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Re: Good Morning 2025

Post by lolotsung » Mon Apr 14, 2025 9:08 am

Almost everyone in agreement that turkeys are better pets? Are there friendlier turkeys e.g., BSW or are they all friendly?
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Re: Good Morning 2025

Post by Brebis » Mon Apr 14, 2025 10:34 am

That’s what I loved about my turkeys, they loved to hang out on my lap or shoulder. Got a bit awkward as they got bigger though!!

Of all the different chickens we had, the Blue Laced Wyandottes and the Hamburgs were my favourites. The Wyandottes were beautiful but really friendly, decent layers and laid back. The Hamburgs are smaller, come in a range of colours (my favourite we’re the greys, silver and gold pencilled) and independent but friendly, and are decent layers. Both did well year round.
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Re: Good Morning 2025

Post by ross » Tue Apr 15, 2025 10:41 am

Got another weasel this morning another male that’s two males they are either Homos or I have a colony I usually catch one female singer young or a male female but not two males reset traps see what happens
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Re: Good Morning 2025

Post by lolotsung » Wed Apr 16, 2025 10:38 pm

Flaming Chicken in China
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A friend is on vacation there.
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Re: Good Morning 2025

Post by lolotsung » Sat Apr 19, 2025 7:45 pm

1 WEEK OLD TOMATO PLANTS
1 WEEK OLD TOMATO PLANTS
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Re: Good Morning 2025

Post by Killerbunny » Sun Apr 20, 2025 5:14 pm

2 skunks in 3 days. They're after the babies in the coops.
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Re: Good Morning 2025

Post by lolotsung » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:32 pm

Killerbunny wrote:
Sun Apr 20, 2025 5:14 pm
2 skunks in 3 days. They're after the babies in the coops.
Will a skunk kill an adult hen or rooster?
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Re: Good Morning 2025

Post by labradors » Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:40 am

[@lolotsung Well done!

I started all my tomatoes, peppers and eggplants in AG's this year. I bought the seed-starter unit for the Harvest (23 pods) and put the tomatoes and eggplants in that. Picture below.
The peppers were grown in a 9 pod Bounty. I actually left the seedlings a little too long in the Harvest and, after 3 weeks, the roots were a foot long and had to be trimmed when I potted them up. The peppers did better - maybe because they had more room to spread out!
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Re: Good Morning 2025

Post by Killerbunny » Mon Apr 21, 2025 5:11 pm

lolotsung wrote:
Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:32 pm
Killerbunny wrote:
Sun Apr 20, 2025 5:14 pm
2 skunks in 3 days. They're after the babies in the coops.
Will a skunk kill an adult hen or rooster?
I f a broody is dedicated then yes they will kill her. We had one go after a turkey hen in the coop.
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Re: Good Morning 2025

Post by lolotsung » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:34 pm

I thought skunks ate garbage and bugs. Didn't know they would attack a full grown chicken. Guess they aren't very different from a large rat which would gladly kill a chiken. Maybe my thinking is not right because one of my childhood friends had the cutest smart little skunk (no smell) for a pet :lol:
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