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[Tim Oppenheim <timopp AT mac.com>]

Good Morning

Here's a good fall project

The Chispito Wind Generator was designed to be simple and efficient  
with fast and easy construction. There are no limits to what you can  
do with wind power. There is nothing more rewarding and empowering  
than making a wind powered generator from scrap materials. Most of  
the tools and materials in this manual can be found in your local  
hardware shop or junk pile.

http://www.instructables.com/id/E0T6AVT19OEP286NG5/?ALLSTEPS

Tim
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On 8/27/06, SISU! <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:

> I had muscovies several years ago.  People either love them or hate
> them.  I loved them.  Since they fly, you might need to clip wings if you
> expect them to hang around.


We love ours already--didn't take long.  Even hubby thinks they are neat
though his first comment was "We need ducks because...?" ;)  I wanted ducks
more than chickens and I loved the chickens we had the last seven years, so
I'm ecstatic.  There aren't nearby pools to entice them, just our pond.  May
clip wings anyway, especially on the hens who appear to fly easier than the
large drakes, which resemble geese more than a duck, imho.  Not sure about
that, wouldn't mind their roosting in trees and being able to fly above a
predator if need be.  There will be a few nights every year when we are home
too late to tuck them into the duckhouse.  We hope they do well here; if
they are as broody as the info states and a hen or two produces a large
clutch (15-20 eggs), perhaps we'll break into the butchering side of
homesteading.  Heard from the guy who gave us the ducks, they found one more
brown female and as soon as they capture her, we'll have another.

Lisa