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  1. SweetSilver

    5 toes cockerel

    OK, not "complete" but definitely unobservant, which is a partial qualification. But thanks for being so diplomatic.
  2. SweetSilver

    5 toes cockerel

    Am I going to be a complete idiot commenting that I see some sizeable spurs and 4 toes, not 5?????
  3. SweetSilver

    Chicken run/coop with vines

    Akebia, if you live in a place where it can take sun. In the Pacific Northwest it can tolerate sun or shade. Hardy kiwis make a good, *vigorous* vine. It comes it male and female plants. The females make fruit larger than grapes, so chickens won't be tempted to swallow them whole. Or you...
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    Grass Identification?

    I see you are in WA? Then I think my guess is probably right.
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    Grass Identification?

    Bump. The seed stalk looks a lot like reed canary grass, but the rest looks somewhat unfamiliar so I won't comment. Reed canary was a popular pasture grass in our area once upon a time because it tolerates heavy, wet soils that our dairy cattle grazed on. I will say that if you are looking...
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    Mulching the Garden--Questions

    Thanks for pointing out that rainwater contains nitrogen. I did some looking around online, and that's something I never really thought about before. Something for further study... Yes, the ability to use mulch materials almost with abandon I recognize is very particular to our region. I...
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    Mulching the Garden--Questions

    ...extra soil and plant in that. Always, always connect with the soil and don't mix the layers. Of course, if the mulch is very deep it can create *some* heat but usually, even at the depths of 2 feet that I have used (not around existing plants, BTW, but to create an entirely new planting...
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    Mulching the Garden--Questions

    ...and anything that covers the soil has been ultimately successful. Pshaw on wood mulch not breaking down. I have rehabilitated gardens by using 2 *feet* of wood chip waste, and in no time it was great soil. We are in the Pacific NW where such a pile breaks down quickly and stays quite...
  9. SweetSilver

    Help with ID of this weed. Would like to know if it's chicken safe

    I have no idea, by the way. Just know what it's not.
  10. SweetSilver

    Help with ID of this weed. Would like to know if it's chicken safe

    That is absolutely not Senecio vulgare. S. vulgare has more irregular lobes, does not produce new stems in such a fashion at the base of the leaf stems, and is smooth. Here is a good picture of the plant without flowers: http://eol.org/data_objects/13269229
  11. SweetSilver

    Rooster identification

    Oooh, Wyandottes7, you are usually spot-on, but that's no Buff Orpington! :)
  12. SweetSilver

    Breeds and gender?

    Wow, but he's pretty! Are you are you don't want him?
  13. SweetSilver

    Rooster identification

    Barred rock, not dominique. Rocks have single combs, doms are rose comb.
  14. SweetSilver

    Henrietta or Henry ?? Also what breed?

    The eggs and, as a gardener I must say, the poo. I was also surprised how fun it was to watch the Chicken Channel. Welcome to our world!
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    Henrietta or Henry ?? Also what breed?

    BTW, I adore cochins. I love their shape, even though those feathered feet and the overall looseness of their feathering isn't very practical for the rainy, muddy Pacific Northwest. But I can never get past what a beautiful shape they are, and the standards crack me up when they come...
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    Henrietta or Henry ?? Also what breed?

    For the moment, the fact that your husband was right. That's a sour taste to have to swallow, but one that will fade, while your little guy there is likely to give you trouble in the future. If all goes well, hubby will forget, this gorgeous boy will be mellow and life will be good.
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    Henrietta or Henry ?? Also what breed?

    Partridge cochin cockerel. Love the jewel colors! I've had partridge Wyandottes, and they were like beetles they were so shiny! Crowing is very individual. I've heard strangled squawks at just a few weeks, and sometimes not for months. Spurs won't come along for a few months more, though...
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    Breed help? In over my head AGAIN.

    Quote: If your kids live to handle the hens, then even a sweet rooster will be hard pressed to not go on the offensive. I speak from experience. I would not get a rooster on purpose with little kids if handling the birds is what they want to do. I've even had a hen get defensive when my girls...
  19. SweetSilver

    powdery mildew...pumpkins still good??

    They would be fine for cooking. Only time will tell if they will harden off successfully, some years ours don't if they don't ripen soon enough before the late summer. But they are fine to eat, maybe they won't have the intense sweetness that cold but not freezing weather can bring. And...
  20. SweetSilver

    edible weeds...

    One of my favorite weeds is pineapple weed, a chamomile relative native to North America. It smells sweet like pineapple when crushed, and makes a gentle, sweet chamomile tea. Unfortunately, it likes best to grow in places where you wouldn't want to be gathering wild edibles (driveways, horse...
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