Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[RoyalChick]

Coming along nicely, it looks spacious.
Will it be a third coop or will you use it to replace their actual coop ?
We've got about fifty cinder blocks left from rebuilding the wall that my partner wants to get rid of but I want to keep them .

I think sharing a garden with people you don't chose can lead to lots of problems like sharing a kitchen at work ( pre-covid). My partner's mother is starting a garden in her third allotment, the first two shots she couldn't get along with the other gardeners then with the person organizing the allotment.
I can see why, my partner and I have very different conceptions of gardening that have led to epic fights in the past. We both had to put a lot of water in our wine but it's still the main reason we fight.

The only way to share a garden, even with someone you love, is clear boundaries. Your garden, my garden.
Of course that is exactly what an allotment is, so I guess even that doesn't always work!

 

[GregnLety]

The only way to share a garden, even with someone you love, is clear boundaries. Your garden, my garden.
Of course that is exactly what an allotment is, so I guess even that doesn't always work!

If you're married just remember that the wife is always right. When I receive my orders I always ask "what should I do first?"

 

[bruceha2000]

I can see why, my partner and I have very different conceptions of gardening that have led to epic fights in the past. We both had to put a lot of water in our wine but it's still the main reason we fight.

I was going to suggest, as RC did, that with the amount of land you have you could each have your own gardens, do each their own way. Put them out of sight from each other so you don't have to look at their foolish ways

If you're married just remember that the wife is always right.

That truism is problematic with lesbian couples! They are always both right and you have a stalemate! (*)

And what happens with male couples? Is neither ever right or do they take turns being right?

* Its like the city we used to live in, there is a one lane bridge over the train tracks going to the neighborhood. Everything worked fine when there were no traffic controls, people took turns. Now some brilliant soul decided to put yield signs on BOTH sides of the bridge. If two vehicles arrive at opposite ends of the bridge at the same time, they are both legally required to yield to the other and no one can move! At least they didn't put a signal on it like some idiot suggested a few years back. Nothing more aggravating than sitting at a red light for no reason.

 

[Perris]

Everything worked fine when there were no traffic controls, people took turns.

They are trying this with all roads in a Dutch city if memory serves correct. No-one has right of way anywhere. So everyone drives a lot more carefully and makes eye contact with other road users.

 

[Ribh]

Good morning or afternoon Ex Batts
This is new coops base foundation first part of the roof is on not tied down .. Birds had a hey day as I ran my tiller to make the trenching easierView attachment 3146218View attachment 3146219View attachment 3146220View attachment 3146218View attachment 3146219View attachment 3146220

That's looking really good, Shad.

 

[Shadrach]

I follow an allotment forum and it's been a challenging year for a lot of people in UK; newbies in particular are relatively easily put off by lots of early disappointments, with germination, peat-alternative composts, weather, pests, and neighbouring allotment holders. Did your member elaborate on their reasons?

Nope and I didn't ask. Very few people stay long. I think a lot of people find C difficult to deal with. The allotments mean a lot to C. It doesn't matter why really. If one doesn't inderstand this and can't cope with C's strange behaviour then things are not going to go smoothly. Most people want to go to the allotments and play. For C it's a lot more serious than that.

 

[Shadrach]

Coming along nicely, it looks spacious.
Will it be a third coop or will you use it to replace their actual coop ?
We've got about fifty cinder blocks left from rebuilding the wall that my partner wants to get rid of but I want to keep them .

I think sharing a garden with people you don't chose can lead to lots of problems like sharing a kitchen at work ( pre-covid). My partner's mother is starting a garden in her third allotment, the first two shots she couldn't get along with the other gardeners then with the person organizing the allotment.
I can see why, my partner and I have very different conceptions of gardening that have led to epic fights in the past. We both had to put a lot of water in our wine but it's still the main reason we fight.

People it seems to me have lost the ability to share. It's a society problem rather than a people personality problem I think. A lot of mine and theirs and not much ours, in both responsiblity and action.

 

[Shadrach]

If you're married just remember that the wife is always right. When I receive my orders I always ask "what should I do first?"

I wonder why I'm not married.

 

[Shadrach]

That's looking really good, Shad.

Had a hard day Ribh?

 

[Shadrach]

As you can see, a lovely day. I got there early, about 5.30 and stayed until 10.