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Plus, it's peak bird flu season (I think). High(er) risk from any migratory flyover droppings or waterfowl flock intermingling. Always clean boots when going between farms/chicken runs, too.

Are these spur or beak wounds? I'm glad my city has a no-rooster rule, they intimidate me. My surviving hen from flock 1 is defensive of the 1.5 year old flock 2 hens. I picked one up when she was stubborn about coming in at dusk and when I went to set her down in the run, the old hen delivered a direct peck (more of a bite, actually) to the back of my hand. This is now the chicken thread plz rename and pin @dendrite.

Haven't gone this route yet. I did go soy-free a year or two ago on your rec, and I think it's made a big flock-health difference, so I'm willing to try this.

Never a doomer myself and always laughed at them. Especially the bunker-type (although I still laugh at them - first was on the premise of end-times being near, but now for thinking their efforts will matter (they won't)). Thought it was just mankind being mankind, thinking the end is near. My tune has changed since the Epstein files were released. I always sort of knew capitalism ruled, and 99.9% of people are just a means to the elites end, but never realized the span and depth of their control. People can shout conspiracy, but it's pretty much validated now - democracy isn't real, you are merely a dollar sign, nothing you do or say matters (beyond hyper-locally), and it's top vs. bottom, not left vs. right. But the SS change has sailed. Unless it's a full-scale revolution of the 99% stomping out the 1% - but we're too fat/happy/distracted to pull that off now. The total control/surveillance state is actually here (hi!) after 2+ decades of slowly normalizing it. --- One of the silent issues nobody is talking about is the exponential proliferation of data centers and the economic and environmental impact they'll continue to have. We're rapidly being pushed towards a economic and natural resource crisis that'll result in the total takeover of the 99% - and it'll be done without a single bullet, quite easily. And by the time it happens there will still be people shouting about climate change, and gender identity, and human life being a bad use of tax dollars (while not mentioning the tax dollars that are used to line pockets), and whether or not their favorite public figure is a pedophile.

They'll even eat each other. Morbidly - if one dies and isn't removed, they'll eat it. Less morbidly - leftover cooked egg whites are a favorite treat. You can also feed them crushed eggshells (I bake mine quickly first) as a calcium source.

Your house must have 0 insulation. A few less $6/pint IPAs a week and you can probably save enough for better insulation, maybe even a mini-split. Not really a dunk. Recognize it early and pull the plug before kids >>> pretend it's working just to protect the institution of marriage while deep down everyone is miserable.

This would be the real wtf.

Still only 41 here. At least the dews are up?

5th-6th Hat and hooded sleeping bag. Just breathe it in.

Night 1 of 2 chaperoning a school adventure club camping trip in the Whites. Low of 9.5°F outside according to the weenie thermo I brought. Temp in my tent stayed right between 26-29° all night and with the proper tent and sleep pad, the <0° bag was almost too warm at times. Pack is still anywhere from 8-18" generally. Got that rotting spring look with a bunch of stuff from the trees on top even though it was fresh at the start of the week. Definitely more glacial than soft, at least this morning. Looks like tonight will be warmer but more windy. I think I'd prefer to radiate. Possibly some exciting squalls later on the hike. LFG.

Meant to post this reply earlier but sill sitting here as a draft... I really love this post. It would sound lame to a non-weenie, but this kind of data collection and maintenance must be a huge point of pride. There is something so gratifying about being a steward of records, and thats coming from someone whose observation task involves about a tenth of what yours does, so I can only imagine the feeling of accomplishment. It's honestly why I hope I never have to give it up unnecessarily. So great.

I wouldn't mind the QPF but keep the snow in ski country at this point.

Weird, weak arguments. The primary urban heat island effect is at night. Also 40/50 states - lines are arbitrary and without a map they all disappear.

Said the same. PWM at 62". Not questioning it by any means, just doesn't happen often.

He's an early riser so I'll stub.

And by it being posted by a boomer on FB. Dead giveaway. 15.1° for the low.

39/16

Definitely work and you have to be very strategic. To be clear, unless it's a wind blown storm, I only take 10 measurements at 12z daily, not every 6-hr new-snow ob. I also have one of those fancy 40" sticks with a handle, plus an 8' wingspan, so I can space far from my feet. Helps great deal.

I used to think our locations were simpatico on being the relative BN screw-holes. Basically from you up the coast to PWM. I'm curious how you stand relative to your climo over the same stretch?

That is a wild map. My depth is an average of a huge area, always 10 readings. And even then I don't feel fully confident. I straight up tossed the stake as a data point after the blizzard.

The worst part about losing my pack before this event is having another round of mud.

3.0" new @ PWM.

Or last time PWM (59.7") was basically even (Spring will widen that gap, presumably).

Ah, OK. Didn't know people were tracking T events.

Those are pretty damn good numbers. I've been fortunate I only lose a day or two at a time to snow cover, at most. Must have a good pitch/angle combo. Or I just don't snow. All last year I ran about 20-40 KWh/day avg. Great production, Finished with 16.6 MWh produced over 11.8 consumed (+4.8 MW/h) Then, In December, we started running grow lights 16 hours a day for our new business and we're popping 60-80 KWh a day (during peak heating season. Already coming down to 40-60). Current delta is -2.0 MWh. Hoping to stop the bleeding there this month and build up a surplus. Lights should be off starting in late May, we'll before cooling season.