On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:50:31 -0400, Ann <annbal@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Charlie expounded:
>
>I'm just getting back to this, it's been a busy week traveling back
>and forth to Maine, building the chicken coop and poking only a bit
>around the gardens - at least they're all cleaned up now.
Busy season still awaits you! ;-)
>>Are you going to share pictures this year? Hope so.
>
>Absolutely!
Excellant! I'll get some up too. I'm waiting for the right day for
what could be an intersting picture, a kind of death begets life thing.
:-)
>>
>>>The other thing occupying my time is the building of the chicken Taj
>>>Mahal. Hubby has been hard at work building my coop before the
>>>arrival of the chickies on May 7. I'm looking forward to fresh eggs
>>>and the byproduct of chickens for my gardens <G>
Indeed! Nothing beats 'em. They will have access to bugs and grass
and all that good stuff that makes 'em so good, I assume.
>>I miss chickens greatly, living in a town that has the "laws" against
>>poultry. We had Rhode Island Reds when we lived in the country and
>>just loved those big peaceful old gals, more like pets that gave us
>>food. I've been to the local farm store this week just to look at the
>>little ones and enjoy the sound. Wondering what my chances are of
>>gettin' busted if I had several to live in the garden and fix a small
>>coop in the shed.
>>
>Hidden chickens - there are many out there doing just that, two,
>three or four fit in a small coop and hardly draw any notice - I'd go
>for it! <G>
I think I *am* going to go for this. Wifey is not overly enthused
about this, *but*....chicks are so interesting and cute and I am *sure*
the grands would enjoy watching and caring for two or three chicks.
This is a good part of their education! As it has been said,
"Forgiveness is easier to receive than permission!" ;-)
>>The beekeeping thing didn't go over, given the situation in which we
>>live. Unfounded concern about the folks we sup****t being stung.
>>Durrhh, like I don't attract bees with the garden and flowers anyway.
>>
>
>That's too bad.
BUT......just we went out and watched several dozen honeys in the
apricot tree and she started rethinking things, perhaps not this year
but another. Last year there were *no* honeys on the blossoms, that we
could ever see.
She was wondering. Is one hive viable? And she asked, can you keep
only one hive as a home for them only, without having to remove honey
and feed them and all that? Just provide a safe haven for a colony and
as benefit for the garden? I obviously haven't researched much more
since the original plan was nixed and I though was a done deal.
>
>>Screw 'em (this wasn't me lovely that nixed the idea). I have mason
>>bee houses and am building more, guess they don't understand.
>>
>>>Plus we installed three packages of bees over the weekend. The whole
>>>season is in full swing, and it's a busy one!
>>
>>Busy is kind of nice after the long cold spell, but I'll likely be
>>whining about the heat in August. ;-)
>>
>I'm always whining about heat, I hate it. But I do like rain,
>something that once again has dried up around here. Every spring we
>go through this now, it seems. Ah well...
Me too, I hate hot weather and we get a lot, with humidity that is
killer. I too like rain, fall rains in particular. And serious
thunderstorms...even though the outcome can be.... bad.
Care
Charlie
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