Ha...true the stakes aren't nearly as high in gardening as in raising ducks for the first time. :p
Well, all of St. Louis is improper, imho, which is why I live so far away. I'm about 40 miles southwest of the city limits, but only about 15 miles before I hit St. Louis County.
It's funny you mention that. I'm trying to get used to other forum type places in case BYC ever does an update.
Backyard Chickens was my first exposure to a forum/thread type of environment. I started there 2 years ago when I got ducks. I do know the basics there.