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[RedReiner]

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she is a pretty cute pocket chicken, snuggles right down and makes little peeping noises when she gets warm. would you like my address? Alice is off on Holiday so no worries there lol

 

[broodytood]

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No, Lemon Balm is related to mint, Lemon Grass is related to Irises (I think- I'll look it up later). Lemon Balm is great bee food, by the way- its latin name is Melissa officianalis, and Melissa means "of a bee." It's a self-seeding root-running beast, and my chickens love it, both leaf and seed.

Is it the stuff that looks like mint, but smells like floor cleaner?

Yes! I LOVE the smell of it but it takes over like CRAZY!!!

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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Is it the stuff that looks like mint, but smells like floor cleaner?

Yes! I LOVE the smell of it but it takes over like CRAZY!!!

Awesome! Nice to know I can feed it to my chickens, instead of just running it over with the lawnmower!

Mine's not too bad, I get 6-7 small clumps of it a year, but maybe that's because it grows in gravel...

 

[broodytood]

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Yes! I LOVE the smell of it but it takes over like CRAZY!!!

Awesome! Nice to know I can feed it to my chickens, instead of just running it over with the lawnmower!

Mine's not too bad, I get 6-7 small clumps of it a year, but maybe that's because it grows in gravel...

Gravel... that might be the ticket for keeping it in check!

 

[PitterPatterPalace]

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Thanks for the update.

 

[AriLovesChickens]

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I LOVE the sound of crickets!!! Reminds me of warm summer evenings in CA. I wish it would just snow already... then the grey would be less depressing!

They used to get into my house all the time when I was younger, and they'd keep me awake until I hunted them down and squished them. Crunch. Bleh. I don't like jumpy insects.

We put one in with the chicks. They followed it around but didn't try to get it. The bigger girls had a blast. Mmmm, crickets.

ETA: Correction. One of the chicks caught it and is running around with it.

 

[broodytood]

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I LOVE the sound of crickets!!! Reminds me of warm summer evenings in CA. I wish it would just snow already... then the grey would be less depressing!

They used to get into my house all the time when I was younger, and they'd keep me awake until I hunted them down and squished them. Crunch. Bleh. I don't like jumpy insects.

We put one in with the chicks. They followed it around but didn't try to get it. The bigger girls had a blast. Mmmm, crickets.

ETA: Correction. One of the chicks caught it and is running around with it.

OK... if they would have been in my bedroom as a kid, I would not fee the same about them now.
OH, aack, I can't handle the CRUNCH! BLECK!

 

[Kaneke]

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No, Lemon Balm is related to mint, Lemon Grass is related to Irises (I think- I'll look it up later). Lemon Balm is great bee food, by the way- its latin name is Melissa officianalis, and Melissa means "of a bee." It's a self-seeding root-running beast, and my chickens love it, both leaf and seed.

you are fortunate to grow that, Julia

every time I have planted seeds, or seedlings, they've died ... I think we are hotter and drier here, than you are

 

[Kaneke]

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They used to get into my house all the time when I was younger, and they'd keep me awake until I hunted them down and squished them. Crunch. Bleh. I don't like jumpy insects.

We put one in with the chicks. They followed it around but didn't try to get it. The bigger girls had a blast. Mmmm, crickets.

ETA: Correction. One of the chicks caught it and is running around with it.

OK... if they would have been in my bedroom as a kid, I would not fee the same about them now.
OH, aack, I can't handle the CRUNCH! BLECK!

I used to catch them and offer them to my cat, who loved loved loved them ... when he got out and didn't make it across the street, then I fed them to the cat kitty-corner across the back chainlink fence ....

 

[SadieSue]

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she is a pretty cute pocket chicken, snuggles right down and makes little peeping noises when she gets warm. would you like my address? Alice is off on Holiday so no worries there lol

It's a good thing my DH doesn't read the forum here. He was pretty taken with the Seramas and I'm afraid I'd end up with a house chicken if he knew one was available. He likes little dogs too and our Pomeranian who is NOT my favorite dog is for certain his little boy. DH is a big softie. But I like that about him. Sometimes he's a lot nicer than I am.