hmmm . maybe need some giant godzilla size chickens lolMany cats here, neighbors' pets, they are lazy. I see the foxes catching rodents, but never the cats.
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hmmm . maybe need some giant godzilla size chickens lolMany cats here, neighbors' pets, they are lazy. I see the foxes catching rodents, but never the cats.
I've seen some gigantic chickens & roosters at the Poultry show, wow they are huge & gorgeous! I've been tempted to get either a pair of Sebastopol geese, or a pair of Royal Palm turkeys.hmmm . maybe need some giant godzilla size chickens lol
My blueberries are also in bloom... But I figured they would be OK since blueberries are generally acclimated to colder climate zones.I feel for ya & can relate...I am wondering how the blueberries will do, mine are all in bloom as of this morning. 30 degrees after reaching 70 the other day? Darn fickle weather.
I keep telling myself that I want to create a self-sorting mealworm farm but I never get around to it...I have 4 mini mealworm farms in 5 gallon buckets. When I clean my pigeon loft, under the grated flooring, there are mealworms there, too. I use the 5 gallon bucket mealworms all year long as nice live treats for chickens & toss a few to friendly Robins & a super sweet Mockingbird. What I add to the buckets, for the worms to eat is chicken feed & sliced raw potatoes for moisture. I leave the buckets right in the unheated coop & they may slow down but the worms do not die over winter...we only get below freezing a few weeks at a time here, Jan & Feb, though. If we get a below zero forecast, I bring the buckets into an outbuilding that's kept about 40 degrees. When I add the pigeon manure to the compost areas, some mealworms go too. It's amazing the work they do, accelerating the whole process of breaking stuff down. I discovered by accident, how great they were, so now I just keep it going. You can really see the progress if ya do 1 area regular vs. another area adding the mealworms. Rich dark soil broken down faster. The wild chickweed & clover growing there are deep green & so nice, too. It's a win win. I haven't tried any other worms.
I'm also on chicken time. before I had chickens I was on dog time - walking each day as it cooled. I only see my walking mates during winter as they all stick to a 4.30p.m. schedule. I haven't changed my clocks for yonks and have no digital clock other than on the PC. The car clock doesn't change automatically.I have a couple of questions for anyone in Hawaii or Arizona...
You are the only two states who don't do the (wicked, dumb, annoying, irritating) clock dance with Daylight Saving Time twice a year.
1) How did youget so luckyconvince whoever had the power to make that decision? Michigan *might* put it on the ballot in November, but I just read that the bill got shoved into a committee where ideas go to die, so I'm not hopeful.
2) Do your smart phones know not to switch?
I run my day on "chicken time," ie, sun up and sun down, but I have to remember that the rest of the world doesn't.
I've had a small one in a bin, going strong for years. I initially bought some mealworms at a pet store in the 1990s for Lizards & turtles I was babysitting. They're really easy, just chicken feed pellets & sliced potatoes keeps them thriving. The black beetles resemble water bugs, they lay eggs on the old, dried out potato peels, tiny mealworms emerge & grow up, then pupate into beetles, totally cool cycle. Lay the potato slices on the top of the layer of feed pellets, the worms & beetles find them.I keep telling myself that I want to create a self-sorting mealworm farm but I never get around to it...