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Thank you once again. Yes living the good life is hard work. The one thing about this kind of work, you always see your rewards. My Hubby and I are in excellent health. Our Dr. is baffled by this. We are old, so of course we have to be sick of something. LOL Take no meds from the doc. Have a very we...

Thank you for the warm welcome. Had to laugh at the playing ourselves in a book. Nothing special about us. Here is a good example. You know how teenagers get embarrassed of their folks. My son had invited a girl friend over. I was hurrying to get my chores done. So we could put on airs to please my ...

We have raised pet rats on and off over the years. Grandma and Grandpa get gifts from our grandchildren. This happens when their Mum and Pop says the Rats have to go. LOL Those little guys can do just about anything. The fact that they work together always amazes me. Rats and Crows always are under ...

We raised Muscovey ducks many years ago. Huge flock 350 at one time. What we saw with the egg eating is this. They will eat a spoiled egg also eat one that blows up. Seen this many times. I think it is to keep their nest clean. Now we did have two Drakes that would eat the tiny babies. Never seen th...

I really do think it is rats that are stealing your eggs. Rats will take the whole egg. They will also store eggs. Very smart they are. Years ago had a neighbor that had fifty Barred Rock hens. She was upset because no eggs at all. Looked the hens over and their vents said they were laying. She thou...

What a delightful site! Now as far as being new, only here. Hubby is 65 and I'm 64. We live in Michigan, smack dab in the middle of the forest. Not kidding either. State land on all sides of us. We do have a couple of neighbors. Sometimes we can even hear them, if the wind is blowing just right. We ...