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    Friday Will Be Sweet Potato Harvest

    That sounds awesome! I can't wait til next year to grow my own sweet potatoes.:D
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    French study finds tumours in rats fed GM corn

    I'm not trying to defend GMO's at all, but when I had pet rats almost every female got a tumor at some point, and I fed them a pretty healthy diet. I had 12 at one time. They're just really prone to them. That's a big reason why I don't have them anymore.
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    Coturnix Quail and my ugly aviary

    Just wanted to give an update! This is all the work I did on it today: 1. Found an old dish brush and along with the spray nozzle on the hose got about 99% of the poo off. It didn't even need the soap, but I am going to spray it with a mild bleach solution tomorrow and let it dry over the...
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    Coturnix Quail and my ugly aviary

    I just had an Idea. Would it work if I stretched some really stretchy fabric or netting across the roof, about a foot below, as kind of a shock absorption?
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    Coturnix Quail and my ugly aviary

    Thank you! I called the guy who is selling them and told him I would be keeping them in an aviary, and he said it would be fine(specifically said I was worried about that), but what you said is making me think again. I would like to keep them in there because It's already there and I don't have...
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    Coturnix Quail and my ugly aviary

    Thanks! I was thinking I'll ask my friend to do it but be there when it's done. I'm more afraid I'll be so nervous I'll do it slow and cause them more pain than needed. I thought about trying one of these little incubators to start...
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    Coturnix Quail and my ugly aviary

    Thanks! That's why I was thinking of having some other kind of bird in there, too. We're not supposed to have livestock here, so my plan is to make them look like they're there to keep the floor clean of spilled seeds. :lol: I don't know what kind of bird will be compatible or will be...
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    Coturnix Quail and my ugly aviary

    Thanks, no, as I said before it was built for my Husband's grandma when she was alive. I'm sure she's glad it'll be getting some use again:). I do like it. I said ugly only because it's covered in cobwebs and has junk all around it, most is stuff I pulled out of it. I'm planning on cutesy-ing...
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    Rabbit Shaming :D

    I don't have them yet, going to early next week because I'm going out of town this weekend. I made a post with pictures of the aviary and a ton of questions I would love if you checked out. Are the Bob Whites good layers, too? What is the difference between them and the coturnix?
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    Coturnix Quail and my ugly aviary

    So I can't have chickens here, so I'm planning on getting a few Quail. I found this Craigslist post: http://fresno.craigslist.org/grd/3246283680.html I'm planning on getting 5 Coturnix hens to start out with, and maybe expand as I get comfortable with them. I want to be able to keep them...
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    Broody hen and her chicks

    I just have to say those are super cute little chicks!:)
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    Rabbit Shaming :D

    Suddenly the pictures are working! :D Good thing because I wanted to take pics of my aviary for tips on housing Quail in it.
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    Rabbit Shaming :D

    I used the image code, but for some reason they're not showing up:(
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    Rabbit Shaming :D

    "I tricked my mom into making my playpen bigger by jumping out of my old one." I made her playpen out of storage cubes, can't trust her out of it because she goes under the couch and won't come out. I know she can because one time I threw lettuce on the floor and it was gone a few minutes...
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    Permaculture Setup

    That's exactly what I need. I've been learning a lot by watching youtube, but I need it explained more clearly and detailed. I truly believe this is the way to go in gardening, but I'm having trouble putting it all together in my mind. Plus, I like to have control over things and the concept of...
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    Permaculture Setup

    Maybe that's what I'll tell my sister I want for christmas. She's been bugging me about that. I have time to get books, because right now I'm just going to layer the organic materials on the beds so that it will be ready for planting in spring. That's what I should do over winter when I'm not...
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    Permaculture Setup

    Thanks, everyone! From what I hear this yard used to be a beautiful oasis, when my husband's grandma and great grandparents were alive, and his Grandpa was well enough. I haven't know what do do with it until now. I think a permaculture landscape will be perfect. I'm not reading any books, but...
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    canning tomatoes

    I've never actually done it but I heard you can.:)
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    Permaculture Setup

    Sorry about the pic being offset:rolleyes: The front of the property faces East, and it's sunny most of the day from about 6am and that pic was taken probably between 3 and 4 pm. Is that not enough sun. I guess I want you all to tell me what I want to hear:lol:... I love my fruit, and I want to...
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