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  1. Callender Girl

    Comment by 'Callender Girl' in article '13 Spooky Chicken Behaviors That Would Scare You If You Didn’t Know Better'

    No. 8 is unsettling!! After years of chicken keeping, I still sometimes freak out a bit when I see a hen on the ground with outstretched wings and eyes closed. I've been known to roust them a little, just to make sure!
  2. Callender Girl

    Drake and Hen discourse

    I feel your pain. In a similar situation with my runner ducks, I set up the most "romanced" girl in her own small dog house. Sheldon bred his favorite, Blair, so hard and so often that she regularly bled from the back of her head and nearly lost her right eye. Spring over-mating this year...
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    When pets get old…

    I could feel tears welling up as I read your post. I admire you and my heart breaks for you at the same time. Kudos to you for loving the old ones and trying to make your bad days into good days for another cat. It's clear you not only love your cats dearly but are willing to do whatever is...
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    Why does your chicken hate you today?

    Yesterday, Daphne and Lavinia took turns yelling at each other to lay or get out of the nest box. I finally got tired of the drama and removed Lavinia -- who proceeded to scream at me with great volume and enthusiasm. Happy ending: Eventually, both laid eggs and peace was restored.
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    How sweet that you met Annie on a trail ride! When we were kids, the neighbors had horses, and at 7 years old, I loved to ride. My mom was less than thrilled, one day, when she saw my 2-year-old sister, plopped onto the back of a saddle-less horse. I'm sure she believed it was the ONLY time it...
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    Hi! New Indian Runner Duck enthusiast

    Only one of my originals, Sheldon, is still alive, and he's clearly in charge of the girls -- and one "accidental" drake. Although Shel and the original boys didn't fight among themselves, he and Layne (who was sold as a female duckling) do get rowdy with each other during spring mating times...
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    Hi! New Indian Runner Duck enthusiast

    I am always happy to see that someone else has fallen under the intriguing spell of runner ducks! And, I applaud you for your approach to managing your property. Best wishes with adding to your food forest! I don't know what your ideal ratio is; when I got my first runner ducklings, I ended up...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    Good luck purging stuff. I'm hoping to send some unwanted stuff home with the guests I'm going to have this week. One has been promising to take Jim's sandblasting cabinet for the past two years. Yesterday, I specifically went to the annual Pumpkins and Ponies festival to see the U.S. Veterans...
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    Eva’s Friends

    I hope you get the deck done this weekend. You nailed the joist hangers?! Good for you! Sorry for all the drama with your pets. How are Eva, Con and Brianna doing? BTW, the photo of Annie and Finnegan is great! I am still incredibly sad about losing Goo. This week, one of my hens, Phyllis...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    Congrats on putting your garden to bed, Lisa! Mine still needs a few more buckets of goat manure -- of which I have plenty. Hope your strawberries survive winter, Jim. The short fence my sister and I built around my strawberry bed still needs a cover to keep critters from climbing inside and...
  11. Callender Girl

    Hello!

    This is a great place to learn about all things related to poultry, Tony. Congrats on joining! Wyandottes are lovely birds, both in appearance and temperament. I had a Blue-Laced Red and currently have a Colombian and a Sliver-Laced. Although most of my birds (chickens, ducks and geese) live...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    In 16 years, I've never figured out what kind of tree it is. I just call it "the big evergreen." What I do know is that it is toweringly tall and incredibly attractive to eagles; the ones that live near by like to perch on its highest branches and cause chaos for my flocks on the ground. Great...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    Okay, my curiosity got the best of me. I have an evergreen of some sort that produces long, skinny cones. I tried out the Nut Wizard on those, with less than perfect results. It picked up about half of the cones, but the little scales often got caught on the wires.
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    I have never tried the Nut Wizard on pine cones, but I suspect it wouldn't work. It's good on intact walnuts, because they are round and slip between the wires. But, it often runs right over and ignores walnuts that have been broken open or crushed by car tires. Sorry about the frost and cold...
  15. Callender Girl

    Beatrix's Journey

    Kudos to you for rescuing Beatrix and giving her such loving care! It sounds like she is flourishing under your kindness. Here's to her complete recovery!!
  16. Callender Girl

    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    You are clearly a much better pepper gardener than I am! My Anaheim-- which has done a good job this year -- has two little peppers remaining, and the sweet pepper plant is still producing nothing but blossoms. It's getting into the 60s here, too, but I wouldn't mind just a bit more heat. I...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    I'm sure the station wagon would have qualified. In fact, I was told I could have brought my inherited pick-up, Dad's 1995 Ford F-150. But, along with other reasons I wouldn't take it, it is not clean enough -- not by a long shot -- to sit along side vehicles with raised shiny hoods that...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    I was right. I am not a car show kind of person. I stayed as long as I could. And, I got home in time to watch Las Vegas win.
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    Eva’s Friends

    Sounds like lots of drama in your life! I hope poor Eva is doing better; she seems like a pretty gritty little girl. And, best wishes with the deck build. When the insurance company inspector showed up last week, I escorted him around the property, making sure he didn't walk on the deck...
  20. Callender Girl

    Crazy Chickens Daily (hopefully)

    Catching up on your posts, and in your Sept. 29 post, I spotted one of my favorite nest box options -- the large size Tidy Cats litter container!
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