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IT’S “EX-SIDING”?

by Mountain Gaitway

OK, ok, really bad phonetic pun, but I couldn't resist. We have a little over half of the house sided now and we're truly excited about how it looks. The siding is fiber-cement, and should be pretty much maintenance-free and fireproof. I did all sides of the house where it had a deck. I will have to put up the remaining siding from a ladder. First, we put on the house wrap: Here I am putting on the siding: This shows a view from the deck: Here's a view from the pasture: ...

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LIGHTS FOR EGGS

by DucksGolden Cascades

The ducks are now 21 weeks old. I love the way their color camouflages them to protect them from predators. This is one of their favorite hangouts. Can you count all five? (Where's Waldo?) On Monday (10/26) I put a timer on a light in the duck house. It's coming on just before dawn right now, and each week I'll increase the amount of light they get until they've got at least 14 hours of light per day. Hopefully they will think it's becoming spring, and this will stimulate egg production. We ...