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[momma_raven]

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Thanks for the tips!

Love to garden and love to share what works...

I really do appreciate it! I just told my husband about it and if the garden is dry enough we will be planting tomorrow.

 

[NanaKat]

Went to check on Thor and found a teeny tiny turtle...American Elegans..red earred slider...about the size of a quarter! Looking thru my animal library for my book on turtles and ponds, I re-discovered one of my favorite books and have to share it for those of you who have turkeys.

Illumination in the Flatwoods: A Season with the Wild Turkey by Joe Hutto He is a nationally known naturalist and wildlife artist in the Florida Flatwoods area and his book documents an experiment raising two clutches of wild turkeys with the idea of human imprinting them and raising them. His experiment is well documented in diary form and reads well...it is humorus and a wonderful insight into the behaviors of the wild turkey. His illustrations and photos are wonderful. He is changed by this experiment and admits "wondering who imprinted whom".

I bought the book because we bought some land several years ago where turkeys were abundant. Two different clutches were almost destroyed by a tractor and bulldozer. The eggs that survived were given to me to try to hatch...nothing like being thrown to the wolves! The State wildlife folks said as long as the birds were released back onto our own property, we were okay to try. Of 8 eggs, 4 hatched resulting in two hens and two toms. Huttos book was very helpful in understanding what these beautiful wild birds needed to be reintroduced into the wild. While we didn't go to the extreme sacrifice Hutto did in prepping his birds, we did successfully release three of the four. Tom was blinded in one eye and was raised with the chickens when the vet said he would not survive in the wild. When 18 month old Tom began challenging our 4 year old nephew - strutting, booming and turning blue and charging...etc., he was put down.

 

[CityClucks]

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Am still catching up NanaKat, but want to make sure I have your "family" straight:

Gracie: dog, protective
Thor: rooster, second meanest
Studley: rooster, meanest
Beauregard: potato, sweet

 

[Kassaundra]

Well I'm still awake. Potatoes are caught up, I've taken a few pics I'll post later. Mowed most of the front yard I may finish it up after my ice cream break. Did the laundry, but still haven't cooked anything and it's not looking good for that.

 

[BetsyOK]

What motels are people checking into for POOPS?

 

[GotGame]

been cleanin up around the house this evening, gonna have some stuff to bring to poops...

 

[momma_raven]

Went and checked the yard and water is still standing = no mowing this weekend...

Went and checked the garden spot where we tilled, no standing water but took one step in and the mud almost sucked the boot off my foot..

...that means no garden planting this weekend...

But.... that doesn't stop me from building chicken, duck, and guinea runs and coops...

...unless it rains like they're predicting for Sat. evening and all day Sunday!

Maybe I should try hydroponics...

 

[chickensandmore]

Found this on CL

Law Grey game chicks - $10 (Hartford,Ar.)

Date: 2011-04-29, 9:20AM CDT
Reply to: [email protected] [Errors when replying to ads?]

Just hatched today! Several Law Grey game chicks, these are PURE Law greys. They will NOT disappoint. 10.00 straight run. 918-839-2090


Don

 

[NanaKat]

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Am still catching up NanaKat, but want to make sure I have your "family" straight:

Gracie: dog, protective
Thor: rooster, second meanest
Studley: rooster, meanest
Beauregard: potato, sweet

Yes that's correct...someone here had just helped me identify Thor as a Chantecler...guess having a heritage was more than Studley Do-right could take...he lost it!

 

[poultryand bees]

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Edmond was really windy this afternoon. I was taking pictures of our 3 sons after the youngest graduated from Oklahoma Christian this afternoon and I had them face into the wind so the graduate's ribbons and hood wouldn't blow forward and cover his face. They looked like they were in a wind tunnel.