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islandgirl82 said:
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I totally love the Pink on Pink and the little curious chook too.
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I've seen some adorable cloches made from chicken wire that I may try to duplicate this coming spring, particularly for some of my potted plants and herbs for my kitchen garden that they love (poor basil was hit hard - like your bleeding hearts) but I love the willow globe!

And thank you! That little hen was Amelia Earhart, my beloved Golden Spangled Hamburg I lost to a hawk a couple of months ago. She was of course one of those extra special ladies.
 
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I've seen some adorable cloches made from chicken wire that I may try to duplicate this coming spring, particularly for some of my potted plants and herbs for my kitchen garden that they love (poor basil was hit hard - like your bleeding hearts) but I love the willow globe!

And thank you! That little hen was Amelia Earhart, my beloved Golden Spangled Hamburg I lost to a hawk a couple of months ago. She was of course one of those extra special ladies.
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Oh the basil. Losing Basil would be tough on my patience I'm afraid. Thus the little bowl of it on my deck.

Aerial predation is a tough thing. I hope this thread helps with some of that. Because ultimately...right now...a major reason for the plantings is for cover for this chicken hobby of mine. Sorry to hear she was picked up. ugh... Part of the risk of letting them be happy ranging though...
 
islandgirl82 said:


Photo courtesy of Gardener's Supply Company but there are a ton of DIY instructions online. Old lampshade frames would be the perfect frame for these....
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Oh! Look at that! You could trim down an upside down tomato cage too. But I would need to find the little cap/loop thing on the top to complete it some how. I suppose you could wire in a cute cupboard pull or something too...to make it. Totally inspired!

Thank you Island girl!
You've really added to today's topic of the day! Thank you, Thank you!
 
Bogtown Chick said:
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It is tough. In addition to her, I lost my pair of call ducks to the hawk. I think it's finally moved on to warmer weather but now I'm seeing a fox almost daily, not in my yard but in neighboring yards so the flock is still confined. I'm going to be transplanting some of the daylilies and irises into their run to give them a little more entertainment come spring that they hopefully won't be doing a whole lot of damage to but even if they do, it's not really a great loss as they're taking over here anyway.

I'm also thinking that hanging baskets that grow plants downward with greens/herbs for them hung in their run next year, kept high enough for them to have to work at getting them should keep them busy. If I keep a few, I'll be able to rotate them to allow them to replenish without being completely destroyed.
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islandgirl82 said:


Photo courtesy of Gardener's Supply Company but there are a ton of DIY instructions online. Old lampshade frames would be the perfect frame for these....
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Absolutely love this idea. Not at all necessary, but a bit of paint might dress it up even more. If you used a tomato cage, you could leave it right side up, cut off the top ring, bend the 3 or 4 vertical wires to meet at the middle, wire them together into your bell shape, then you'd have the tangs that could be pushed into the soil to hold it in place.
 
Upside down tomato cages with the ends fastened together at the top would also make the perfect obelisk for smaller/more delicate or potted climbers, like those adorable climbing black-eyed susans or morning glories.
 

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