the predicted ice storm missed you. Here, it's rain -- days of it predicted. I bought a pound of Russian banana potatoes that I was planning to chit this week. I opened the paper bag yesterday to find they have already sprouted. But with the rain and cold, there's no planting them yet...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    The goslings have shipped! I got notified at 5 p.m. yesterday. Today, I will be calling the tiny post office 3 miles away, the bigger-but-small PO 10 miles away and the full-size PO 12 miles away because the hatchery can't tell me where the babies will arrive. I am grateful to finally again...
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