Silence Is Not Golden Here

[jwyles]

@KikisGirls why can't I find your balut thread anymore. Probably user error but I've been trying to catch up and I can't locate it.

 

[Conan]

Go maul a willow tree. Snip off a pound or so of fresh green shoots, new growth only, from the tips of branches. Dump those shoots into a five gallon bucket, fill it with water, and let it sit for a couple days. You can put some shoots in a small container with some water and soak the roots on the plants in it for a day, too, just for a kickstarter. Water the plants from the 'Willow Tea' bucket, adding more water as needed, and removing/chopping up any willow clippings that start putting on roots. They'll do that - even submerged in water. Willows are crazy.

I've mauled willows to remove them and not burned the clippings fast enough... the clipped branches shoot roots right down into the ground along the entire length of the branch. Willows are crazy, indeed.

 

[Kiki]

@KikisGirls why can't I find your balut thread anymore. Probably user error but I've been trying to catch up and I can't locate it.

#9133

Scroll to the top and make sure you click WATCH THREAD.
That was you can then go to your WATCHED THREADS LIST and find it again.

 

[Conan]

Yep! It has a chemical in the new growth that leeches out into the water, and promotes rooting in plants that are watered with it. It's also great for rooting fresh cuttings.

Yep, that's how it works, I mean... no, it's not a trick.

Very cool tip! Thanks for sharing!

 

[RosieR]

What is in the can in your hand?

Some local cider. Very tasty!

 

[Hamiam]

Animal control usually doesn't deal in wild-life. When I lived in a basement apartment in the DC Metro area, I had a coon that liked to come up to my glass door can taunt my cats and raid my trash. I called Animal Control and they said they only deal in domestic animals and to call a nuisance wild-life trapping company that cost an arm and a leg.

I assumed that “animal control” was @Cyprus shotgun.

 

[Conan]

What do y'all think of this?
(True story from just yesterday)

What's sketchy is that yesterday we had some couple we had never seen (they don't live here) drive around the circle twice and both times slowed down and stared at us and our chickens.
This fox thing that attacked was really really big for a fox. I wonder if it was a man made hybrid. It was extremely strong, too.

Probably just a very large, very well fed fox.

 

[Redhead Rae]

I assumed that “animal control” was @Cyprus shotgun.

LOL, animal control around here is usually a live trap followed up with a dose of lead to the brain.

We recently took care of 9 coons that way. They were getting way too comfortable with being close to our houses.

 

[Hamiam]

LOL, animal control around here is usually a live trap followed up with a dose of lead to the brain.

We recently took care of 9 coons that way. They were getting way too comfortable with being close to our houses.

I hate coons! Sounds like our animal control here!

 

[jwyles]

So guys... how does one go about bathing chickens? I've got 13 adults that are in serious need. Most of them, actually all of my adults, have feathered legs and or beards. they also have dirty butts - can this be normal or does it mean there's a problem necessarily? Anyway thought I'd give them a bath while I'm off and have the time but not sure how to go about it. Is this ok here or should i start a thread?