Checking the hive a couple days a week ???? REALLY ????? They are gonna wear it out at that rate! ! !
Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps
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Hey, thinkin' (a dangerous pasttime for me) about that dang wheelbarrow. Brought to mind how my knees hurt at times and my back. This led me to think about bathing my dog and maybe a chicken or two. Why not have the water in the wheelbarrow, a chair next to it? No bending the knees and besides I like it when I can work sitting on my butt.
I can see it now, Mikeys wash station for doggies/chickens. A hose hook up with a shower nozzle, a bar to hold a towel or two and of course a cooler wtihh a couple of cool beverages. Yep, it is getting more clear in my crystal ball.
Well that is a matter of opinion. But I will say that I know some pretty awesome duck peeps.
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The only thing that I can imagine being a problem with greens, is the pesticides and herbicides that are applied. Or, maybe the toxic sludge fertilizer or diary farm antibiotic-laden manure sluice they spray on it , which the plants soak up (this was the source fo the crazy e.coli spinach disaster a few years ago- the spinach soaked up toxic levels of e.coli). It's hard to beleive in this day and age that there's still lots of folks who are still under the beleif that they can wash off the toxins. Sadly, it's not possible with the amount of crap they are using to grow food- it soaks into the soil and uptakes into the root system. (Remember in 4th grade science how we soaked white carnations in colored water?). Iceberg lettuce, I know, is particularly high in tin , due to pesticides.
BTW- since we're on that topic- does anyone else use EWG;'s "dirty dozen" and "clean 15" for their produce buying guide? I've been using their guidelines for years, when I can't buy everything organic, I atleast avoid the worst of the toxic produce. http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary/ . I was so surprized to see blueberries end up on the dirty dozen list a couple of years ago.
I was thinking the same thing- maybe he's worried about sick bees, gotta check them to reassure himself?
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Are you sure that is not the pure Orp? Looks like Buff leakage, not Red. And I am gonna say pullet at this point, but post a new pic in a couple of weeks.Ok, here's a pic, this is of the healthier one, DH got the wrong one. But hopefully will help solve the "what in the heck did I just plant?" issue.
Travis & Renee- here is Princess Leia!!
Thanks for the inputs. New to chickens and I guess I am going overboard trying to keep things neat/disease-free/clean/mouse-free etc. I want my chickens to be happy and healthy and my neighbors to continue to be my friends. I'll quit monitoring their food/poop tendencies so closely. Although I have to admit, I do love learning about them from watching them so much -- what entertainment! Thanks again.
Don't think I shared this...she's still young and I know her feathers will still change a bit, but both of my SS didn't get those beautiful white speckled markings I was expecting. They're not very prettyThis is Alice, 8 weeks old.
Jess - I'm not positive, but I think the SS get a lot more mottling after their juvie molt. (Who just said that?)
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