The 870 has a Magiul stock I would use that again my son put a Magul on his 500C 20ga and it works well.
And gives a lot of adjustment.

I've done 3 rounds of Cornish cross, starting another batch next week. I start them inside for 3 weeks, on chick starter, and then 5-6 weeks outside, on meatbird feed.
I use a chicken tractor that's 6'x8', and have done 12-18 birds in it, and that seems about right for square feet per bird. Not so tight that they seem cramped, but if they have too much room they won't gain weight fast enough because of they'll walk off all their calories.
I move the tractor once a day, and the poop is no big deal. I run sprinklers in the yard, and the poop basically disappears after 2-3 days.
They free-feed for the first 3 weeks, and then twice a day once their outside. 1/4lb per bird per day for weeks 3-5 and .3-.4lbs per bird weeks 5 until butchering, is what I'm planning for a feeding schedule this time. I did 1/4lb per bird the whole time last time, and ended with 5lb birds at 8 weeks last time, and want them a little bigger this time.
They're vicious when it comes to feeding time. I use a feeding trough that's basically a piece of gutter, they need 6" of space per bird and the feeder.

We had a lot of rats in the first two mines in worked in. They were old coal mines, started in the early 1900’s. We had a couple ways of killing them. We would take a five gallon grease bucket, and stretch a paper grocery bag across the top. Tape it around the lip of the bucket. Cut a big X slip in the paper, and smear it with peanut butter. Inside the bucket …filled half way up with water, and added a can of solvent to it. Lay a couple boards to serve as ramps. Rats would climb the board, fall into the bucket. The solvent fumes killed them quick.

We’d also electrocute them. Hang a piece of 12 gauge wire from the 440 volt DC trolley line. Have the end of the wire hang about 5” above the track rails. Bait the end of the wire with a chunk of Snickers bar. The rat would climb up on the rail, and when he bit into the bait, he grounded out on track he was standing on.

These rats lived in the total darkness of the mine, they couldn’t see. Operated totally by smell and feel from their whiskers.

Very nice work. Good luck at the sale.

If memory serves me correctly probationary employees can be terminated in a RIF just because they are probationary. No reason required except to reduce the number of employees.

I been cutting hedge posts out at the family farm. The ground in the corn stubble was getting real soft. It's dried some now but rain/snow predicted for the middle of the week.
I'll take 0 degrees over 100 degrees any time. Heat drains my energy and I don't have any to begin with.

One side of a beaver tail sells for $20.00 to $35.00, tanned on EBay and Etsy. What does it cost to get a beaver tail tanned?

What Is their average width and length?

Keith

Huh? Not in the Saskatchewan I live in. I’ve done more. Never been asked anything for id.

I dunno, Nessie, while Lisa looked good in my living room, I think Shannon is the prettier flower in your bouquet. Also, an inside source tells me she does not care for your Castor-based Whiskey nor its smell on one's breath. Shannon's got that wild streak and well, you know...

Might be worth having a test drive though.

Moosie

That was the conclusion we came to the cats feeding on the dead geese then bring bird parts back to the home place. The same cats drink out of the bird waterers is another possibility. Like others said small birds hitting the feed thats laying around. A few thousand geese coming and going drooping crap all over is also a way to spread it.

SNL is like a lot of late night " comedy shows " conservative bashing while trying to be funny.There 's a reason their ratings suck, they're not funny.

Sorry for your loss. I understand your pain

Lol.