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Post by duckrunner on Mar 3, 2019 13:59:23 GMT -5
it's funny how its only 1 day into March and everyone's heading to the beach lol
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Post by duckrunner on Mar 3, 2019 14:01:41 GMT -5
just curious Karen, where did you move to?
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Post by maryellen on Mar 3, 2019 17:32:11 GMT -5
Snowing. Governor declared state of emergency. We are expected to get up to a foot of snow plus ice.
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Post by duckrunner on Mar 4, 2019 8:29:43 GMT -5
Omg sounds extreme ME
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Post by maryellen on Mar 4, 2019 9:13:37 GMT -5
They call it so the snow trucks can clean the roads before the idiot drivers start lol. It helps to keep the accidents down too. They call it for bad snowstorms, and if we are to get the tail ends of hurricanes. Just keeps everyone off the roads and safe
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Post by seminolewind on Mar 4, 2019 11:34:45 GMT -5
just curious Karen, where did you move to? I moved to Corydon Indiana which is right near Louisville Kentucky. It may not snow very much more than an inch here, but it's darn cold! I woke up to 16 degrees today and not liking it. Horse was not liking it either. Not shivering but cold. I am wrapped up like a mummy-layer upon layer. It will be under 25 degrees for the next few days. Finally got the right size gutters for the barn. I just have to put them up. |
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Post by Sylie on Mar 4, 2019 22:58:11 GMT -5
We did get a dusting of snow last night and today the high was 17. The low is supposed to be 5. Tomorrow they are saying a high of 21 and things just keep getting better from there for the foreseeable future (forecast only goes 14 days out lol) Of course, I'm not holding my breath on anything, I have new baby chicks to think about, I can't suffocate myself waiting for weather guessers to be right.
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Post by seminolewind on Mar 5, 2019 11:30:19 GMT -5
9 degrees last night. Today 19 here. Yes I'm cold since I bumped the heat down in the house.
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Post by seminolewind on Mar 5, 2019 11:36:09 GMT -5
The weather here is a real challenge. It gets very cold without any snow. All I think of is buying new clothes.
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Post by duckrunner on Mar 5, 2019 16:28:19 GMT -5
i know this is off topic but i don't want to make an entire thread for this question: does anyone know if wisteria is poisonous to ducks/geese/chickens?
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Post by duckrunner on Mar 5, 2019 16:29:58 GMT -5
cold without snow? doesn't snow make it colder? The weather here is a real challenge. It gets very cold without any snow. All I think of is buying new clothes. |
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Post by Sylie on Mar 5, 2019 23:09:56 GMT -5
i know this is off topic but i don't want to make an entire thread for this question: does anyone know if wisteria is poisonous to ducks/geese/chickens? yes wisteria is poisonous to ducks/chickens/geese BUT generally speaking, they know when something is poisonous and won't eat it. If they do, yes it can kill them or at least make them very sick. |
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Post by Sylie on Mar 5, 2019 23:13:46 GMT -5
cold without snow? doesn't snow make it colder? The weather here is a real challenge. It gets very cold without any snow. All I think of is buying new clothes. No, snow does not make it colder. Snow is a result of colder temperatures. It's (basically and essentially) frozen precipitation. The air has to be cold enough to freeze the moisture in the air to make snow, ice, freezing rain etc. The snow itself can actually be an insulating factor, that's why eskimo's have been known to camp out or live in igloos (houses made of snow and ice) I stack snow up against my chicken and duck runs to help keep the heat in. |
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Post by duckrunner on Mar 6, 2019 4:22:01 GMT -5
i know this is off topic but i don't want to make an entire thread for this question: does anyone know if wisteria is poisonous to ducks/geese/chickens? yes wisteria is poisonous to ducks/chickens/geese BUT generally speaking, they know when something is poisonous and won't eat it. If they do, yes it can kill them or at least make them very sick. Oof okay thanks xD my dad just bought a purple one |
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Post by dawg53 on Mar 6, 2019 5:23:52 GMT -5
I love Wisteria. I had some of my birds eat the purple flowers after they dropped off the vines when I lived in Georgia and they didnt get sick. I'm not saying they all ran over to gobble them up, but they lived.
On a side note; once wisteria gets established, you have to keep it under control or it'll grow everywhere super fast especially in wet weather. The key is cutting back and/or guiding "runners" on the ground and fenceline where you want it to grow. Otherwise it'll eventually take over everything.
Back in the freezer this morning. I covered the plants yesterday afternoon thankfully, only one more morning of freezing temps. I'm driving up to Georgia tomorrow to get my back cracked by the bonecracker.
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Post by seminolewind on Mar 6, 2019 11:16:29 GMT -5
14 last night and 20 right now. Hopefully later in the week will bring more reasonable temps.
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Post by maryellen on Mar 6, 2019 18:47:19 GMT -5
Going to be cold tonight. Maybe 12. It snowed last night again just a dusting
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Post by seminolewind on Mar 7, 2019 1:47:39 GMT -5
I'm sick of the cold, the lugging water outside, and everthing else. I ordered a 16 gallon heated water bucket to go with my 5 gallon one so I will get to go almost 7 days in a freeze with the horse.
The chickens are easier. IT HITS 32 in their coop only long enough to put a thin layer of ice on top of their water. I spend more time replacing dirty water than actually refilling buckets. They are much easier than the horse.
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Post by boskelli1571 on Mar 7, 2019 11:13:00 GMT -5
Isn't it time for Spring yet? I don't mind the 30s' but I'm sick of the 20s' and the cold, biting wind.....ok - enough whining for today  |
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Post by dawg53 on Mar 7, 2019 19:39:56 GMT -5
Sue. I'll see if I can send you some warmer temps this weekend. We're getting into the low 80's.  |
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