Michigan

[NovaAman]

Wow... That sounds like it could be a real pain in the butt... LOL. Try using a camera in there... See if someone has one you can borrow for a few days if you don't have one.

I do not have that problem, although I didn't get an egg today... Seems Buffy broke it, I think It came all out as she's walking around just fine and her vent looked ok... But what a mess on her butt... Guess I will see if there is a problem tomorrow when she lays...

On a funny side... My 2 yr old is potty trained, but not so good at wiping... Well, anyway, he informs me to night that he has a lot of poo in his a$$. He said it just like that. I wanted to laugh, but I had to tell him we don't use that word. Now I can laugh!

 

[babigyrl22]

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My chickens have recently discovered the garden boxes. They especially love the red cabbage. By the way red cabbage = bright blue poo. I have a ton of tomatoes still on the vine that are just starting to turn. Jalapenos, yellow peppers, and green peppers are still going strong. Anyone planting garlic this fall?

I am planting garlic! I've been planting it the last several years and still don't know what I am doing! But I do get a small clove and I do get the top part which I replant in Fall. Maybe I should look up some instructions?

You do break the bulb apart and plant the cloves separately? Each clove can make a whole new bulb of garlic. I am just wondering because the first year I decided to plant garlic I planted the whole bulb....intact.

whooops. This year I planted them in the spring. I have the tiniest bulbs EVER.... so third time is the charm right? heh heh...

 

[babigyrl22]

M.sue :

So tonight I go out to the coop to lock the girls down and I find another egg on the floor

. Thank goodness it wasn't broken. How do I figure out which one is dropping them from the roost and is there anyway to correct this? Was thinking about keeping them in for a days but it seems unfair to the others plus it is going to be relatively nice this weekend. I think I have a couple doing this but not exactly sure.

Gosh...that's got to suck to lay an egg while your sleep. Do you think it's like the umltimate chicken night terror (one of those nightmares you can't wake up from)?​

 

[M.sue]

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Gosh...that's got to suck to lay an egg while your sleep. Do you think it's like the umltimate chicken night terror (one of those nightmares you can't wake up from)?

Wish it was a nightmare and they weren't sleeping yet. This is the 3rd one I've found. The 2 yesterday really freaked me out because it was first thing in the morning, everyone wide awake on the roosts and 2 eggs on the floor with one beginning to sample the one that cracked!! My DH said he doubled checked the floor the evening before & checked before he locked them up. I do have one Buff Orp that prefers to lay late in the evening, she recently dropped one in the yard right in front of me while I was dishing out treats! Big sighhhhhh!

 

[Olive Hill]

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I am planting garlic! I've been planting it the last several years and still don't know what I am doing! But I do get a small clove and I do get the top part which I replant in Fall. Maybe I should look up some instructions?

You do break the bulb apart and plant the cloves separately? Each clove can make a whole new bulb of garlic. I am just wondering because the first year I decided to plant garlic I planted the whole bulb....intact.

whooops. This year I planted them in the spring. I have the tiniest bulbs EVER.... so third time is the charm right? heh heh...

It sounds to me like she's planting bulbils, which is different than when you plant cloves. When you plant cloves you do break them apart and plant individually. Each clove then makes a head of garlic, the cloves of which can be broken apart and replanted again if you're so inclined. Bulbils are not a part of the garlic head itself, they grow above the ground. Think: garlic seeds. Planting bulbils reduces the risk of soil borne disease.

 

[babigyrl22]

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You do break the bulb apart and plant the cloves separately? Each clove can make a whole new bulb of garlic. I am just wondering because the first year I decided to plant garlic I planted the whole bulb....intact.

whooops. This year I planted them in the spring. I have the tiniest bulbs EVER.... so third time is the charm right? heh heh...

It sounds to me like she's planting bulbils, which is different than when you plant cloves. When you plant cloves you do break them apart and plant individually. Each clove then makes a head of garlic, the cloves of which can be broken apart and replanted again if you're so inclined. Bulbils are not a part of the garlic head itself, they grow above the ground. Think: garlic seeds. Planting bulbils reduces the risk of soil borne disease.

Hmmm cant say that ive even seen those on mine.

 

[Opa]

Looks as though we are going to have a damp start to our day, and it doesn't seem likely to improve much until Monday. It figures, I had made plans to go to Higgins Lake tomorrow morning and while I still will go it would have been a much nicer drive without rain. My neighbor has several rolls of carpeting he needs to take to his cottage and his truck is running so badly that he is afraid to drive that far. The carpet has been stored in the truck bay of my shop for months. With deer season approaching I will need the space.

 

[Olive Hill]

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It sounds to me like she's planting bulbils, which is different than when you plant cloves. When you plant cloves you do break them apart and plant individually. Each clove then makes a head of garlic, the cloves of which can be broken apart and replanted again if you're so inclined. Bulbils are not a part of the garlic head itself, they grow above the ground. Think: garlic seeds. Planting bulbils reduces the risk of soil borne disease.

Hmmm cant say that ive even seen those on mine.

You've probably always harvested them before that point. Scapes must be left to mature on the plant if you want bulbils. It's also probably why Chicken Grandma is always getting small heads, garlic grown from bulbils usually takes two years to make nice sized heads.

 

[ChicwannaB]

Have a nice and dry day everyone, if you can. I'm calling on a place over in Caro, if it's what Im looking for I may be sending birds to the slaughter this morning. Can't find homes for them. Won't send Opie tho!!

 

[Olive Hill]

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Your drive might not be too bad. It's not raining -- or even threatening to rain -- up here and I'm only about an hour north of Lansing.