calling any one from missouri

[bambi]

There is a monthly poultry swap in Joplin, first saturdays at Turkey Creek Feed, it's well attended. Looks like that is May 4. There will be a LOT of roosters there....
I may bring some brown leghorn hens to sell, not sure if I can go or not.

Thank you Sue T, Joplin is not far.

 

[OhZark Biddies]

....maybe that's why I never see orioles...

...Any of you put up a martin house? We've never done that either....

I’ve looked into martin houses but martins want a certain amount of open space ( I forget the number) but we have too many trees around the house to put up a house for them that they’d use.

The orioles are generally only around for a couple a weeks as they migrate north following the leaf out of the trees.... but if you put out a few orange halves on a fence or some place very visible, it’s likely you’ll pull them in... once the oranges halves are picked clean you can just fill them with grape jelly...

...they can eat a lot, so using oranges gets spendy,
... this year I just put out an orange sugar water feeder, and then jelly once they showed up...

...once they’re gone in a couple weeks I’ll miss them and be glad they’re gone at the same time, lol

Keeping them fed can almost be a chore when the whole ‘herd of birds’ 20 or so strong assembles daily...they can go through a lot of jelly!

But their antics are so like tropical birds that it’s like a little vacation while they’re here.

 

[SueT]

I’ve looked into martin houses but martins want a certain amount of open space ( I forget the number) but we have too many trees around the house to put up a house for them that they’d use.

The orioles are generally only around for a couple a weeks as they migrate north following the leaf out of the trees.... but if you put out a few orange halves on a fence or some place very visible, it’s likely you’ll pull them in... once the oranges halves are picked clean you can just fill them with grape jelly...

...they can eat a lot, so using oranges gets spendy,
... this year I just put out an orange sugar water feeder, and then jelly once they showed up...

...once they’re gone in a couple weeks I’ll miss them and be glad they’re gone at the same time, lol

Keeping them fed can almost be a chore when the whole ‘herd of birds’ 20 or so strong assembles daily...they can go through a lot of jelly!

But their antics are so like tropical birds that it’s like a little vacation while they’re here.

I have an old orange in the fruit bowl, I will cut it in half and put it on fence posts then.....

 

[MagpieDucks]

@Okeefe

 

[SueT]

Good luck to everyone in the bullseye today for severe weather! I've cleaned out the coop early, and battened down the hatches. It just began raining as I finished.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Good luck to everyone in the bullseye today for severe weather! I've cleaned out the coop early, and battened down the hatches. It just began raining as I finished.
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Oh great.

 

[jthornton]

I think we might squeak by here in SEMO... I just need a couple more wheelbarrow loads of dirt/compost/potting soil to fill the middle raised bed and get my plants in.

Looking at the radar loop it's passing to the north more than that image shows.
https://radar.weather.gov/Conus/southmissvly_loop.php

JT

 

[OhZark Biddies]

Uhhhg... I’m in Kansas City today... will be driving back home this afternoon... looks like it’s gonna be a long drive right through the storms

 

[SueT]

Uhhhg... I’m in Kansas City today... will be driving back home this afternoon... looks like it’s gonna be a long drive right through the storms

Yikes. Well, you'll have to let us know when you get home safe!

 

[jthornton]

Not a drop over here, got the raised bed filled... JT is a tired boy. Took 8 wheelbarrow loads per planter all sifted through some 1/2" hardware cloth to get all the crud out.



JT