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Mine are Chinese. 3 browns and 1 white now.
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The 10 ducklings are growing up!
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We have had at least 3 ducklings hatch under other moms, but the other moms haven't figured out how to properly parent? And the ducklings died. One had food in the crop, the other 2 did not.
But the dead ducklings at least are NOT being eaten or hurt by the moms, just maybe the other moms are failing at feeding, watering, and warming them?
We are trying to watch more closely so if another hatches we can help more.
But the dead ducklings at least are NOT being eaten or hurt by the moms, just maybe the other moms are failing at feeding, watering, and warming them?
We are trying to watch more closely so if another hatches we can help more.
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Our first snow this morning... luckily, it was just a dusting, it is being obedient and trying its best to melt away.
Kid #3 has HALF of his rafters up!
I am hoping to beat all children into working overtime for kid #3, and have at least the sheathing on the roof up by Sunday evening. I would prefer full roof... BUT PEOPLE HAVE JOBS!!!
Kid #3 has HALF of his rafters up!
I am hoping to beat all children into working overtime for kid #3, and have at least the sheathing on the roof up by Sunday evening. I would prefer full roof... BUT PEOPLE HAVE JOBS!!!
Glad to see you. I saw photos of storm damage in Alaska and was hoping you were okay.
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Kid #3 has rafters up? And no pictures? You KNOW we want to see!!!
Where have you been for the past 3 months? You are not supposed to disappear like that. Now you have to explain all about Kid #3's house build!
Where have you been for the past 3 months? You are not supposed to disappear like that. Now you have to explain all about Kid #3's house build!
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Ok... first.. the storm was quite terrible and hit the full west coast of Alaska... but that is not where I live.
So, devastating storm, but I got zero of it... what can I say...huge state!
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Ok... so... of my 5 sons... only one is still at home. I have the youngest for this year (his last year of high school) and then next year (his first year of college), because I force all of the boys to do their first year at home.
Ok... so.. Kid 3 started going to college, and in his second year was hired right out of college for a welding/ fabrication job. I think he has had the job for 2 years now.. and was (until this semester) taking one college class each semester while working. But.. he has hated paying rent (he got the job in a town 2.5 hours away from home), and has been saving up money, and this summer bought some land!
He bought a little piece, just under an acre, but it already had a driveway, building pad, well, and septic.
Blurry sketch of the property
Photo of prophecy, and the drivewsy.
At first he was going to buy a house shell, and finish it himself... but looking at the cost for what he was getting, inspired him to build it all himself. Also, building it himself, he could make the house bigger, and cover the house pad as much as he wanted.
This was the rough sketch we decided to go with... but he moved a window... the big window (only window) in the second bedroom, so now there isn't a sight line down that hall... that will bug me for forever... but NOT my house...so moving on! Also, the location of the front door into the 8x10 mudporch was rotated to the short north wall, to make it easier to cover the front porch and door.
There will be a loft over the bedrooms.
He rented a bobcat and dug in the water, septic, and electric lines from where they were to where he needed them... and then he was STUCK.
He had decided that the one thing he didn't want to do himself was the foundation.. he called around, and the people who promised to come out the fastest were people who put in sonotubes (concrete pillars in ground). BUT, then they didn't come and didn't come... then they finally had time to come, and it rained solid.. and FINALLY WEEKS late, the sonotubes were in place.
As soon as they were in and cured enough... the building started. His brothers (well, all the ones in state, eldest son is in the lower 48), worked at showing up most Saturdays to help. But.. everyone has jobs and/or school, so there just hasn't been a much time to work as we wanted. The huge crimp in things is that the foundation wasn't finished until AFTER the fall semester of school started!
Son #3
Kids 5, 2, and 3 (going left to right)
fancy new stuff that is used instead of tyvek. It is green stuff on the plywood, and then you tape the seams. I think it is called a zip system.
And, one half of rafters up!
I am trying to see who has Friday off, see if I can get all the boys to work as close to 3 days solid as possible... and get as close as possible to metal roof on. We snowed yesterday... so panic!!! Once the roof is on, we can slow down and be pokey if we want... but ROOF! WE NEED ROOF!!@
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That is awesome! All those chores your boys had to do, taught them well. Together they will get the roof on and covered. What’s next? Putting in the windows?
