California - Northern

[ronott1]

I just tossed 2 dozen eggs. well I technically dropped 1 dozen. The other was going to be old by Sunday when I put the others in so.
I do have many people wanting eggs so I need to set eggs , ship , set , ship.
I want to try and hatch all my Empordanesa though Deb

Yes! Let Deb get them into her new Brinsea Cabinet incubator! The World needs more of those beautiful birds!

 

[lizanne]

I've been wanting to plant my garden, too. I've had my garden fenced off for a week as a "test run". A couple days ago I put some test squash plants in there, just to make sure they would be safe. I got home from work that night, and they were all gone.... I'm trying to figure out a good way to chicken proof my garden. Any idea's? Electric fence?

 

[OR4-hmom]

We have raised beds. They will have either cow panel trellis's or we have wooden frames we set in the beds. The only way we can keep them out is deer netting over everything, it's a real pain to deal with when picking!

 

[gryeyes]

I've been wanting to plant my garden, too.  I've had my garden fenced off for a week as a "test run".   A couple days ago I put some test squash plants in there, just to make sure they would be safe.  I got home from work that night, and they were all gone....  I'm trying to figure out a good way to chicken proof my garden.  Any idea's?  Electric fence?

My garden fence is five feet tall, made from conduit pipe for the frame and chicken wire, which is suitable for keeping the poultry out. Well, it would be if a gander hadn't body-slammed it in one spot and a bit of bailing wire holding the chicken wire to the conduit broke. That has been fixed now.

The gander incident occurred when the other gander was chasing him. Ain't Spring wonderful. All day long they tussle over breeding rights. No lady geese, though.

I purchased so many flowering things I don't think I'll have room for edible plants. Fooey. I'll figure something out. I want 'maters, peas, lemon cucumbers at the very minimum.

Gun turrets. That should do it.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Well, I do have room now. PJ's some time over the weekend? I'd say tomorrow but today is our anniversary and we're going out to dinner tomorrow.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY !!!!
I am collecting this week but maybe next. I will have some nice olive egger eggs as well.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

way to early for maters up here. 2 years ago we had snow on May 15th .
I generally start getting it ready now and plant the mid part of May. I put Milk jugs with the bottom cut out on them at Night if need be.
Down in the Valley you may still want to wait till April 1st. or at least have access to supplies to cover tender crops.
Even upper 30's can damage tender new growth on young plants. On tomato plants and peppers they may recover from frost but will not give you the crop you hope for.

 

[ronott1]

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Happy Anniversary!

 

[Ali707]

So now that I am finally home and just sat and stared at the quail eggs for a while, I was able to see about 8 eggs with pips or tiny cracked spots. Not yet a real hole.

Ummmmm trying to see tiny cracks on tiny eggs is getting difficult. I had to ask my 6 year old to confirm what I thought I was seeing!

One egg had a funky brown liquid on the top of it I didn't notce before. I thought I saw a crack in the same area. Any ideas what that was?

 

[OR4-hmom]

Anything sensitive doesn't go in the ground until Mothers Day up here, or else you are buying it again. Cuc's get started in greenhouse, butter lettuce is already coming up and ready for thinning.

 

[ronott1]

So now that I am finally home and just sat and stared at the quail eggs for a while, I was able to see about 8 eggs with pips or tiny cracked spots. Not yet a real hole.

Ummmmm trying to see tiny cracks on tiny eggs is getting difficult. I had to ask my 6 year old to confirm what I thought I was seeing!

One egg had a funky brown liquid on the top of it I didn't notce before. I thought I saw a crack in the same area. Any ideas what that was?

I bet they hatch soon!