Nick Mick

Considering that the pond gets murky again after it rains tells me that it’s more of an erosion problem than a fish problem (unless the fish are a destructive enough species ) perhaps a swale around the pond at the highest water line will stop sediment from washing into it. Lilly pads in the shallow areas will help stop sediment from being disturbed by softening the blow of rain drops. Rocks, crushed stone, logs ect will also help reduce runoff going into it if applied to the shore (between the swale and water even better)

A flamethrower that runs on methane from the septic tank. Kidding. I have a tractor with front end loader and a snow blower. However I have learned a good chunk of my driveway clears itself if I just expose a small portion to sunlight and let thermal mass take care of the rest.

Benedict Bosco wrote:You can also disable Autoplay in the browser (this is Brave, which I highly recommend; it's Chromium based so Chrome, Edge, and the rest should have the same option). You can get to site-specific settings from the left side of the URL bar > Site Settings. The global setting is in Settings > Privacy and Security > Site and Shields Settings under "Additional Permissions"

Yeah I use brave as well, I like it.

I turned off the feature labeled ‘auto preview’ where the video plays without you clicking on it, hope it helps.

Another problem I noticed is that since the videos automatically start playing even when you don’t click on it, the algorithm thinks you watched it and recommends more like that. Even if it’s just a few seconds. But if you watch YouTube on an ad blocking web browser instead of the app, there’s no ads at least.

I feed mine allot of kitchen scraps and leftovers. Our family knows we have chickens so they give us a good deal of leftovers. Sometimes restaurants will give you tossed food. Chickens will eat any meat if it’s cooked (and sometimes not) so if there’s a deer or something in the side of the road….

If you have a black top driveway that always melts snow when it’s sunny out, that might be a good place to put it. Maybe a makeshift cold frame to put over it in a sunny location. If you have a septic tank it’s usually warmer where the concrete lid is. If you want to use electricity there are those water heaters for chickens and livestock that only come on when the water starts to freeze, or a fish tank aerator.

Maybe consider black locust tree. They grow fast and are good for erosion. They can get big but you can coppice the wood for fire wood, chop and drop, tool handles, fence posts, ect.. the flowers are edible too. Autumn olive is another good one but is technically an invasive. I put them on my property in areas where they won’t be in the way if they start to get out of hand. I like the berries and so do my chickens (but like with all birds, they will spread the seeds)

I haven’t used soap or shampoo in the shower going on 6 years now. If I remember correctly it took about a week for my body to adjust. Stopped using deodorant around the same time too. If it didn’t work my wife would be the first to tell me I stink, but she says she likes the way I smell. I use a little bit of jojoba oil on my scalp and skin under my beard after a shower to prevent dandruff but that’s it.

Nothing in nature is random because nature is an active system that never stops. If a piece of land is destroyed or abandoned then left to the devises of nature it always follows a pattern as time goes on. Same goes for water habitats and all other ecosystems. Randomness seems to me to be a human construct.