Ribh's D'Coopage

[LozzyR]

Some man in a grocery store came up to me and said the virus is God's plan to clear out his mistakes (us) so he can have a " do over!" It's always a strange man that comes over to talk to me. I have to try harder to ignore them.

Eeewwww, creepy!

 

[Ribh]

Something has been eating my white wisteria. so I went looking. Grasshoppers!! Normally I squish them. This time I caught them & tossed them to the girls. They were delighted! A Campine got one each time.

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[Grammy60]

Good evening everyone

 

[BY Bob]

Something has been eating my white wisteria. so I went looking. Grasshoppers!! Normally I squish them. This time I caught them & tossed them to the girls. They were delighted! A Campine got one each time.

When catching caterpillars, speed is everything!

 

[Shadrach]

I've been getting a few small plots ready for planting edibles in. We don't have a lot of what one would call soil here; it's pulverized mountain rock and ruble basically. It only takes a few days sun, which we've had, to harden the first few inches of ground off. You have to use a small pickaxe type tool to break the soil. You then redistribute the sandy ruble stuff elsewhere and fill the hole with compost. The hole needs to be quite deep. This fortunately was done in the plot in the picture four years ago and has had many turnovers and compost additions since.
Well, the chickens know there's a bit of a crisis on with supplies and stuff due to the virus and being thoughtful and cooperative creatures, helped to dig in the compost I added today.

 

[RoyalChick]

helped to dig in the compost I added today.
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Kind helpful chickens!

 

[BY Bob]

I've been getting a few small plots ready for planting edibles in. We don't have a lot of what one would call soil here; it's pulverized mountain rock and ruble basically. It only takes a few days sun, which we've had, to harden the first few inches of ground off. You have to use a small pickaxe type tool to break the soil. You then redistribute the sandy ruble stuff elsewhere and fill the hole with compost. The hole needs to be quite deep. This fortunately was done in the plot in the picture four years ago and has had many turnovers and compost additions since.
Well, the chickens know there's a bit of a crisis on with supplies and stuff due to the virus and being thoughtful and cooperative creatures, helped to dig in the compost I added today.
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Always willing to pitch in. I love that about chickens.

 

[Ribh]

Mhari is in jail.
I am over broody chooks!

The girls have been out in the run but were all waiting patiently @ the gate when I went to check on them. The coop water has apple cider vinegar added. Only Lottie is still in the run. She tends to do her own thing & no doubt I will find her on the wrong side of the fence patiently waiting near the coop for me to come find her!The rest of the Big Girls have gone to lay.

It was cold & blustery with spurts of rain last night. Lavender made a mammoth effort to roost & was on the top bar cozzied up with Lottie & Patricia. Suyin also made it up. She too is having a hard molt & looks absolutely dreadful. It is also making her very bad tempered & as she's never had the nicest disposition everyone is giving her a wide berth! I suspect several of the others have also started their molt but hopefully no~one else will do it so hard.

Meanwhile the Littlies are eyeing off the gate every time it opens now. They want access to the greater freedom the Bigs enjoy but as Mhari is still the only one I can handle without drama ensuing they are still confined ~ & Mhari has an awful habit of making a sudden lunge for freedom & roosting on the back of my shoulders where I have great difficulty extracting her!

Meanwhile the lad has made a mammoth effort & we begin painting today. We have 2 bedrooms ready to go & my OD is on her way over to help. Hopefully things will now go both quickly & smoothly.​

 

[Ribh]

I've been getting a few small plots ready for planting edibles in. We don't have a lot of what one would call soil here; it's pulverized mountain rock and ruble basically. It only takes a few days sun, which we've had, to harden the first few inches of ground off. You have to use a small pickaxe type tool to break the soil. You then redistribute the sandy ruble stuff elsewhere and fill the hole with compost. The hole needs to be quite deep. This fortunately was done in the plot in the picture four years ago and has had many turnovers and compost additions since.
Well, the chickens know there's a bit of a crisis on with supplies and stuff due to the virus and being thoughtful and cooperative creatures, helped to dig in the compost I added today.
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They look so happy content!