@City farmhow do you apply for that habitat for wildlife preservation sign that you have in your yard? Tell us all about that that's very fascinating to me. I do have some barnyard mix fertile eggs if you need them.
Wow, that looks wonderful.. Our's has never looked that dark..I compost everything that is yard waste. That's leaves, grass clippings, dead plants, old flowers, twigs, palm fronds, manure, old potting soil, critter litter, etc. I don't put in cactus if it has spines or large branches since they take forever to disappear. I add coffee grounds, used tea bags and kitchen scraps too. Put it all in a large pile, wet it a bit, turn it once a week and it will heat way up, as in even in summer it will steam! That kills weed seeds and supposedly plant pathogens. It's done when it smells like good rich earth and is black in color. Depending on what was in it it might take 1-3 months if I'm actively turning it. It will take longer if left to it's own devices but the materiel will compost on it's own without being turned, it will just take longer, maybe a year (and it must have some moisture, like a wrung out sponge). I know some people fret about what ratio of carbon rich to nitrogen rich materiels go into the pile but I just throw in what I have and let it cook away. It comes out fine in the end. One thing you will never hear a gardener say is "darn, I have too much compost"! No matter how much you make you can always use more. Here's my girls helping turn the compost! This bin has almost finished compost, it's very black and most of the material has broken down so it's not recognizable for what it was.Awww!I hate when they do that.
Eggciting!.... sounds like a Good woman!
you're definitely a good papa putting out a sister for your hen to hang out with! Soo...how does one compost chicken poop? And do you just put it in a container all by itself and let it dry in the Sun or do you mix it in with dirt or potting soil??
How cool that you are going to give it some tlc, & have memories of him with this piece..My grandpa was a crazy chicken man. Must be where I get it from. He built a cabinet incubator to hatch his eggs in. My grandmother told me at thanksgiving that there was an incubator in the shed that had been there for 25 years. Best we can figure out is that he built it about 35 years ago. He died when I was 4, now I am rehabbing it to use again. We have to rebuild the cabinet as it has completely rotted. It is fully lined in galvanized metal inside and the workings and gutts are in great shape. I am excited for this project and to bring what I consider a family heirloom back to life! Pics to come as we work on it.
FIRST CHICKEN PEN UP THIS WEEKEND!
Got the first pen up this weekend, it is chain link, 10 x 30 x 6, made of modular 10 foot x 6 foot panels. Over the next month, will be adding 2 more identical pens, one on each side. The tarps over the top are a temporary fix until the other 2 pens are added, more to keep the chickens in than keep anything else out. This morning, I will start moving some of my Jersey Giants over from the old house, and I can start waking up to roosters crowing again!
When I have to move birds I do it at night. Just go in and pick them off their roosts. Easier than chasing them all over creation in the daytime
Kind of tough for me because I work at night (so I also don't get up real early). Maybe I need to schedule some weekend time!
nice coop. ..
JERSEYS CHECKING OUT THE NEW DIGS
Brought over the first group of 5 this morning, one roo and four hens. They like it! Had no idea they were that hard to catch, took me about 20 minutes to corral these 5!
