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Muscovey Ducks – My Final Verdict

May 28, 2013 by db

Today’s article was brought to you by the generous folks over at Hides.com. Go check out their great line of “Multifunction Eyewear Necessities”, and tell them FloridaHillbilly sent you! I’ve done my share of learning about Muscovy ducks over the past two years, and have finally come to a point where I’m ready to make […]

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Farm Update Feb 2013

February 27, 2013 by db

I called this “Farm update” because “Backyard Update” just doesn’t have a nice ring to it. Plus it doesn’t look like a back yard…it looks like, well, a farm…a tiny, narrow, crowded farm. This has been a fairly busy week for me, and I just wanted to

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December 2012 Update

December 5, 2012 by db

Lots of things are happening here at FloridaHillbilly.com! Just as I’m out of the woods from my hernia surgery, I get a nasty bout of kidney stones, and dealing with another one as I write this

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Muscovy Ducks – Yard to Table

November 27, 2012 by db

For the faint of heart, and/or the vegans. Be warned that this post includes descriptions and video of animals being dispatched for food. If you don’t like the thought of facing your food, don’t bother to read any further. I’m not writing this to make friends, or enemies. I’m writing this because some folks want […]

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Baby Duck (NOT the wine!)

September 24, 2012 by db

We had a recent addition to the back yard – ten baby duck hatched out last Saturday! Not a bad result from 13 eggs that were in the nest. Unfortunately, we’ve already lost two, I think they slipped into the neighbors yard and became doggie snacks. When I first saw the nest, I was happy, and started […]

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