grannys gone and done it

[Wishing4Wings]

Hi. Everyone

Hi Pearl! I've seen you reading a couple of times. Welcome to the thread and to BYC. Granny will be honored that your very first post was on her thread!

What's your chicken situation? You in Hawaii?

 

[napdognewfie]

Welcome Pearl!

 

[rIrs roost]

Hey y'all. Pearl is my girlfriend/ wife. She's been reading off of my phone some. She finally joined us after asking me everyday what's granny up too lol. Please don't tell her about me and grannies secret affair. She loves finding stuff to beat the tar outta me.

 

[campingshaws]

They can destroy young plants that way.  I just pick the biggest leaves and toss them in the coop.  My garden has to be fenced off anyway because the dogs will go through and eat my veggies!  Belle loves kale and Scooter is always after green beans. 
editing:  Mine like curly leaf kale the best of the 3 types I've tried.

So you need to name the dog...   A very personal thing I know, but since he is my Virtual Choc Lab, I can name him too.  Thinking Boomer.  It was the first thing I thought when I saw him!     When Scooter showed up in a fluffy frenzy, we tried all sorts of names.  When I tried "Scooter!", he turned his head and sat down.  Instant name!  Took 3 days.

What do people plant in the boxes that have the hardware cloth on top? Is that just sprouted seed? It's several inches deep so they can't actually reach the roots.

 

[campingshaws]

They can destroy young plants that way.  I just pick the biggest leaves and toss them in the coop.  My garden has to be fenced off anyway because the dogs will go through and eat my veggies!  Belle loves kale and Scooter is always after green beans. 
editing:  Mine like curly leaf kale the best of the 3 types I've tried.

So you need to name the dog...   A very personal thing I know, but since he is my Virtual Choc Lab, I can name him too.  Thinking Boomer.  It was the first thing I thought when I saw him!     When Scooter showed up in a fluffy frenzy, we tried all sorts of names.  When I tried "Scooter!", he turned his head and sat down.  Instant name!  Took 3 days.

DH gets ultimate name decision. Guess I can let him have one in ten years.

"Ben" is literally the only thing he responds to. I locked the birds up and took him out so I could correct his interests with a fence between them. And then I made myself hoarse yelling all manner of things at him. He doesn't respond to the same corrections as Jewel does; no nice subtleties for him. :/ So, learning curve. He's just giving me polite indifference right now. He's treating us like the babysitter because he doesn't know that now we're home. Humoring us.

That a lot of anthropomorphizations, but that's how I feel. It's ok. Hasn't even been 12 hours. We'll all get it together. e

 

[Watermelon123]

Hey y'all. Pearl is my girlfriend/ wife. She's been reading off of my phone some. She finally joined us after asking me everyday what's granny up too lol. Please don't tell her about me and grannies secret affair. She loves finding stuff to beat the tar outta me.

I can't make any promises...

 

[pearlharbor]

Yes red is cheating me with you all LOL

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Welcome @pearlharbor - great to have you aboard!

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Yes red is cheating me with you all LOL

Well you are welcome any time! The more the merrier!

 

[napdognewfie]

You can make a garden for the chickens if you top it with wire above it. The chickens can only eat what grows through. It keeps growing and they can't scratch it up. You can plant lettuce, spinach or most anything they like. Raise the sides and wire higher and do taller stuff.