What did you do in the garden today?

[CapricornFarm]

I found this odd blossom in my rosemary.....

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Bloody Daisy (that's not daisy in the above photo, you can find Daisy's photo on the FBI's most wanted list) keeps invading my veggie garden. Sigh. She's decided to lay under the parsley. All my flower seedlings are gone and I think she's demolished the watermelon I planted. At least she's the only one and she hasn't shown the others how she's getting in.

Hey Chip, where have you been? Not seeing many posts. Are you ok?

 

[CapricornFarm]

I grew up hating them they smelled funny like sheep

You hated goats? I find just the males have a strong smell.

 

[User395221]

Hey Chip, where have you been? Not seeing many posts. Are you ok?

I've had/got the lurgy, but I'm ok. Just even more of a veggie than usual. Lots of lying about doing nothing and sleeping.

 

[chickmom3941]

I used to be even more busy but age and infection are taking a toll. I am 60 so i have to take a lot of breaks. Going to see the ENT tomorrow about 2 years of recurring infections. So tired of it. Hopeful they will try something different. I guess my grandma was the same way but she died at 43! Busy all the time!
My next project will be a hoop coop for my guineas. I had planned to keep them with the goats once their shed is done , but with the noise factor i am thinking further into the woods might be good.

Good luck today - I hope they can figure out how to get rid of those infections once and for all.

Yes, the noise factor with guineas is definitely something to consider. That sound they make is just incredible, and quite loud. We had two of them once upon a time, when we didn't have chickens. Can you keep chickens and guineas together? I actually wouldn't mind getting a few, but wouldn't really want another coop.

 

[chickmom3941]

Actually, our guinea story is kind of funny. One day, years ago, when we were sitting on our deck, our cat came home with something in his mouth. It was a totally unharmed little "chick" (basically the size of a newly hatched chicken). We took it from him, and he left, only to return a few minutes later with another one! We had no idea where they came from, so couldn't return them. We were STUCK taking care of them! As they got bigger, they started developing their "helmets". Mind you, we had never even heard of guineas before, and had never seen one, so these weird little chicks looked to us like some kind of mutant alien chickens. Well, eventually, we found out what they were. We named them "Peeps" and "Veebs". Anyway, just thought I would share that with you all. True story!

 

[igorsMistress]

That's a lovely blossom @potato chip

Sorry Daisy has taken over the garden! They're little devils aren't they?

I planted some flowers and covered the area with chicken wire. As soon as the sprouts were tall enough the chickens ate every one they could reach! Oh well.

 

[User395221]

They're little devils aren't they?

She is. I took down one fence and replaced it with this new one because the girls could fit through the old one. She's the only one who has been penetrating the barrier. I tell her she'll end up in a stew pot if she doesn't knock it off.

 

[lazy gardener]

I found this odd blossom in my rosemary.....

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Bloody Daisy (that's not daisy in the above photo, you can find Daisy's photo on the FBI's most wanted list) keeps invading my veggie garden. Sigh. She's decided to lay under the parsley. All my flower seedlings are gone and I think she's demolished the watermelon I planted. At least she's the only one and she hasn't shown the others how she's getting in.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE rosemary. I grew some from seed this year, and hope I can pot some up and keep it alive for the winter. Wish we could grow it year round outside here. Troublesome blossom.

Actually, our guinea story is kind of funny. One day, years ago, when we were sitting on our deck, our cat came home with something in his mouth. It was a totally unharmed little "chick" (basically the size of a newly hatched chicken). We took it from him, and he left, only to return a few minutes later with another one! We had no idea where they came from, so couldn't return them. We were STUCK taking care of them! As they got bigger, they started developing their "helmets". Mind you, we had never even heard of guineas before, and had never seen one, so these weird little chicks looked to us like some kind of mutant alien chickens. Well, eventually, we found out what they were. We named them "Peeps" and "Veebs". Anyway, just thought I would share that with you all. True story!

Funny story. Growing up, we had a cat that was an awesome hunter. He'd often bring home treats for us: mice, voles, frogs, snakes, chipmunks, rabbits... When I slept out in the tent, he'd come crying to the tent flap about every hour with that muffled meow that says, "let me in, I've got a treat for you". He obviously didn't want me to go hungry at night! Well, one day, he brought a critter into the house. We had no idea what it was. My mom took it away from him. It was still alive, but it was a baby, had no hair, eyes still closed. So... maternal instincts kicked in. She grabbed a doll bottle, and fed the thing with canned milk. It eventually grew big enough to easily tell what it was. It was a...



grey squirrel. Boy did that little bugger have attitude. He'd start screaming when he wanted his bottle. And he'd scream even louder when he wanted OUT of his cage. He LOVED chocolate cake, especially if it had frosting! He pretty much had run of the house when he was weaned... till he started crawling into the ringer washer and chewing the buttons off my dad's shirts. He'd hide them here and there. When he started chewing electrical cords, he made a one way trip to a local game farm.

 

[strangeanimal]

as lazy as I am I had to do the lawn so I putted my chickens in their tractor after cutting down the too high growed parts and had the chickens do the rest , moved it about 10 times and half the yard is totally done as for the lawn and for the weeding I have putted five chickens after a bit of fencing , after this they have been taken back to their run and already went to roost about an hour ago ,
I have been harvesting the last purple green beans , the wax beans and took the bamboorods away as well as the plants , in total I had about 7 kilograms of beans ( all together and this only for what was left it because during summer we pretty much ate a lot of these , as well did the chickens when they free ranged in the yard ) so not bad for a ' leftover harvest ' into my opinion . Other than that I have planted out my seedlings of porridge , carrot and harvest a bit of cellery for todays dinner , also have been sprouting some grains inside the glasshouse . that is pretty much all I did ( I know lazy ) , oh wait : did also spend some time on the to be treated wooden plates for the new chickencoop and added the frame and window today first , now this is really all I did

 

[CapricornFarm]

Good luck today - I hope they can figure out how to get rid of those infections once and for all.

Yes, the noise factor with guineas is definitely something to consider. That sound they make is just incredible, and quite loud. We had two of them once upon a time, when we didn't have chickens. Can you keep chickens and guineas together? I actually wouldn't mind getting a few, but wouldn't really want another coop.

Yes you can keep them together. Best if raised together. Sometimes guineas gang up on adult roosters.