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  1. BrentG

    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    I get it. I think my last comment was misinterpreted: the quote seemed to me like common sense. I will harvest them. I will not let them suffer... thanks for the help.
  2. BrentG

    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    Really?
  3. BrentG

    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    Thanks for the info. What a disappointment. These were advertised as White Leghorns and we've been treating them as such. Now my wife and I are in a tough spot because they've become pets. So upset.
  4. BrentG

    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    I've got ten chickens and two were supposed to be White Leghorns, but we got them at the feedstore. I've since learned that the feedstore isn't the ideal place to go. Long story short, we're worried these might be meat birds. They grew twice as fast as the others, and now they're wobbling...
  5. BrentG

    Name that mushroom

    Welp, the answer was "Pheasant Back." They smell like watermelon when cut open (and no other mushroom does, making them easy to identify). They taste like nothing, really, but they're fun to pick and fry up. Maybe that one was a little tricky; maybe I'm the only one who likes mushroom...
  6. BrentG

    And now...the run....

    Does it get soupy during thunderstorms?
  7. BrentG

    And now...the run....

    That looks awesome! Love the garden too -- do you have problems with weeds coming through the mulch pathways? I've been considering putting landscape fabric/mulch down with mine but everything I read says it only works for a couple years then weeds come through and it's a disaster. I love the...
  8. BrentG

    What did you do in the garden today?

    It was! The only things we use it for are pie and jam, so I am more-or-less waiting for the raspberries and strawberries to ripen. I thought it would be a good idea to wait until it turned red for the jam because of the color, but you're probably right, I should just make a batch. I have a...
  9. BrentG

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Rhubarb pie is the best! I took a picture of this one last year because it's the first one my wife made completely from scratch -- homegrown and everything (ok, we bought the flour, sugar, and butter, but you get the idea). It was raspberry rhubarb and it turned out absolutely amazing...
  10. BrentG

    What did you do in the garden today?

    It sounded to me like herrds's husband just mowed over it once, and that probably wouldn't be enough to kill it. I was more or less offering hope for the mother's surviving one. But I'm still impressed you were able to get rid of yours without digging! Nice! You've stopped mowing the area...
  11. BrentG

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I wouldn't be surprised if the rhubarb came back. Once it's established it's nearly impossible to get rid of.
  12. BrentG

    Name that mushroom

    hint: they typically grow on deal elm trees, during spring. I found these morel hunting. You can positively identify them by cutting them open -- they have a very distinct and familiar smell. They're edible, but not incredible.
  13. BrentG

    Name that mushroom

    One of my favorite things to do is hunt mushrooms. I'll only post pictures that I took/harvested -- no Google allowed! Feel free to jump in if you have any to share. Let's start with this beauty: It's about the size of my fist. Here's a picture of the same type that got pretty big:
  14. BrentG

    What did you do in the garden today?

    It's difficult to tell without seeing the berry mature, but if I were to wager a guess -- or at least err on the cautious side -- I'd say it could be buckthorn, which would be toxic if eaten. I would not allow the little ones to consume. Again, it's hard to id any plant with just a couple...
  15. BrentG

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Today in the garden we harvested beets, radishes, kale, spinach, lettuce, chives, kohlrabi, a single carrot (we threw it in the salad, but they aren't ready yet...) and ate a whole bunch of sugar snap peas while weeding. Ate a salad for lunch, going to roast the beets for dinner with pasta and...
  16. BrentG

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Do you know what color the berries turn? Just to be sure, the leaves are alternating, right? (that's what it looks like in the picture, but that makes a big difference) Can you get a closer pic of the berry? Also maybe a pic showing how the leaves are attached to the stem.
  17. BrentG

    Built our coop from scrap materials

    Thanks! I've still got to finish the trim and slap on a final coat of paint, build the outside run, yada yada. It seems like it's going to be a never-ending project, like everything else around the house (I just finished our 20-something-th raised garden bed... it never ends). Side note...
  18. BrentG

    Built our coop from scrap materials

    I was going to post this under the coop tab, but I appear to have "insufficient permissions", so this will do. I didn't have plans or anything, but an overhang next to my garage that I wanted to use. Half of it is my wood locker, the other half is now the chicken coop! Started by pouring a...
  19. BrentG

    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    Valley Hatchery in Indiana. Is this bad??
  20. BrentG

    New to babies

    It's like a cat litter box type tray that sits off the ground, under the perches, so when the chickens are roosting and poop it lands in the trays and it's less messy. You can fill it with sand or PDZ and use a cat litter scooper to clean it. If you type 'poop board' into the search feature...
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