Granny's gone and done it again

[campingshaws]

Hi grannyland @campingshaws sorry about your missing duck eggs. You may have to put her in a cage that is covered with hc. Do you think a snake got into the eggs again?
@CapricornFarm So very sorry about your little dog. Hopefully he will be ok, try not to blame yourself. That's why they are called accidents

I think so. I stuffed brown paper in the cracks in the door and packed pine shavings in the crack underneath. I had done that every day but missed a couple. Hopefully that's where it was coming in.

 

[ChickenLady2014]

The chickens went in the coop but did not find the food. I even took one of the pullets and showed it to her but she was only interested in getting away from me. So i spilled some on the floor and she was pecking at it and the other pullet went in to join her. I put several guineas in the coop but all they wanted to do was get back with the flock. Sigh, who knew it would be so difficult. I may go up later and put them all in the coop so they spend some time getting used to it.

I've found that when I introduce new birds to a new coop that if I leave them shut in for a couple of weeks it's easier for them to acclimate to their new home.

 

[ChickenLady2014]

I think so. I stuffed brown paper in the cracks in the door and packed pine shavings in the crack underneath. I had done that every day but missed a couple. Hopefully that's where it was coming in.

Is there any way that you could put hardware cloth all up the walls of your coop so things couldn't get in thru the cracks? I know it's pricey though.

 

[pertnear09]

Remember me next time! I found the same true with my lime basil. I had a store-bought one that went to seed and the one that sprang up beside it is twice as big and robust. I had planted puny little zinnias that I bought on clearance and they died, then after a month came back! I guess they had seeded. These haven't really bloomed yet, any day I hope.

If you want marigolds or basil, I'm your gal.

I know I have an envelope of seed somewhere I know. If I don't locate them, expect a holler.

 

[ChickenLady2014]

Remember me next time! I found the same true with my lime basil. I had a store-bought one that went to seed and the one that sprang up beside it is twice as big and robust. I had planted puny little zinnias that I bought on clearance and they died, then after a month came back! I guess they had seeded. These haven't really bloomed yet, any day I hope.

If you want marigolds or basil, I'm your gal.

I had the most beautiful giant marigolds 2 years ago that I planted the whole length of one side of my garden. I started them from seed. They grew to be over 3 ft tall & full of huge blooms. I should have saved seeds from them

 

[ChickenLady2014]

Granny must be getting the kiddos to bed.

 

[ChickenLady2014]

@jane s chickens Congrats on getting a goat. You finally got hubs talked into it

 

[campingshaws]

Is there any way that you could put hardware cloth all up the walls of your coop so things couldn't get in thru the cracks? I know it's pricey though.

It's the goat side, so no real need. They were too stressed with so many broodies in the coop, so I moved her over. The "broody suite" is extremely secure, but it's occupied by a first-timer on 6 eggs.

I had the most beautiful giant marigolds 2 years ago that I planted the whole length of one side of my garden. I started them from seed. They grew to be over 3 ft tall & full of huge blooms. I should have saved seeds from them

My "sparky mix" marigolds are getting really tall! I can send you some. I saved seeds from my marigold that was almost 4ft, but they're a couple years old and I never tried planting them. If I left the dead heads on the plant and it rained, they'd sprout right there.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I've found that when I introduce new birds to a new coop that if I leave them shut in for a couple of weeks it's easier for them to acclimate to their new home.

I just put them in the run and they like it so much they could care less about the coop but i want them to use the new feeder i built. And i think it is safer in the coop at night.

 

[willzpapa]

I'm out color me gone !!!!