X 2. Sorry, hope it is nothing serious, long term or too terribly painful. ♡I hefted 6 x 25kg bags of sand into the run last week. Tore a muscle in my chest wall and crippled my back. I used to run about with 30kg sacks of potatoes on my shoulders before my back problems. I really, really resent getting old
No seed pods ☹ just a big ugly pile of collected irrigation tape to be banded and shipped to China who no longer wants... and the company who used to collect, band and recycle has closed its doors so not sure what they will do with this pile and when. The tape is everywhere since the old sugarcane days. Thought it would be a clever way to reuse it, it would be largely water and sun proof. Just a thought...Wow! I'm I seeing right that the pile is all seed pods? And it's called irrigation tape? I'm so curious to know more!
Most our trees here make various types of seed pods like those. I've used them to fill bowls for decorating but never thought to try making a basket with them. That could be seriously beautifulCan't wait to see what you do with it...I love learning from others hard work!
Well I feel silly for my thoughts
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Absolutely beautiful ♡ I wish I was well versed in chicken genetics. I really have not developed that side of my chicken keeping yet. So, no wisdom from me.Trying to decide if this babies a splash. It's the first baby born white thats kept so much white so far. All the other pale chicks grew up full colored. With the blue genes, I know I should be getting some splash birds...but I haven't had any that are clearly splash so far. Curious what you guys think.
Was hoping to get pictures of him moving around but he said cuddles were more important.
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He really doesn't look very splash to me but he's definitely very different from my other birds ands from a blue/blue breeding. These guys change color like crazy as they grow so no idea what he'll look like down the road, but so far all the birds have a pretty uniform look.
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Brie as a chick. Usually their first feathers are all wild type brown and the white feathers come later with reds coming in last. Blue and black show up between the white and the reds. And the white increases a lot over time.View attachment 3361875
I don't seem to have a pic of his mom but could get one tomorrow. She's a silvery blue with heavy mottling ands my palest hen...but no feather edging on either parent I think. I'll have to look closer tomorrow. I brought him in to look closer at him and now half the nights gone and I still don't know what I'm seeing!
No wisdom from me either
My friend I got these from was my genetics guru. She's deeply missed. We spent more time talking everything but genetics so sadly I never learned that much.
Oh so true! We create more problems than solutions sometimes. The drip tape is one. I liked the old, old days when they were super clever with their irrigation techniques. Water was controlled by ditches and gates for the waters to run through. Pre tape dazeWell I feel silly for my thoughts
It is a clever reuse though! It's a pity it's all over the place still. Would be wonderful if a good use for it was found.
It was quite fabulous, glad I was here for it. Now it is mostly seed companies.
She sounds wonderful and is surely keeping an eye on you.No wisdom from me either
Hubby's family are still ranchers in Montana. When we were newlyweds and went to visit, they had ditches for the water like that and every inch of the fields was used. Now days they have these water systems that run in a giant circle so the field corners are untouched and unused. Each corner is actually over an acre. They've been selling those corners so now they have homes dotted throughout their hay fields. (They grow their own hay for the cows) The lots have two straight sides and one long curved side. One corner lot was sold to a bee guy ands covered in hives, another was sold to a fellow who turned it into horse pasture. Others have actually had homes built on them. It's a huge change and the ranch feels so much different these days.Oh so true! We create more problems than solutions sometimes. The drip tape is one. I liked the old, old days when they were super clever with their irrigation techniques. Water was controlled by ditches and gates for the waters to run through. Pre tape daze
Brilliant idea and nothing to lose but a bit of time and effortOrange, soursop ((got 14 fruits @least!)... think it is everything season nowKekaha loves the winter! Heck, we have a #9 Mango that is fruiting and also blooming up a storm and my 4 year old papaya is back at it. Love that tree. Winters are perfect here no doubt.
Boo's rack came yesterday and we installed. Now for a basket...I think I may try to reuse an old rectangle basket frame and re weave it with cast off irrigation tape from the fields. A little nervous to try but not a lot to lose. View attachment 3362101View attachment 3362107
Been wanting to try a project with this tape for decades
