➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[Glitterchicks]

Oh that’s not too bad. Have you tried potatoes? They are pretty fool proof. Anything that’s a root vegetable is usually really easy. Carrots, turnips, etc. if you can grow grass you can grow asparagus too! I believe in ya!

Asparagus, huh?! I'm going to try that!!

 

[Glitterchicks]

Radishes, too, especially the round types and short fingerlings. They are an exceptional first food growing success choice!

Trying fingerlings too!

 

[Glitterchicks]

How??

 

[Glitterchicks]

Here, some proof of my sanity: the 11 Leghorns and 1 Australorp I got plus a bantam I hatched last month. I wasn't going to get any Australorps this year, but they only had the 11 Leghorns and I just couldn't get an odd number of chicks.
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[Glitterchicks]

Before I attempt to cure my black thumb...I need to get a fence around the side of my yard with the coop. The chickens have free access right now and are pooping everywhere, on everything. They even lay eggs in an old bean bag we had back there for a day and now don't have the heart to move. After the fence is in place, i'm adding a few more to the mix. Any suggestions?? My requirements are that they lay a decent sized egg and likely won't be jerks to my kids. So far for my glittery flock i've got, a bantam blue cochin, white silkie, barred rock, white brahma and a creamy Easter egger.

 

[BantyChooks]

Before I attempt to cure my black thumb...I need to get a fence around the side of my yard with the coop. The chickens have free access right now and are pooping everywhere, on everything. They even lay eggs in an old bean bag we had back there for a day and now don't have the heart to move. After the fence is in place, i'm adding a few more to the mix. Any suggestions?? My requirements are that they lay a decent sized egg and likely won't be jerks to my kids. So far for my glittery flock i've got, a bantam blue cochin, white silkie, barred rock, white brahma and a creamy Easter egger.

Chanteclers! Super sweet temperaments on the boys and the females lay good sized brown eggs. They go broody about once a year and are decent mothers. View media item 7910311View media item 7910302View media item 7910309View media item 7910273View media item 7910297

 

[Glitterchicks]

Chanteclers! Super sweet temperaments on the boys and the females lay good sized brown eggs. They go broody about once a year and are decent mothers. View media item 7910311View media item 7910302View media item 7910309View media item 7910273View media item 7910297

Beautiful!! Ok, those are going on my list! I'm sad I can't have any boys though..

 

[Molpet]

Thought about trying that. I had squash vine borers all summer. Cut them out and fed to the chickens. Plants healing and reinfected. Aggravating to see the fruit dying.

July hits and everything wilts. Then August gets hotter.

The chickens spread pumpkin seed everywhere. I need to put wire around to see if any will make this year.

they say if there are no squash plant they have nowhere to lay eggs.. so the late plantings don't get as much bored because there are no new squash bores hatching out to bore.
of course it's a ways to anyone else that has squash by me.

 

[BantyChooks]

Beautiful!! Ok, those are going on my list! I'm sad I can't have any boys though..

Ooh, that stinks. They make great flock leaders.

 

[BantyChooks]

This guy is named Rory. He takes good care of his hens.