Consolidated Kansas

[HEChicken]

I have been watching a few vids about water hemlock, queen Ann's leave and valerian. They have few differences but a mistake will kill you. I am checking my property here is what I found! An over abundance of hemlock!

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The tall plant to the right and behind the hemlock is lambs quarter. VERY tasty for people and animals. You can use the leaves in salad. Your chickens will probably eat it and so will sheep, goats, cows or horses if they can get to it.

This is burdock. The roots are quite useful for a lot of things. The leaves won't hurt you but IMO aren't that tasty. However some animals will eat them.

 

[Patriciaallison]

The tall plant to the right and behind the hemlock is lambs quarter.  VERY tasty for people and animals.  You can use the leaves in salad.  Your chickens will probably eat it and so will sheep, goats, cows or horses if they can get to it.

This is burdock.  The roots are quite useful for a lot of things.  The leaves won't hurt you but IMO aren't that tasty.  However some animals will eat them.

Thanks so much for the info!

 

[chicklover56]

@chicken danz Thank you so much. I will pass along that information to them.

The part I was pointing to was actually just below her crop but it is hard to tell by the picture. I apologize.

Also, they noticed today that her crop was hard so could it be impacted crop? They are going to give her a bath and massage it.

 

[chicklover56]

These are the 2 Aracaunas that I got from @chicken danz .


I think I have 1 boy and 1 girl but I just am wanting to make sure.

This one I think is a girl, but I'm just worried because its comb is so red.




This one I am 99.9% positive is a boy, but just making sure

 

[Plinky]

Hello All,
I am building a large covered run and would like input from others on how they've built it to withstand winds here in KS. I really don't want to put concreted in 4x4 posts every three feet, but I also don't want it to go flying away and have the tin roof behead somebody! Anyone in Larrytown that would let me look at their situation would be even more appreciated!

Anyone ever organized a "tour de coup"? Someone was telling me about this in another state...done to raise chicken awareness and for some good cause.
Thanks!

 

[HEChicken]

Hello All,
I am building a large covered run and would like input from others on how they've built it to withstand winds here in KS. I really don't want to put concreted in 4x4 posts every three feet, but I also don't want it to go flying away and have the tin roof behead somebody! Anyone in Larrytown that would let me look at their situation would be even more appreciated!

Anyone ever organized a "tour de coup"? Someone was telling me about this in another state...done to raise chicken awareness and for some good cause.
Thanks!

I built a hoop coop which does very well in winds as the rounded surface is less likely to be picked up than a flat surface like a roof. It also does well at not collecting rain and snow. I believe there are directions in a link in my signature, and I know ChickenDanz and Trish44 have also built hoop coops.

As for a coop de tour - I have had people over in the past but that was before the Avian Influenza outbreak. These days I am far more aware of and conscious about bio-security and no longer allow people who raise chickens to come and see my coop for fear of what they might track in on their shoes and clothing. I suspect many people feel the same way these days.

 

[chicken danz]

I have been watching a few vids about water hemlock, queen Ann's leave and valerian. They have few differences but a mistake will kill you. I am checking my property here is what I found! An over abundance of hemlock!
But also I found other weeds that might be useful I have no knowledge of them: that's what I get for being a city girl most of my life! I would just spray all these plants with vinegar in the city but out here I want to use what I can. [IMG][IMG] well with the exception of the clove I know what that is. Anyone know uses for the other two? Or what they are called ? The hemlock is scary I saw one vid that said kids use the stalks for blow darts and end up killing themselves. I want it gone! That sounds like something my boys would do and the thought scares the hell out of me! I'm officially on eradication mode!
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@HEChicken I don't believe that is burdock .All the pictures I have found are a broader leafed plant with huge leaves. More like the plant in this picture. I hate it when plant identifiers only put in a sketch. I have a whole book of weeds etc that is nothing but sketches. Totally worthless in my opinion. And many of the pictures on the net have the plants wrongly identified. Probably from people like myself who were born and raised in Kansas and heard things called the wrong thing. If it's tall and woody and it grows in poor soil it's probably going to get sprayed around here. If the birds eat it it can stay. Or if it's in a mowed area and gives in to being mowed it can stay until maybe beneficial grass can crowd it out.
I'm not one who tends to eat wild plants because I know there are too many that are similar. And I have animals who pee on them so it's just not for me. If I were on "Naked and Afraid" I'd be more serious about trying things.

I am officially over the rain. It kept me from getting anything done I wanted to today. I did ship some more goslings and sell a few birds.

 

[HEChicken]

You may well be right Danz. I had that first plant she photographed in my veggie garden the first year and one day asked my neighbor who was looking over the fence if she knew what it was. She said "burdock" so that is my only source of info. I've called it burdock ever since based on her ID but who knows if she was right? Maybe she calls it burdock because someone once told HER that LOL. What I do know is the animals will eat it. Also, it has a very long, very persistent tap root. If you let them grow big, they are really hard to get out of the ground. I had to really work at some of the ones I had in my veggie garden that first year but do now have it nipped in the bud and it doesn't try to grow there any more.

 

[Chicabeaka]

I have a cute little 3 week old bantam here. Does anyone know what it is?
Thanks!

 

[chicken danz]

You may well be right Danz. I had that first plant she photographed in my veggie garden the first year and one day asked my neighbor who was looking over the fence if she knew what it was. She said "burdock" so that is my only source of info. I've called it burdock ever since based on her ID but who knows if she was right? Maybe she calls it burdock because someone once told HER that LOL. What I do know is the animals will eat it. Also, it has a very long, very persistent tap root. If you let them grow big, they are really hard to get out of the ground. I had to really work at some of the ones I had in my veggie garden that first year but do now have it nipped in the bud and it doesn't try to grow there any more.

My birds won't eat it. I have an area where I had the geese that is full of that stuff and no grass. I had to spray it all cause it left some huge stumps in the ground when I didn't last year. They guineas were nesting in it so I left it. Big mistake.

I have a cute little 3 week old bantam here. Does anyone know what it is?
Thanks!

My guess it could be a silver laced Wyandotte bantam or silver seabright. I am assuming it doesn't have feathered feet.