California - Northern

Fukushima triple reactor meltdowns and continuous release of contaminated water into the Pacific over the last 3 years, gets picked up by the jet stream and dropped across north america as drenching rain?!! My veggies have terrible mutations following rain, the developing tissues of buds and blossoms (and embryos) are very sensitive to rad damage and oft result in mutation. I am very concerned about Californias' crops... peach, plum, orange, almond, and more have been drenched in the (ironically) much needed rain whilst in flower :/ Japanese Long Eggplant exposed to rain in flower & bud 2013. All fruit before & after developed normally. I am no Chicken Master/Whisperer, but it would be very interesting for me to know if the malformed/colored eggs follow any rainfall in your area by a couple days or so?
Mine sort of did, but she's the *only* hen doing this and all other eggs from ducks, turkeys and chickens are normal... And there are many, lol. -Kathy
 
Fukushima triple reactor meltdowns and continuous release of contaminated water into the Pacific over the last 3 years, gets picked up by the jet stream and dropped across north america as drenching rain?!!
My veggies have terrible mutations following rain, the developing tissues of buds and blossoms (and embryos) are very sensitive to rad damage and oft result in mutation. I am very concerned about Californias' crops... peach, plum, orange, almond, and more have been drenched in the (ironically) much needed rain whilst in flower :/


Japanese Long Eggplant exposed to rain in flower & bud 2013. All fruit before & after developed normally.

I am no Chicken Master/Whisperer, but it would be very interesting for me to know if the malformed/colored eggs follow any rainfall in your area by a couple days or so?
What CA crops are we still producing food? j/k

I have not noticed anything in my personal garden yet. Only the weird weather causing some early bolting of some cooler greens then stunting my tomato's as we finally get rain.
Peas are going well over the last 2 weeks when they looked like they might be headed for death. Melon sprouts didn't like the cold and neither did my sprouting strawberries.

Crazy weather messes with my plants. Hoping the chickens can tend the bug population a little and I can begin using them as compost engines.
 
I actually went out every night and moved each chick up into the coop. They would huddle in a big pile in the run until I moved them. The Silkies were the last to figure out how to go up the ramp at night...but the first ones to figure out how to use it to get down! They were funny little fuzziness!

Ill let this cold patch pass then do that closing off the run and adding the little light. Thanks everyone. Its a fun learning curve.
 
Fukushima triple reactor meltdowns and continuous release of contaminated water into the Pacific over the last 3 years, gets picked up by the jet stream and dropped across north america as drenching rain?!!
My veggies have terrible mutations following rain, the developing tissues of buds and blossoms (and embryos) are very sensitive to rad damage and oft result in mutation. I am very concerned about Californias' crops... peach, plum, orange, almond, and more have been drenched in the (ironically) much needed rain whilst in flower :/


Japanese Long Eggplant exposed to rain in flower & bud 2013. All fruit before & after developed normally.

I am no Chicken Master/Whisperer, but it would be very interesting for me to know if the malformed/colored eggs follow any rainfall in your area by a couple days or so?
They just found the radiation from Japan last week in Washington State on the coast.

It is barely detectable. The odd veggies were likely caused by something else, like parasitic nematode.



What CA crops are we still producing food? j/k

I have not noticed anything in my personal garden yet. Only the weird weather causing some early bolting of some cooler greens then stunting my tomato's as we finally get rain.
Peas are going well over the last 2 weeks when they looked like they might be headed for death. Melon sprouts didn't like the cold and neither did my sprouting strawberries.

Crazy weather messes with my plants. Hoping the chickens can tend the bug population a little and I can begin using them as compost engines.
When mine lay eggs like that, it is usually because I flaked out on giving the calcium.
 
LOVING everyone's chicken show pics and new baby chick pics!
Here's some fun pics from the last few days....


The lake


Molly the German Shepherd sits in the lawn while all the chickens search for bugs around her.


The two roos.


Hershey, the BCM


Bab's the Brahma


Here is the tiny blue-ish egg I found that had to come from Ellie.



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That egg is too funny you have to preserve it. It's so cute!
 
Hi everyone! Just wondering if anyone has nice pullets available. We are incubating eggs but I am curious/anxious to get a couple older girls. Thanks!
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I'm probably a little far from you, but I'm getting ready to do some serious down-sizing. Is there anything in particular you are looking to find? I hate to say it, but someone else will...................I have MANY different breeds and none of them are hatchery stock.

Deb
 

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