I hired a well consultant to look at the well pump. He declared he couldn't fix it, so handed me off to a well maintenance company. It became immediately obvious why neither I nor the consultant could do anything: the downpipes were galvanized steel. The 160 feet or so of pipe and pump probably weighed about 300 lbs -- too much to lift by hand. It was a real treat watching the pros do their job pulling up the old pump. Now I know what it entails.
Not a moment too soon either. I was down to my last 20 gallons of rainwater. The birds were never out of water, but they did go without baths for a week.
Everything is back to normal it seems. The geese are doing the nasty as of last week, and yesterday I had their first egg of the year for dinner. I'm not sure if this is too early for geese or not. Duck egg production is up to 5 a day now, up from a low of 2 a day.
I have a couple tons -- and I mean that quite literally -- of well-decomposed compost collected over the past two years. This was made with goose, guinea, and duck poop combined with sawdust. It is great stuff. Let me know if you want some for your garden.
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dig the new template change. Glad they pulled the old pump. Is the new pump on lightweight flex pipe?
I may take you up on some of the compost. We are looking onto a new shed, and backyard project, that will require moving the planter box, and maybe changing some of the plant beds on the sides of the yard. but it is all months away
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