Done.

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It is, was, 78 out there at... a while ago.  When I started chores, or when I finished?  Whatever.  Odd how food, water, or both can either be consumed swiftly, or not seemingly at all.  I keep checking the waterers, to make sure they flow.  Just in case.  All is good.  Even so, one day they drink next to nothing, eat nothing, then they will take it all in a day.  I don't begrudge, I just don't fully understand.  If needed, watering will happen three times a day.  Food I would cut them to a portion, but no real need.

I may have found out why the indian runner isn't hatching out.  And, I may find a solution.  I think the other ducks are eating her eggs.  So... so, I may have to figure out fencing around her little area.  Putting food and water in there for her, making it big enough that she can walk around just a bit, but closing it off... or at least making it too small for the bigger drakes to get in, or for more than one of even the smaller ducks to get in at a time.  This would allow her to be defensive.

I like the idea, but to do it without chasing her off the nest?  Well, and to get to it.  In this heat, and any time really, doing this is very difficult.  Just being awake is a trick, at this time.  It is already up to 78 inside, if more in this front room near the machine.  Not doing well.

Still, I am planning, hoping, for some work today.  Moving a few of the larger limbs.  And, today or tomorrow, beginning to pull the cut down smaller branches, off the pile they are in, setting up cinder blocks, and restacking those, and others.  Perhaps putting a few t-posts in, on either side, to allow a higher, more stable, stack.

In order to do the latter, I will have to pull t-posts.  Which... might give me some of the material for a protected duck nesting area.  And it has chicken fencing on it, so that would work for filler, along with the t-posts... if I can just... sleep, cool, and relax enough to get into shape to work.  Then be up early enough to do it before it gets too hot.  Bleh... plans, goals, will see.

Later.