Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[feliciadawn]

Not forever, but perhaps hundreds of trials. The part I couldn't do would be to train my standard poodle (i.e. bred to be a duck retriever) to NOT treat my indoor chickens like squeak toys. For that reason, I won't be having any indoor chickens anytime soon.

 

[dheltzel]

Vaccinated about 200 chicks this morning, in under an hour! Definitely easier with practice.
Got some Aztec duck eggs (bantam breed) and 3 hatched today. Adorable little things.

 

[BullChick]

You can bring me some babies. I don’t mind!

 

[BullChick]

I did a little work in the coop, and got strawberries planted and mulched. Here’s hoping I can actually grow strawberries!

 

[TillyPeeps]

Really? I don't know you can plant strawberries so early. I have some strawberries from last year and hope they will survive the winter with mulch. I ordered more this year. They will be here on middle of April.

 

[BullChick]

Yup, it says on the side of the box to plant when I can work the soil.

 

[BullChick]

Without leaves, it can withstand frost.

 

[TillyPeeps]

I saw Sam's has lots of edible plants. I really want to get the hardy kiwi plants, but thought it's too early. All my strawberry plants are day nuetral type, so I can have some berries everyday for the family and chickens. My chickens are so spoiled and wouldn't touch store bought berries. I have strawberry, blueberry, and raspberry plants in my yard. They even wouldn't bother to pick the berries themselves. I have to pick the berries and hand feed to them.

 

[Lelanae]

Is it too early to take the heater out of my fish pond and get the filter going?

 

[BullChick]

Is it too early to take the heater out of my fish pond and get the filter going?

Keeping in mind that water takes longer to cool down and heat up, I would think it’s okay. The days are in the 40s, even when the nights dip into the 20s. I wouldn’t think it would be cold long enough to cause an issue.