Anyone have luck catching a feral chicken?? UPDATE: Rooster caught, no hen

[21hens-incharge]

I see, rotate it to other crops...compost it.....amend it.

Thank you for the help.

The instructions you wrote up are fun! Very good way to encourage young kids involvement.

 

[staceyj]

I will try again to grow taters.

Things my set up was perhaps wrong in...

Not sunny enough, only about 6 hours there.
Not enough breathing holes, think big tree pots with holes in the bottom only.
To wet
No magic crystals
Did not bury deep enough when covering sprouts
Wrong dirt.......gonna have to research that....we used bagged organic potting soil with some chicken compost.

Yes taters are inexpensive in the store but dang am I ever tired of relying on the stores. Not to mention all recalls and issues of late with listeria, e-coli and other stuff.
We had been using frozen veggies a few weeks before a recall announcement. EVERY bag of veggies we had were in the recall batches.


SO a question.... Can the tater dirt be used to grow peppers or other veggies or refreshed in spring for more taters?

Whoops!
Other stuff yes. But nothing in the solanaceae family which includes tomatoes, peppers and eggplant.
Can't really explain why, plant chemicals that don't like each.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Things like swiss chard or lettuces would work? Or is swiss chard to close to cabbages?


I pretty much had to teach myself everything from cooking to critters to gardens. Been on my own since I was 15 so it's been an adventure.
I know a lot of the questions I have are like "gardening 101" level lol.

Cooking was a must as daughter had bad food allergies.
Gardening is a challenge as my soil is horrible bentonite. It is worse then clay. It heaves and cracks and has basically no nutrients.

I bought a truck load of "good" soil. It turns out it had been contaminated with 24D. Everything goes in raised beds or pots now.

I thank you all for your patience with my learning.

 

[Parront]

Things like swiss chard or lettuces would work? Or is swiss chard to close to cabbages?

Cabbage would be OK after potatos, too. The diseases that like tomato/potato family are different than the bugs that want your cabbage family greens. I like Bok Choy, it is quick and easy to grow. You can grow it in the fall, they stand a bit of frost, just not Colorado level of snow!

 

[TexasSam]

Hey! I'm 14, not thirteen.

same difference you still a

 

[staceyj]

Things like swiss chard or lettuces would work? Or is swiss chard to close to cabbages?


I pretty much had to teach myself everything from cooking to critters to gardens. Been on my own since I was 15 so it's been an adventure.
I know a lot of the questions I have are like "gardening 101" level lol.

Cooking was a must as daughter had bad food allergies.
Gardening is a challenge as my soil is horrible bentonite. It is worse then clay. It heaves and cracks and has basically no nutrients.

I bought a truck load of "good" soil. It turns out it had been contaminated with 24D. Everything goes in raised beds or pots now.

I thank you all for your patience with my learning.

It's no trouble at all
I do most of my gardening in raised beds and half barrels. I love learning about gardening.... when I'm not being frustrated by it!
I think of greens as lettuces, spinach, herbs of any sort, collards, kale ... I think Swiss chard would fit in here too unless it's one of the sneaky ones that doesn't fit in a catagory.

*my spelling is in the sucks catagory today

 

[staceyj]

Cabbage would be OK after potatos, too. The diseases that like tomato/potato family are different than the bugs that want your cabbage family greens. I like Bok Choy, it is quick and easy to grow. You can grow it in the fall, they stand a bit of frost, just not Colorado level of snow!

Thanks @Parront ! I have never grown bok choy but I love it stirfried!
They aren't difficult to grow?
I'm tryin' that!

 

[Parront]

Thanks @Parront ! I have never grown bok choy but I love it stirfried!
They aren't difficult to grow?
I'm tryin' that!

In your area, you could try them in the fall, a little frost doesn't bother it. It grows all winter in Seattle. I covered it with an old bed sheet if snow was predicted, it was fine. I like it all sizes, the chickens love to old outer leaves that are just a little to tough for good stir fry. Grow it like cabbage, in the spring the cabbage moths destroy it. That is when you turn the chickens into the bok choy. Chickens get the old tough veggies, seasoned with cabbage loopers!

 

[pitbullmomma]

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Side by side comparison.
It's less red but it's crusty. Is that normal? I've never dealt with this. Thoughts?

It looks good from the picture....it appears to be scabbing up. That is normal.
You want: no/less swelling, no redness around the wound, no pus, she appears to be leaving it alone (no scratching/rubbing). These are all good things.

 

[Rubysword]

Do you home school? I forgot if you shared that with us or not.... My 8 y/o is a home school kiddo.

Home schooled all my life until last year, when I went into high school, skipping 8th grade.