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There may be discussions of animal harvesting and processing. This is part of the homesteading reality. If you don't like it leave and block the community.
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All Lemmy.ca rules apply here.
Everyone (see rules 4 and 98) is welcome.
If you've seen a question 100 times answer it the 101st time or ignore it. Even better, write a complete, detailed answer and suggest that the mod(s) pin it to the community.
There will be ZERO tolerance for shaming, brigading, harassment, or other nonsense of those who keep, hunt, harvest, and process animals. [See rule 98.] You will be permanently banned the first time. You are NOT morally superior because you choose not to.
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[Did you actually think there were 98 rules?]
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Don't be a dick. Yes, this is a catch-all rule. Yes, you absolutely can be permanently banned for Rule 98 violations.
The mod(s) have the final say.
The other day I went out in the morning, drained and rinsed the ducks pool, and put the hose in it to fill.
That evening around dinner time I went, "FUCK!" and ran down to find three very happy ducks and turn off the hose.
So I added this automatic filler. Now when I rinse the pool it will fill to a couple of inches from the top and stop.
Somelike this https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pDWNGsojB84 but it seems too complicated, as in too much can go wrong. Personally I don't like that barrel on the concrete blocks, it looks ready to fall over with the first autumn storm. There's way too much tubing in the bottom of the pool for my taste.
Also I want to have circulation year around, so the tubs don't freeze over. Filling and dragging two 20L buckets of hot water from the house each morning for a couple of months, to make sure the ducks have liquid water for the day, gets old fast.