the daydream fund challenge thread

Winged_one

Oh, thanks for the reminder on the fruit - I meant to cover them with a net last weekend and forgot. So I will have to make a half hour over the weekend to get to the plot and do that.

Lotus-eater

lostinrates wrote: »

Yes, there is. You can either put them in a cage where they can't go broody (I hate this option and never do it but as you say, they can be very drained by repeated bouts of broodiness, so...)

I really hated the idea of it as well, but chickens go downhill so quickly when they are broody it really is in their best interest to get it over with as soon as poss if you don't want to use the broodyness.
And it works really well and they don't mind at all I've found. Just some fresh air under their bum

lostinrates

Lotus-eater wrote: »

I really hated the idea of it as well, but chickens go downhill so quickly when they are broody it really is in their best interest to get it over with as soon as poss if you don't want to use the broodyness.
And it works really well and they don't mind at all I've found. Just some fresh air under their bum

Good.

TBH,so long as we don't have one that goes broody ALL summer....and it happens, off chicks, back on the nest, I don't mind atm.

choille

I've heard some folks dip their hens behinds in a bucket of cold water!

Hen under tree has 7 chicks - 3 male, 4 female plus I've added two that hatched out from cooker - which may or may not be a good idea. Another 4 hatched out into cooker - maybe some more to come.
Very cold out with a stiff breeze & heavy showers.
New mum ensconsed in new run with new house but wants to be outside with her chicks so that is where they are - under mum outdoors. Other hens looking in at her & you can almost see them going broody - that's what's happened in the past - goes through them like a virus.

Still trying to get neighbours' garden in shape before OH picks them up from airport tomorrow - quick lunch, chick check & then up the road for me.

Davesnave

Well, the 3 chooks went back into Peckadilly Circus today, but half an hour later the Vorwerk took off out of there. It's 2m high, so that bird did some take off! Proves what I've always thought; they could get out of the orchard if they wanted to.

lostinrates

choille wrote: »

I've heard some folks dip their hens behinds in a bucket of cold water!

Hen under tree has 7 chicks - 3 male, 4 female plus I've added two that hatched out from cooker - which may or may not be a good idea. Another 4 hatched out into cooker - maybe some more to come.
Very cold out with a stiff breeze & heavy showers.
New mum ensconsed in new run with new house but wants to be outside with her chicks so that is where they are - under mum outdoors. Other hens looking in at her & you can almost see them going broody - that's what's happened in the past - goes through them like a virus.

Still trying to get neighbours' garden in shape before OH picks them up from airport tomorrow - quick lunch, chick check & then up the road for me.

hurrah, hurrah! Much better than the nothing you were fearing!

rhiwfield

Davesnave wrote: »

Is that indoors or out? None of ours is anywhere near ripe, but at least I cleared the bed of weeds a few days ago, so we can find them now!

Out, in a container, though the ones in beds will be there in a week

But our toms, though doing fine, are flowering but no baby toms yet

The bay tree looks very sad after the hard winter and cutting out the dead wood

The compost heap squashes are settling in nicely

The invicta goosegogs which replaced the blueberries last year are thriving

And its a blooming lovely time of year (if you dont mind the dustbathing holes made by the chooks in the grass paths!)

alfie_1

It was Bargain Hunt. One of the sellers had a stall with loads of welsh blankets, I think some of them were quilted too. The competitors didn't buy as they were so expensive. Can't think which day it was now though. Tuesday?


that sounds like it but it wasnt because they were too expensive that they didnt buy...it was because they have to buy to sell on at auction. the lady looking loved them.:)

well my son checked the new chainsaw that arrived and the handle was cracked !! i rang the company and no problem, replacing it next wednesday.. i have told son he has to get the correct clothing etc to do the sawing. hes looking at get a chainsaw cert.

i roped my son into helping me at the railway today, my back is not good and im to help on the next four open days..... so tomorow,sun,mon,tues is me occupied..... im hoping to not do sunday tho... need a break.:(

sunday T time the owner of the 3 foster minis is taking 2 away.... one is because its entered in some shows soon [we are hoping she is not too "chunky" and the owner has a fit !!:o] and the other one to be put in foal....... we were hoping she may have forgotten them !! not really but we have asked if we can have them back after....:D

my three remaining doves have taken to landing on my bedroom window sill and "doing" a rendition of the dawn chorus....EARLY!!:p
they then move round to my sons window sill....he is not too happy:mad: once iv fed them they leave us alone:rotfl: not as daft as they look !!
well im having a lazy evening... im supposed to be having a meal cooked for ME tomorow by BF at his place.....usually ends up with a take away and mutterings about been too busy to shop/cook/serve....:( we will see..

anyway i hope you all have a brill weekend, dont over do it ! have time to stop to smell the roses !:):):)

annie123

rhiwfield..........you're squashes look so much healthier than mine, any growing tips please?

rhiwfield

annie123 wrote: »

rhiwfield..........you're squashes look so much healthier than mine, any growing tips please?

Cheers Annie, had good success with a squash on a compost heap a year back so this year I've got them on 3 heaps, each composted with garden material/chicken poo but topped up with free municipal compost, a bit of store compost around the roots and planted in a depression covered in plastic to channel rain. So its a bit of an experiment this year but hoping for good results!

Big concern was whether it would be too rich but so far it seems fine.

Alfie, good luck with your open days, dont forget to relax every so often.