What did you do in the garden today?

[AllenK RGV]

I mentioned my cashmere goats to DW and she "heck no!'d me" apparently I need to compost donkey poop instead plus have a free roaming guard animal.

 

[TropicalBabies]

I raised rabbit's when I was a kid. They took up less space than chickens, easier cages to build, could be a pet or not. If you get a pair you can make babies and sell them.

 

[Sueby]

Part of the reason I talked DH into chickens was the poop for compost, little did I know I'd need a lot more chickens to even make a dent!

 

[TropicalBabies]

Part of the reason I talked DH into chickens was the poop for compost, little did I know I'd need a lot more chickens to even make a dent!

Sounds like chicken math to me!!!

 

[igorsMistress]

Part of the reason I talked DH into chickens was the poop for compost, little did I know I'd need a lot more chickens to even make a dent!

That's why I got them. They're great at turning said compost and the only place I get weeds is the garden because they don't get access often.

 

[AllenK RGV]

segregated 3 of the 4 broody hens today to a communal prison as we found 2 dead chicks from last nights hatch. Obviously the chicks didn't do as well subjected to broody soccer as their eggs did.



Opps have a duplicated image in there somewhere in those thumbnails and I'm not putting on reading glasses to fix it! The cat food was put in there to distract the broody long enough for me to pull eggs and get a couple of quick snaps.

LATE EDIT-I put on those glasses

 

[karenerwin]

Good morning gardeners. It was 7F when I crawled out of bed this morning. Suzy Q and her molting sister hen are doing well this morning. I haven't moved them outside the coop yet. The temperatures are just now climbing up to 10F. It's only supposed to get to 17F today but it will be sunny. That should warm things up inside their plastic bubble. My poor houseplants are suffering from the dryness from the pellet stove blasting heat all day and night. I need to give them some love today. Like always, love the green garden pictures. I'm contemplating getting rabbits for their valuable poo. Just don't know what else to do with them. I'm not crazy about rabbit meat, too many bones. I don't find them all that interactive. Thoughts or suggestions? Have a great day everyone

I was going to suggest raising babies to sell or you could raise New Zealand Whites ( a meat rabbit) and sell to people that do like rabbit meat!

 

[pennyJo1960]

segregated 3 of the 4 broody hens today to a communal prison as we found 2 dead chicks from last nights hatch. Obviously the chicks didn't do as well subjected to broody soccer as their eggs did.

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Opps have a duplicated image in there somewhere in those thumbnails and I'm not putting on reading glasses to fix it! The cat food was put in there to distract the broody long enough for me to pull eggs and get a couple of quick snaps.

LATE EDIT-I put on those glasses

Is yours frizzle ? I did use rabbit for dogs food but never had them to lazy to have them more work or they smell I am anal about icky smells

 

[karenerwin]

No work in the garden today. Our snow is starting to melt, but the ground is still pretty covered. It's supposed to be a high of 52 on Friday and a high of 57 on Monday, so the snow should be disappearing pretty quickly.
Ran a bunch of errands this morning and then met Grandson's bus at 12:30. They had a half day. We went over to my daughter's and he played with her BF's son (2 1/2 years old). Then we all made chocolate chip cookies.
When I got back home I made dinner and then wrapped the presents my Mom bought for my son's kids ( so we can take them down there with us for her. Then I made a couple of batches of Mosaic cookies. They are a freezer cookie made with chocolate, colored miniature marshmallows, nut, an egg, powdered sugar. Then rolled into logs and rolled in coconut and put in the freezer. Once they are hardened, you slice them so you can see the Mosaic window effect made from the colored marshmallows.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Is yours frizzle ? I did use rabbit for dogs food but never had them to lazy to have them more work or they smell I am anal about icky smells

yep that hen is one of our 3 frizzles. That feather pattern is about the only thing I like with the cochin mix.