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bug on my squash
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What is this bug?
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Thanks Chris,
I'll have to figure out how to get the feeder out of the coop as I rigged it in on a cable pretty tight I'll bet that some of those baby rats are having a party out there at night while we're all sleeping...=0)
I had a problem with wild birds for a little while and during that time my feed was disappearing then I began to only feed them once a day in the morning and eventually figured out the right amount of food. I couldn't possibly tell you how much it...
Here's the run down on the girls.
I have a range of ages and varieties.
2 old maids 2-3 years, 1 Americauna and 1 buff orpington
4 farmyard pullets, 1 just laid her first egg today
1 Americauna pullet
1 Polish Bantam - 8 mos, no eggs yet
1 frizzle...
I usually pick up our girls' feeder at night, because I noticed coackroaches in it, eating away the feed, when I leave it out at night. So that might be another culprit depleting your stock of feed.
I agree with the other comments. Don't allow 24 access unless wild birds/animals can't get to it. They're eating you out of house and home. 50 lbs should last you -at least- 3 weeks with 10 birds. Get an automatic programmable dog feeder or feed t...
I suspect you have rodents and many dozens of wild birds feasting on a majority of your feed. I feel that 24 hour access is best if you can keep the wild animals from eating most of the feed. I have ten free-range laying hens. A 50 pound bag of fe...
What is the right amount to feed chickens and what is the best method to feed them? Should I let them have 24 hour access and keep the feeder full or should I be feeding them twice a day and a certain amount per bird? I have 10 chickens and the la...
Meat Bird Workshop with Chris Byers at Near Glendale Ave & 11th Street
November 7, 2009 from 2:30pm to 4pm
Meat Bird Workshop with Chris Byers
Near Glendale Ave & 11th Street
(we’ll email you exact address when you RSVP)
15 participants total
Requested donation: $10 (Cash or check only)
Preparing your own birds for dinner:
Have a chicken, duck, turkey...
Herbs for the Desert with Maya Dailey & Doreen Pollack at The Farm at South Mountain
October 25, 2009 from 10am to 12pm
Herbs for the Desert with Maya Dailey & Doreen Pollack
Requested donation: $15 (Cash or check only)
Join Maya Dailey, urban farmer and owner of Maya’s Farm and Doreen Pollack, master gardener and Permaculturist on a delightful; fall morning down...
First Saturday Tour - Coronado Treehouse with Doreen at Coronado Treehouse
November 7, 2009 from 8am to 12pm
First Saturday Tour - Coronado Treehouse with Doreen
Requested Donation: $5 (Cash or check only)
Parking is available at Coronado Park across the street from the house.
This is not an Open House. Because of the huge interest in this tour, there wi...
Looks inviting Lylah! Would love to see the entire garden and all the wonderful things you have growing. You have a green thumb! What do you use for fertilizer this time of year?
Yay! Grow seeds!
Fruit Trees with Greg Peterson at Madcap Theaters, Tempe
October 22, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8pm
Fruit Trees with Greg Peterson
MADCAP Theater in Tempe
Requested donation: $10 (Cash or check only)
Please print the files listed on the Tree Program page and bring them with you!
FREE Parking: The best place to park is at a free lot on 5th stree...
Open House & Fruit Tree Class at the Urban Farm at The Urban Farm
October 24, 2009 from 8:30am to 12pm
Fruit Trees with Greg Peterson
The Urban Farm
6750 N 13th Place, Phoenix, AZ 85014
Requested donation: $10 (Cash or check only)
Learn what fruit trees to plant, what grows well and what doesn’t in the desert, the single most important thing you n...
Garden Planning at Madcap Theaters, Tempe
September 24, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8pm
Garden Planning
Requested donation: $10 (Cash or check only)
Instructor: Doreen Pollack
Fall planting season is here in the low desert! You’ve attended the Designing a Vegetable Garden 4 week Series and got your garden bed ready to go – soil is a...
Fruit Trees with Greg Peterson at East West Exchange
October 10, 2009 from 1pm to 2:30pm
Fruit Trees with Greg Peterson
East West Exchange
2051 W. Warner Road, SW Corner of Dobson & W. Warner Road
Chandler, AZ
Requested donation: $10 (Cash or check only)
Learn what fruit trees to plant, what grows well and what doesn’t in the desert,...
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July Garden, Chicks, Coop
Added July 21, 2009 at 8:45pm
Sunflowers and Kids
Added June 26, 2009 at 8:40am
June Update
Added June 2, 2009 at 8:53am
May Updates W/Shade Added
Added May 10, 2009 at 12:51am 1 Comment
New Chicken Run
Added May 3, 2009 at 11:23pm 1 Comment
March Garden
Added May 2, 2009 at 1:05am
Chickens!
Added May 2, 2009 at 1:01am
February Updates
Added March 1, 2009 at 10:20pm
First Garden
Added February 8, 2009 at 3:07pm 2 Comments
Comment Wall (27 comments)
- At 6:42pm on October 24, 2009,
Greg Peterson said… - Susan - thanks for coming by today. Good work on re visioning your yard.
Greg
- At 6:35pm on October 21, 2009,
Rosemeire Schreiner said… - Hi, Susan
I start week ago, planting with seeds. Is fantastic see it growing.
Thank's
Look at this site www.cooksgarden.com and thought you would like it. They have a nice staf.
- At 8:33pm on October 14, 2009,
Rosemeire Schreiner said…
- Hi, Susan
I miss my garden this year. I have to plant it again, because I lived in new house now and I have to make everything again. But I will.
Again you have nice pictures.
- At 9:30pm on October 7, 2009,
Krissypink said… - Thanks for your concern. We had to sell our house but it ends up the guy buying it is an investor and said he'd rent it back to us until we find something else. I was trying to rehome them because I thought we were moving and didn't want to have to try to move them when I wasn't sure where we were going. Thanks for the offer, I'll let you know how it pans out.
Hope you're doing well.
Kris
- At 9:06am on September 23, 2009,
Rosemeire Schreiner said…
- Hi,
Did you want know the name the seed, I usualy buy in the net, the company name is, Tha Cooks Garden , PO Box C5030, Warminster, PA, 18974.
www.cooksgarden.com
Enjoy...... I love your pictures.
- At 8:24am on August 19, 2009,
Nicholas DiBiase said… - Hola Susan! I'm coordinating the Tour de Coops, yes indeed - I'd love to talk more with you about it! Drop me a line at Nicholas [at] Hepnova [dot] com for more info!
Thanks for your interest and have a rockin' day,
Nicholas
- At 9:53pm on August 1, 2009,
Krissypink said…
- Hi Susan,
How are your chickens holding up? So far so good here, they have cut back on laying unfortunately, I only get 1 to 2 eggs a day, and they are usually brown eggs from my RIR & Sex Link.
The bunny that lives with my chickens has suddenly grown some freaky long teeth....I had to trim them with wire cutters, not a pleasant task....I learned how from the internet. Turns out it is NOT ok to feed the bunny hen food, the growth hormones or something in it plus all the protein has caused this rabbits teeth to grow at an alarming rate! So lesson learned, don't listen to teenage clerk warking at Pratt's....
Well I hope all is well with you,
Stay cool as you can!
kris
- At 8:47am on July 20, 2009,
Shanna Anderson said… - Hi Susan,
My chicks are doing pretty good - there have been days I go out there and they have been panting and wheezing - since I discovered that, I have been watching them more closely. I bought a fan to blow around in there, and I had another refrigerator in the garage that we plugged in so I could keep jugs and 2 liter bottles of water frozen - so I always have at least 2 ice bottle out there for them, and now they seem to be coping well - they really stay close to the cool ice ... I too also bought a mister system at lowes, the other day, so I'm hopeful that will help a lot to keep it even cooler.
I only really wanted 3 hens, but I 'thought' I really wanted some bantams - I wasn't thinking much about how very small they really are - those eggs are going to be tiny! They are cute though - so since I didn't know if they would be male or female, I got 3 bantams, AND and 1 Americauna (CUTE chicken - I named mine Miss America) and one barred rock.... then... I recently bought a full grown white leghorn that is already laying - I was so anxious for the eggs.... but I fear that was a mistake as she is not very nice to my chicks who are not full size yet, but getting there. It is fun to have eggs though - she has laid 2 so far in her first week. My pullets actually look close to being full grown, but my math of when I got them tells me they will be full grown and ready to lay in October - so still a few months. I suspect that 2 of my bantams may be roosters! They are getting kindof 'mean' and making loud noises... As I'm really not supposed to have mine here, I want them to keep down the noise!!! :)
Upload photos of the changes in your coop. I always like to see what other's have done.
- At 8:21am on July 16, 2009,
charlie carr said… - Hi Susan,
Still havn't heard from my sister. She may not have received the email I sent her re prices. She is in the east valley near Ray Rd and Val Vista in Gilbert.
charlie
- At 8:01pm on July 13, 2009,
Krissypink said…
- wow, sounds nice! Yeah, I'm always amazed at how cool it is after i wet down that bamboo screen. How much were the big blocks of ice? I throw big bowls in there....they like to stand on them. This morning I put 1/2 a watermelon in there, kind of chopped up the flesh a little, and when I came home all that was left was the rind....they must have liked it!
Good luck with everything!
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Do my 6 1/2 week old Amricaunas still need a heat lamp at night if they are outside? I have moved them to a new location and I'm not sure if the extesion cord goes that far, but I will figure something out if they need heat.
Thanks.
that sounds pretty good....we've got 2 bbq - gas grills and when i get up the nerve to begin using my all american canner....i think i'll use one of those grills outside....
Raising Chickens in Your Backyard with Rachel Bess at Madcap Theaters, Tempe
November 12, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8pm
Requested donation: $10 (Cash or check only)
Instructor: Rachel Bess
FREE Parking: The best place to park is at a free lot on 5th street & Ash (just west of Mill). Then walk toward the tall CenterPointe condo building and you'll see all the white ...
Hi David - sorry it too so long to get back to you - the grass has died and we think it was a combination of acidic chicken poop, not enough water and not enough direct sun. The chickens actually seem to like it better without the grass being gree...
Right on. It took just over a month for that one to grow. So, if it grows at the same pace this time, the next one will be ready sometime around the first week of December.
I just watched this online, www.greenthefilm.com.
It is a free download, free to screen when ever and where ever possible. Lets just say I am pretty moved by this simple yet direct film.
Put me down as a "maybe". I don't care for the taste of the milk. But I do love me some goat cheese!
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