MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

Found this about King Charles Cav’s
http://forum.backyardpoultry.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7965680

Or can I suggest one like this?
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He’s very gentle with babies, children and chickens
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Chicken tax for gratuitous pics of my scruffy 11 year old baby boy
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2 soggy ISA’s

Yes! Two small scruffy friends who are kind to hens would be perfection

 

[MaryJanet]

Found this about King Charles Cav’s
http://forum.backyardpoultry.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7965680

Or can I suggest one like this?
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He’s very gentle with babies, children and chickens
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Chicken tax for gratuitous pics of my scruffy 11 year old baby boy
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2 soggy ISA’s

V interesting comment about the greyhound. Greyhounds have a fantastic reputation around my neighbourhood. They go go go at the doggy park and then they stop and stay stopped for hours and hours at home.

 

[Ribh]

V interesting comment about the greyhound. Greyhounds have a fantastic reputation around my neighbourhood. They go go go at the doggy park and then they stop and stay stopped for hours and hours at home.

Greyhounds seem to make wonderful pets. I've known a couple & they were really gentle & sweet natured.

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

Aaand Janet has found she can enter and exit the house through Blossom's door (aka the flyscreen Dad's doggo tore made into a doggy door).

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Look out!! She's heading for the bed!

 

[MaryJanet]

Look out!! She's heading for the bed!

Blossom doesn't stand for bed invasions....
She keeps right on snoozing

Thank you thank you, I'll be here til Wednesday! Try the veal!

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

V interesting comment about the greyhound. Greyhounds have a fantastic reputation around my neighbourhood. They go go go at the doggy park and then they stop and stay stopped for hours and hours at home.

My friend has rescue many ex-racing greyhounds and they are the sweetest dogs!!

 

[Scrambles83]

V interesting comment about the greyhound. Greyhounds have a fantastic reputation around my neighbourhood. They go go go at the doggy park and then they stop and stay stopped for hours and hours at home.

I have a friend just outside of Brisbane with a whippet (not greyhound, I know) and he is a monster when it comes to wildlife. He has to be separate to the chooks (and the visiting peacock that hangs with her chickens) and they even fence him off now from most of their large property because he just chases and demolishes native wildlife

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Ivy has decided she loves the new stoneware water bottles

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The other three were fascinated by her decision to live life on the edge and watched her very closely. I'm hopeful everyone will come around to the new bottles in time.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Yes, I think so. Summer in Adelaide is not a great time to get plants started. While the old tables are unsightly, they're excellent chicken shelters. It stays surprisingly cool under there. So there's no rush.

At present the lilac Dad planted is struggling with insufficient sun. We want to keep the same plant because it was Dad's, but in a better position. The trouble is, it's so spindly, I doubt it would survive transplanting but perhaps it can give us cuttings. I've been reading up on it. We'll take a dozen or so and hopefully one or two will take. We already have the hormones, we just need to set up an environment for them in the back room. It'll be a long term project.

Striking cuttings from the succulent will be easy. It needs almost no help at all! Poke it in the ground and give it water. It will thrive.

The young jacaranda and peacherine continue to do well. So the hens are not at a loss for green shade all day long.

And they have their favourite shrubs to hide under when they're allowed out of the funrun.

Today Mary is out by herself, she won't stray too far from her friends and she'll have some respite from Peggy's pecking.

MJ, I've just had a couple of thoughts reading this. Firstly is the coop roof flat under the jacaranda? I would strongly recommend getting a slight slope put on it or you will have leaf accumulation that will be really difficult to remove.

Secondly, If you cut your lilac right back it may transplant & grow back less spindly. Not sure as lilac won't grow up here. Too hot & muggy for it. Maybe worth a try if it's a special plant but take cuttings as well to ensure something survives.

I was thinking the same thing as Ribh. After you get cuttings you could also try cutting the ground around the drip line with a sharp spade about half way around the lilac, then feeding with seasol. Wait a couple of weeks then cut the rest of the ground and feed with seasol again. Hopefully this will encourage the growth of lots of small feeder roots.

While you are doing this dig a hole where you want to transplant it. Make it bigger than the rootball will be and mix some compost or cow manure etc into the hole and water the hole every couple of days to build up the water retention.

Wait a couple of more weeks then move the lilac. Water in well and feed.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I always do. But not in this case.

I think it's important to start with a blank slate for the hens' safety.

There are often puppies needing rescue too.