What did you do in the garden today?

[WthrLady]

So I have one of those hanging feeder cups that I put in there to keep the water off the ground. Went to feed her this morning and she purposefully bum rushed my hand, jumped on the hanging feeder cup and pulled it off... Spilling water everywhere.

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feeling her oats again, eh? LOL

 

[gtaus]

We all know this mouse information, but to see it in action is amazing.....pesky buggers

how small a mouse can squeeze and smash to get where it wants to be

I found that clip very interesting. Thanks.

 

[gtaus]

I don't ever use Google, Microsoft, or built-ins with the various browsers. They are too vulnerable to hacking, imo. (Note: I work in cybersecurity). In some cases (such as for my elderly in-laws), I recommend an old-school address book or rolodex.

Yeah, that would be me. I have a separate sheet of paper with all my accounts and passwords written down. Seems like every other account has different requirements for usernames and passwords. I can't remember them all. Worse yet, some websites make you change your password every few months. That's a real PITA.

And don't get me started on when some company gets hacked, your credit card is compromised, and you have to reset up all your automatic payments before you get overdue notice fees!

Again, I have all my automatic payments on a sheet of paper in case the credit card is hacked.

 

[TJAnonymous]

feeling her oats again, eh? LOL

I just moved her to the outdoor quarantine pen....

I went to give her some antibiotics and discovered she dumped her entire food bowl everywhere...on top of the spilled water.

I tapped out. She can deal with the potential cold (low tonight is 40) since she is OBVIOUSLY feeling better. It will just be harder to catch her every day to give her some meds.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Yesterday morning I woke up around 6 am and heard the ducks raising a ruckus. Got up and looked out the window to see if I could tell what was going on. It was still too dark so I threw on some boots (sans socks) and a jacket and ran as fast as I could to the duck coop. I assumed some critter had somehow managed to get inside...but nada. I stood there for a minute and then heard the ruckus again. I realized that it was coming from my neighbor's pond. He had a bunch of Canadian Geese taking a pre-dawn swim.

Well today I now have 2 geese in my pond. I grew up around Canadian Geese. They are nasty, filthy birds... BUT they tend to be pretty rare around here unless you are on a lake so I'm reluctant to run them off, even knowing they could potentially bring disease to my birds. I'm keeping my ducks penned up for the day. We'll see how long the geese stay. I can't imagine it'll be for more than a day or so...

 

[WthrLady]

I currently have about half a million snow geese on the lake. It's insane. Talk about a mess! At least they dont stay long, and the mass of bald eagles make up for it.

Clothes on the line atm. Winds starting to howl, so I might have to gather them soon.

My new, and last, KoMo grain mill came today. It took 9 months of back-order to get here, but I don't mind.

Chance for aurora tonight, and on cue, here come the clouds.

Hens are furious that I haven't let them out. It's almost 60'. But with the wind, they'd just hide.

 

[gtaus]

Well today I now have 2 geese in my pond. I grew up around Canadian Geese. They are nasty, filthy birds... BUT they tend to be pretty rare around here unless you are on a lake...

I have lived on a lake for the past 36 years. I love seeing the wild Candian Geese out on the lake swimming around. I guess I have never considered them nasty or filthy, just part of nature that I enjoy.

I know some people around here raise domesticated Candian Geese. Are they anymore nasty then other breeds? Are they any more filthy than the more domesticated geese breeds? When I had Toulouse and Emden geese, we had goose droppings everywhere because the geese were allowed to free range on my property and go out to the lake for a swim whenever they wanted. You would think the geese would want to poo while out on the lake swimming, but I swear they waited until they got back home and then dropped all their poo on our sidewalk!

At least that is the way Dear Wife remembers my geese. She was glad when the last goose was gone and did not want me to get anymore. But I really liked having geese.

However, I have laying hens now and both Dear Wife and I like that option better.

 

[WthrLady]

Have you seen these bucket gardens? Hmmmm I'm thinking deck lettuce.

 

[Sally PB]

I raked thatch today! I've never done it this early in the year before!

I was wearing my pink hoodie and had to take it off. Partly because I got too warm, but also because a couple of honey bees thought I was a flower.

 

[TJAnonymous]

I have lived on a lake for the past 36 years. I love seeing the wild Candian Geese out on the lake swimming around. I guess I have never considered them nasty or filthy, just part of nature that I enjoy.

I know some people around here raise domesticated Candian Geese. Are they anymore nasty then other breeds? Are they any more filthy than the more domesticated geese breeds? When I had Toulouse and Emden geese, we had goose droppings everywhere because the geese were allowed to free range on my property and go out to the lake for a swim whenever they wanted. You would think the geese would want to poo while out on the lake swimming, but I swear they waited until they got back home and then dropped all their poo on our sidewalk!

At least that is the way Dear Wife remembers my geese. She was glad when the last goose was gone and did not want me to get anymore. But I really liked having geese.

However, I have laying hens now and both Dear Wife and I like that option better.

As a kid, Canadian geese would regularly chase us, honking and hissing...even if we didn't get close to their babies. They also poop EVERYWHERE. Every summer we have several lakes that inevitably get shut down to the public due to e.coli problems related to goose feces.