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Post by desertwoman on Jun 18, 2020 23:26:18 GMT -5
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Post by Wheelgarden on Jun 24, 2020 13:43:29 GMT -5
This morning, there was a big red-tailed hawk perched on a tall stake at the back of the garden for about 45 minutes. Preening, he was, leaving a pile of down and feathers at the base of the stake.
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Post by binnylou on Jun 24, 2020 14:13:58 GMT -5
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Post by Wheelgarden on Jun 24, 2020 15:48:00 GMT -5
I'd love to keep chickens binnylou, but the hawks and snakes dissuade me.
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Post by James on Jun 25, 2020 9:50:18 GMT -5
Want chickens? You need a chicken coop. The hens go in the coop. Feed them and water them in the coop. You will want nesting boxes for the chickens to lay eggs in. So you go feed and water the chickens and gather the eggs. About half hour before sunset you can open the door and let them run out for a bit to do some scratching and catch a few bugs. Then they will go back in the coop and you shut the door. You don't want chickens running out all day long. They become a nuisance if you do that.
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Post by gardendmpls on Jun 25, 2020 9:56:16 GMT -5
Have a large covered walk in pen attached to the coop for them to run around in. Hawks sometimes sit in the tree trying to find the take-out window, but the pen is secure. Also a great place to grow pole beans up and aver the top. Start them on a trellis about a foot away and slant it in so the beans start climbing the pen too high for the chickens to reach (except for Amelia Earhart, who flies onto my shoulder and nibbles the leaves while I pick all the beans).
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Post by gardendmpls on Jun 25, 2020 12:28:23 GMT -5
Chicken coop and pen covered with beans. Amelia Earhart enjoying a leaf snack. The coop before beans and other amenities added.
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Post by binnylou on Jun 25, 2020 13:17:25 GMT -5
Amelia Earhart enjoying a leaf snack. Good idea on the scarf, gardendmpls. Did she learn that on her own or did you teach her?
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Post by gardendmpls on Jun 25, 2020 13:56:49 GMT -5
She figured it out by herself. Chickens are pretty smart. She is the oldest one I have. No soup pot for her.
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Post by tom π on Jun 25, 2020 14:23:18 GMT -5
I was given a goose that had been a family pet. Lucy liked to be held and fed by hand. Sometimes it would come up and get a silly look on its face, which meant, "I am going to fly up and sit on your head." I'd run. Geese have powerful wing strokes.
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Post by James on Jun 26, 2020 9:32:14 GMT -5
Walk softly and always carry a big stick. The stick is to lean on, to ward off dogs, geese and even cranky men. Have fun!
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Post by binnylou on Jul 4, 2020 23:26:38 GMT -5
Looking out the kitchen window today, I see "something" down at the edge of the mowed area. It turns out to be a hen turkey with 5 young chicks. They looked like little brown velociraptors, scurrying around, running, jumping and tripping over each other when Mom got too far away. They were really cute to watch. I'll be on the lookout tomorrow
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Post by Mumsey on Jul 5, 2020 3:50:27 GMT -5
Baby wrens have fledged. I could hear them above my head in the tree. Mom was a little farther away scolding me very loudly!
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Post by James on Jul 18, 2020 10:33:22 GMT -5
The Magnificent Wellsvilles Too much to expect the image to load........ Right click the icon and choose: "Open image in new tab"
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Post by davidjp on Jul 18, 2020 10:49:57 GMT -5
Had a couple of quail families in the garden recently. Sadly the most resident one hatched a dozen chicks which quickly went down to 2, second group which only rarely come through seem more successful with 8 chicks surviving so far Not the greatest photo, taken through my telescope with my phone but you get the idea
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