What a joke that was. I was knocked on my ass for the next month and a half due to a stupid tick. I got contacted by the State Health Dep and will be a dot on a CDC map for the 2023 cases. Oh joy.

Now I am back and have my life more in order. I'm engaged, I've moved, and I am starting a small business.

#SmallBiz #grownostr #coffeechain

Welp, I did not get better as fast as I had hoped. Turns out I probably got tularemia, one of the rarer illnesses. After some time in the hospital, I'm finally on the mend! Antibiotics seem to be doing their job and my neck is healing.

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A soothing cup of chamomile to start my day. This illness has been a beast but I'm finally back at work.

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I should say, tea has been feeling great on the throat.

Does anyone have any herbal pick me ups? I'm looking to go back to work tomorrow and am still really feeling bogged down from my bacterial infection.

#grownostr #herbalism

Got one NZ REW doe and her three kits. I bid on another set like that but Flemish X, but the owner pulled the animals from the auction because my winning bin wasn't high enough for her. Still a successful day!

Also, my fever finally broke for the last time (I wasn't contagious and was already on meds).

#grownostr #goodday

At the local animal auction hoping for some productive rabbit does.

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Those are some adorable pests. Hopefully, they make it home safe.

I suppose I could; I didn't think about it. For those interested in martens/mammals, I certainly can. I'm not sure how to make it more anonymous, though. Do you think there's a need?

I just submitted the first chapter of my master's thesis to my advisor. It feels good to be finally getting this done and it's a great start to the day.

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Haha. I wish. I need to find out how to optimize the amount of bacon I get per pig. I'd say that's the meat I use the most.

Now that's what I call bacon. Raised locally and processed at home!

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I love this time of year.

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I startled my duckling to death last night to the point of kicks, shakes, and stillness...and then it came back to life. Anyone have that happen before?

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I have a question, if you don't mind me asking on this "platform" :

For your puppies sold without protection training, which are still bred for mental stability and all the things you breed your trained dogs for (I assume), what is the physical and mental stimulation you except from owners for those dogs? I have heard that "working lines" and "high drive" don't necessarily mean high energy and needing a 4 mile run and 2 hours of training just to relax in the evening. Thoughts?

Crossing my fingers #grownostr #muscovies

Making use of the "weeds" in my garden. Roasted common mellow root and dehydrating leaves. I still need to decide on how to use it.

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It looks like my luck balanced out. My muscovy eggs aren't hatching. Fortunately, there are only 8, so hopefully the next batch will hatch.

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Getting to work on another pollinator plot with local schools this beautiful morning.

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Honestly, I used the same settings I use for chickens (45-55% humidity and 99.5°F). I was expecting 2/5 to hatch but this was a blessing!