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[Faraday40]

I have not heard or seen any yet this year

They’re just starting. The hatching depends on ground temperature. Last time I remember shady areas in my neighborhood took a few extra days. It was deafening by Memorial Day 2007. We couldn’t prevent our lab puppy from eating them. We had to take him outside but as soon as his nose went down to the grass, it was full of cicadas. He kept getting sick!

Next year will be the big brood everyone talks about. The periodical cicadas we have emerging now are a year too early. There are also the annual ones that come in late summer but they’re a different species. Those have a 2-5 yr cycle but some show up every year.

 

[Faraday40]

Can't say I blame her.

Xansie won’t eat a cicada but will try steal a French fry right from DDs mouth. She eats like an Orpington. That’s why we found it so humorous.

Our Sebright Trouble was the big hunter today. Not only did she grab her own cicadas, but she stole everyone else’s. Such speed and agility for an old hen!

 

[BReeder!]

For my gardener friends:

Should I be concerned about my tomatoes or be doing something?

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My purple Cherokee is tiny but is already bearing fruit (at least trying to).

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This paste tomato is also deciding to fruit. Should I pluck to make plant grow bigger or just leave it?

I'm late checking on this thread, but I would definitely remove the fruit from plants that small. Water plenty - is been so dry! And fertilize, unless you already did.

 

[BReeder!]

Chicks and poults are getting big. We upgraded the brooder, but the new shed needs to get built already. I have time this weekend finally to start the build.

 

[Button5]

Hello all,

We are located in Central Illinois, near Springfield. We purchased 4 chicks but were unable to find a local vet to sex them. It has become clear that one, which was supposed to be a Cinnamon Queen hen, is a rooster and needs to be rehomed as we cannot have a male due to local ordinance. He is about 12-16 weeks old and is a beautiful rooster. We would love to find him a home.

 

[Molpet]

Hello all,

We are located in Central Illinois, near Springfield. We purchased 4 chicks but were unable to find a local vet to sex them. It has become clear that one, which was supposed to be a Cinnamon Queen hen, is a rooster and needs to be rehomed as we cannot have a male due to local ordinance. He is about 12-16 weeks old and is a beautiful rooster. We would love to find him a home.

That is a rooster but cinnamon queen roosters are sex link white... so he's a different breed.
I hatch for the freezer so I don't think you want me to take him LOL

 

[Molpet]

They’re just starting. The hatching depends on ground temperature. Last time I remember shady areas in my neighborhood took a few extra days. It was deafening by Memorial Day 2007. We couldn’t prevent our lab puppy from eating them. We had to take him outside but as soon as his nose went down to the grass, it was full of cicadas. He kept getting sick!

Next year will be the big brood everyone talks about. The periodical cicadas we have emerging now are a year too early. There are also the annual ones that come in late summer but they’re a different species. Those have a 2-5 yr cycle but some show up every year.

I found a molt shell in the garden,. Since I haven't heard it might have flown into the poultry yard LOL

 

[Button5]

That is a rooster but cinnamon queen roosters are sex link white... so he's a different breed.
I hatch for the freezer so I don't think you want me to take him LOL

I read that Cinnamon Queen roosters are whit and this chicken was not white. I was told it was a Cinnamon Queen when I bought him as a chick but it’s crowing so I’m told it’s a rooster not a hen.

 

[cavemanrich]

During the rains we desperately needed,, My kitty found a comfy spot to chill.

 

[Faraday40]

I found a molt shell in the garden,. Since I haven't heard it might have flown into the poultry yard LOL

I found a lot of shells on various plant life and other objects. I laughed at the one I found hanging on the hardware cloth inside the chicken run. I doubt it lived long enough for those wings to harden! I haven't been seeing them in the backyard lately, so perhaps we're done 'til the big one next year. The chickens have moved on to the cricket colonies, wild strawberries, and mulberry tree.