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[SweetSilver]

SweetSilver -

How about peanuts aren't nuts (legumes) and bananas are actually an herb. I'm a sucker for random and mostly useless facts.

Majombaszo - Real good at Jeopardy. Sh** in daily life.

Yes, I too have a talent for remembering often useless tidbits. Very useful if you are in the right profession. Totally pointless if not. Even I, the plant nerd, am not about going to go picking compound drupes, I am going to pick black*berries*.

 

[Chickielady]

SweetSilver -

How about peanuts aren't nuts (legumes) and bananas are actually an herb. I'm a sucker for random and mostly useless facts.



Majombaszo - Real good at Jeopardy. Sh** in daily life.

I have one for you:

Someone gave me a bunch of seed packets, and one is "Sea Holly" and was wondering if it is invasive...it looks for all the world like a thistled & we do not want them here !
Just wondering...never seen it before.................

 

[Chickielady]

Hey, maybe I can use one of my sewing thimbles while scewing (that sounds odd, huh ?

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Ya know, so I do not drill through the thumb anymore ???

Someone should make thumb guards !!!!!!!!

I better go get some work done....I am getting silly here.

 

[Breshcandra]

Here are updated pictures of my chicks. They haven't adventured outside yet.

 

[Chickielady]

Here are updated pictures of my chicks. They haven't adventured outside yet.

CUTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good job !!!

 

[Chickielady]

More broody update~~









I gave all the Moms a few heaping serving spoonfuls of cooked quinoa & millet...man they love it !
I make a pot of it every few days, keep in the frige.........the Moms want things to feed their chicks, and this works great & has good protein.
I get all white, red quinoa & millet bulk at the health food store.

 

[Breshcandra]

More broody update~~









I gave all the Moms a few heaping serving spoonfuls of cooked quinoa & millet...man they love it !
I make a pot of it every few days, keep in the frige.........the Moms want things to feed their chicks, and this works great & has good protein.
I get all white, red quinoa & millet bulk at the health food store.

Those are cute chicks. looks like your over run with those.

 

[SweetSilver]

I have one for you:

Someone gave me a bunch of seed packets, and one is "Sea Holly" and was wondering if it is invasive...it looks for all the world like a thistled & we do not want them here !
Just wondering...never seen it before.................

Eryngium. Not invasive in my experience in our region, but can be pushy in the garden. "Doesn't like to share with others". Not easy to remove once it's in there, but no, not invasive. But then again, my Linnaria self-sowed and was pretty in Seattle and is downright annoying here in the Chehalis valley. My book (Sunset Western Garden Guide--gotta have it) says to sow in place. I have never planted this plant, only maintained it. Very beautiful. Also, apparently sensitive to winter wetness and slugs, so sow them in a well drained, sunny location. Not a thistle relative. Carrot family, Apiaceae, apparently.

 

[SweetSilver]

More fun yesterday:

See the visitor ?

The visitor decided he liked the skovie girlz..........then he wanted very much to be a Cuckoo Marans, except Milton & Anthony were not having any of it.
So the visitor went up the hill & crused behind all the pens until he came to the Turkey pasture where the Buckeye Cock is temporaily exiled, and the Buck really wanted this beautiful chicken...(he is feeling the need to sow his seeds ) and so did the courtship dance all the way around the fence, for the visitor's veiwing pleasure.
Then the visitor few up & landed on the central net support !



turkey poults are wondering WTH ???



A little closer !



He wanted in bad !!!

I wanna be a chicken TOO !!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited your post to quote. This is hilarious! We recently had an occasional muscovy hen we named Minerva, and a peacock visit the neighborhood. Both very interested in the chickens. The peacock didn't stick around long, even though he appeared to want to. Our 1yo kitten "Balrog" couldn't resist chasing his tail around, much to the peacock's annoyance. The duck had been seen up and down the Black River, the peacock semi-locally since September.

 

[Chickielady]

Those are cute chicks. looks like your over run with those.

I have about 45 in the brooder that I hatched !
And more hatching even NOW (OEs & "party chickens"...a cross of Orloff & Blue Ams (I am hoping for crele

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