Erika M

I need to put up deer fencing around individual fruit trees. How much fencing do I need to buy? I plan to put up three posts in an equilateral triangle around each tree. If the posts are 4 feet apart, and I string chicken wire in a circle around them, what length of fence do I need for each tree? That is, if I make an equilateral triangle with sides of length 4, what is the circumference of the circle that I would draw around the triangle?

Suppose I need to change the lenght of the sides to 3 feet or 5 feet? What is the general procedure/formula for calculating the circumference of such a circle? How do I calculate the diameter of the circle, based on the length of the sides of the equilateral triangle?

Someone told me that the swarajathi in kamas "Sambha siva" was composed by Chinna Krishna. Is this true? Was Chinna Krishna male or female? When did he or she live or compose this piece?

For the swarajati in bilahari raravenu gopapala, I have a translation that has a line: "You have held the mountain Govardhana and destroyed the demon Mura." Can you explain this story and provide its source? Do you have a better translation for the lyrics?

I'm studying a gitam in kalayni called Kamalaja dala. The translation I have is "Oh ! Lord who has eyes like the petals of the lotus, you blessed Gajendra with the Mercy like an ocean. Oh! Lord of Lakshmi, you destroyed Kesi and Narakasura. Oh! Grantor of boons, you have blessed velapura with your kind presence."

Who is Gajendra? Can you explain or tell me where to look for the story of Kesi and Narakasura? What is velapura? Can you provide a better translation for the gitam?

Is it synonymous with kumkum? Or is it a component of kumkum? Why and when would you wear it?

It is mentioned in a translation of a gitam in ananda bhairavi: "You have a moon-like face colored red like the kouvai fruit."

Using a heat lamp to keep our turkey poults warm cost $40 in electricity for the 6 weeks before they feathered out. Plus, a bulb burned out on a cold night and one of the birds died as a result. Does anyone know of a better, cheaper, more reliable way than a heat lamp to keep the temperature up to 95 in the brooder? (Keeping a hen is not an option for us.) I've looked into propane brooder heaters, but they are more expensive to run than electric bulbs. Has anyone tried aquarium heaters? Snake rocks? Heating pads?