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There's a good pic of the oldest BO/ RIR baby chick, Munchkin.
 

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Last night when I locked the chickens in for the night I got a surprise seeing how Mama #1 and Munchkin were in the nesting box but it's a good thing I hadn't collected the eggs yet seeing how Munchkin is still little enough to fit in the egg tray, as soon as I opened it to get the eggs Munchkin flew to the floor and started running around clucking then Mama ended up getting out of the nesting box which was good.
 

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They're so much fun when they are little :love
 

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Talk about manual labor!!!!!
I took down all those weeds with a handheld weed whacker. Yup, I still have more to go but they're no match for me and that hand tool. Some of the weeds (burdock and thistle bushes mostly) will put up a fight but I will prevail.
 

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:thumbsup It's a thankless task, but so satisfying when you look at what you've done.
 

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That thing looks deadly! I need one for this backyard. The nettles :th
 

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I don't use it like it's supposed to be used (swung like a golf club), I use it like either a baseball bat or an axe, sometimes even a machete. It is very deadly against thistle bushes and small burdock plants.
 
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