What did you do in the garden today?

[chicken opey]

It depends. I had a rooster, Sexless, who started at around nine months, and he wasn’t doing it much until his brother became soup, and his lesbian flockmate became my dog’s food. (My dog used to be a killer). I had him for over three years I think, and he was the best cock I’ve ever had. Not that Tan, my current guy is a bad rooster, of course. Tan started crowing at around three months old. Jupiter (Sexless’s brother) at 6 months old. And the rest I don’t remember.

I didn’t realize it could take that long.
I have one that wants to be invited for dinner. RIR and he only goes after ME

 

[chicken opey]

Does anyone ever want to do anything or even move in hot humid weather?

If I don’t do it early in morning you can count me out.

 

[chicken opey]

Seems to me my roosters started their practice runs when a few weeks older than yours. Even if your two unknowns are girls your four hen total is going to get beat up with a one to one ratio. Once the crowing starts with four roosters you’ll stand a good chance of having the incessant crowing competitions, at least we did with just two boys.

My adult flock has 22 hens and 1 rooster. I was going to keep one of the roosters. Really hoping it’s the golden comet/rir mix.

 

[Molpet]

I have a chicken question.
My middle chicks born in April, 9 weeks old, fully feathered and beautiful. I sexed them w help of others a few weeks ago - 2 pullets, 4 cockerels - 2 undecided.
Shouldn’t the cockerels be crowing or making crowing noises by now?

I have had them crowing at 6 weeks and one was over a year before he started crowing or mating. Of course the late bloomer was the only one that hatched from shipped standard Cornish and I wanted to use for breeding.

Does anyone ever want to do anything or even move in hot humid weather?

It is terrible. I don't know how my cousins are doing hay in this weather. I would fall off the tractor.

 

[Rick589]

It is terrible. I don't know how my cousins are doing hay in this weather. I would fall off the tractor.

I guess it comes down to what needs to be done and when. You just buck up and push through.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

The turnips are up, I hope I actually get some. the carrots are doing ok' green beans have buds, I can pick some beets and reseed. spinach and arugula have bolted-



all of the herbs are doing great-- the comfrey I chopped down came back, oregano is about to bloom. The bees really love it. there are a fer green tomatoes and Mr. Fig is very happy, there are a lot of figs. at the end of the green beans is chives and jalapenos- they need more heat to get bigger- far back in the grow bags is a yellow squash and an Italian zucchini---to the far left of the herb row is acorn, butternut, regular zucchini, they are doing ok,

little leeks are good, corn is fine, blueberries ok'ish - at the end of the tomatoes are 2 cucumbers , they will jump up when the heat turns on--

the new sprinklers I set up are working great!!!



I must pick snap peas and lettuce




The Tea corner is good, the yarrow, lemon balm, bergamot and echinacea are ready to bloom

the thornless blackberry is full of fruit

 

[Rick589]

I didn’t realize it could take that long.
I have one that wants to be invited for dinner. RIR and he only goes after ME

Ok, you’ll have to explain the lesbian flock mate. I know others will have to be asking themselves the same question.

 

[Rick589]

Curious how others deal with the onesy/twosey cucumbers at the start of the harvest when your looking to pickle. Do you refrigerate and collect, just use them elsewhere and wait for the harvest to really get going, start pickles and add other cukes as they come, something else? I’ve pickled for a couple of years now and you’d think I have this down, but NO.

 

[Rick589]

Put the screen in the clean out door opening of the coop and set a fan out in the chicken yard where they troops tend to hang to blow over them should they get too hot and start panting again. No takers yet, very inconsiderate of them to not jump at taking advantage of my concern driven efforts.

 

[TJAnonymous]

That poor baby, was it the heat that's doing her in?

I don't think so although I'm sure the heat doesn't help... I seem to routinely lose birds when they get about 3 - 4 yrs old. They just slowly go downhill and die. The few I've taken to the vet have different causes. One had cancer. Another was ascites. All seem to exhibit the same curious lack of obvious symptoms other than lethargy and refusal to eat.