I used to work at the frontier bar every year during the fair. I've had my fill. Did I mention I hate crowds? And most people?
Minnesota!
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I'd go with the restart trick, definitely my go-to move for any computer issue
So I actually type with about 4 fingers, and yesterday while tugging down a pair of dead trees in my yard, I almost rope burned off my two favorite typing fingers!!
I have done this a bunch of times..
I even did a "hard" boot. Pulled the battery and unplugged it,...
See how much more techie I am than you!
Cyrus are we brothers??
KlopKlop
Crowing
Ralphie, do what every self respecting IT support tech does... Google it then pretend like you knew how to do it all along
Well rumor has it, some of my ancestors were canadian horse thieves. But my dads side were German Jews, so that family tree comes to an abrupt end right around the 1940's.
KlopKlop
Crowing
So I tried to share this info with the general public but nobody cares, maybe you guys might be interested.
Early this year I bought a 'deer feed plot mix' from fleet farm to seed my chicken yard. It was a mix of buckwheat, ryegrass, and radishes. I planted as soon as the ground was warm and let it grow until it was over a foot high before i let the chooks on it. Long story short they ended up trampling it and killing it all except the radishes which they seemed to like at first but then eventually ignored. The radishes bolted and grew several feet high and provided shade at least. I wrote my experiment off as a failure.
Fast forward to last week or so. That patch of dirt was bare and I had left over seed mix so I thought I would try again. I tilled up a good portion of my enclosed coop and planted the same buckwheat, rye and radish seed. I watered it daily and let it grow for a week and a few day and it was about an inch tall or so. I let my 22 layers onto it for the weekend and they ATE IT ALL!
They went bonkers for the young and tender stuff.
After doing Research I basically learned that since chickens aren't ruminants they won't have interest in the high fiber 'stalks' when the grasses get tall since they can't digest them. They need it to be young and tender. Also since buckwheat is an annual, it won't grow back after it goes to seed which will never happen since the chooks ate it all. These are things I should have though about the first time around
I plan to keep seeding the area and letting them at it and keep learning. Once this seed is gone I will try and find a different mix. I haven't noticed radish flavor in the eggs but I don't want to risk it since I do sell them. I will probably try a perennial legume like alfalfa and clover so that it will grow back after the ladies 'mow' it
I have also considered adding 'grazing frames' (google it) to a small portion of the yard just to keep them from scratching up ALL the plants
Early this year I bought a 'deer feed plot mix' from fleet farm to seed my chicken yard. It was a mix of buckwheat, ryegrass, and radishes. I planted as soon as the ground was warm and let it grow until it was over a foot high before i let the chooks on it. Long story short they ended up trampling it and killing it all except the radishes which they seemed to like at first but then eventually ignored. The radishes bolted and grew several feet high and provided shade at least. I wrote my experiment off as a failure.
Fast forward to last week or so. That patch of dirt was bare and I had left over seed mix so I thought I would try again. I tilled up a good portion of my enclosed coop and planted the same buckwheat, rye and radish seed. I watered it daily and let it grow for a week and a few day and it was about an inch tall or so. I let my 22 layers onto it for the weekend and they ATE IT ALL!
They went bonkers for the young and tender stuff.
After doing Research I basically learned that since chickens aren't ruminants they won't have interest in the high fiber 'stalks' when the grasses get tall since they can't digest them. They need it to be young and tender. Also since buckwheat is an annual, it won't grow back after it goes to seed which will never happen since the chooks ate it all. These are things I should have though about the first time around
I plan to keep seeding the area and letting them at it and keep learning. Once this seed is gone I will try and find a different mix. I haven't noticed radish flavor in the eggs but I don't want to risk it since I do sell them. I will probably try a perennial legume like alfalfa and clover so that it will grow back after the ladies 'mow' it
I have also considered adding 'grazing frames' (google it) to a small portion of the yard just to keep them from scratching up ALL the plants
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Oh No ,,, I had my 1st predator today.. i am so bummed i was hoping to not have any.. i was in the house good thing the windows were open . I heard the girls chirping super crazy i knew something was wrong i went out and there was a Eagle sitting on the 2x4 on top of the chicken run. It seen me and flapped its wings and took off...Now what? I was going to let them free range the yard all day but now i cant because of the eagle... this sucks...
I wouldn't really worry to much about an eagle sticking around to try and pick off a chicken. They feed primarily on carrion and fish.
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