tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post4969882355255995073..comments2023-11-07T05:31:22.889-05:00Comments on A View from the Green Barn: The Coop, The Veggies, and The Great EscapeDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16831577769797947426noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-34705915793968845602008-05-05T13:23:00.000-04:002008-05-05T13:23:00.000-04:00I enjoyed reading your blog. I am presently reloc...I enjoyed reading your blog. I am presently relocating my flock of chickens to more acreage so I have big plans for a major expansion of the flock. I plan on carrying a variety of breeds and I am eagerly looking forward to the adventure.<BR/><BR/>Great pictures and stories. Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-76096539271889466792008-04-29T10:20:00.000-04:002008-04-29T10:20:00.000-04:00Ginnie: It is a paradise in many ways. It was nice...Ginnie: It is a paradise in many ways. It was nice to have Peter's Band along with Paul's whole family here over the weekend!Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831577769797947426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-60513934048784199812008-04-26T18:28:00.000-04:002008-04-26T18:28:00.000-04:00There is absolutely NOTHING boring about any of th...There is absolutely NOTHING boring about any of this, Don. I have a big smile on my face, reading every little thing about what you're doing on the farm. It feels like a paradise for you. I can hardly wait to see it all with my own eyes. :)Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-26236514114082063832008-04-24T16:30:00.000-04:002008-04-24T16:30:00.000-04:00lesleyanne: The chick aroma is the first thing Pet...lesleyanne: The chick aroma is the first thing Peter commented on: "Hey this smells like crickets and Milford!"<BR/><BR/>I agree that those old cans will make great lamps or something.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831577769797947426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-23095255780755936352008-04-24T12:33:00.000-04:002008-04-24T12:33:00.000-04:00i love that can! something else for great storage...i love that can! something else for great storage, or a potential lamp? when i come in may we should make those old kerosene cans into lamps, that would be fun. <BR/><BR/>the barn looks awesome!!! i can't wait to see it. congrats! job well done, the both of you!<BR/><BR/>aww, the babies are growing up so fast. they will be so big when i finally meet them! mmm, the smell of chickens. i'm sure it's engrained in my skull, back from when i was 8 years old. <BR/><BR/>loves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370265740540830386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-77874318138055705972008-04-24T10:05:00.000-04:002008-04-24T10:05:00.000-04:00Gwen: The hawks will be an interesting challenge....Gwen: The hawks will be an interesting challenge. We'll see what happens. I am going to have various things in the :chicken yard" that will give them some cover and hopefully it will deter the raptors!<BR/><BR/>Ruth was a little frazzled by the runaway and it was ridiculous when it kept running around the apple tree. It knew how to play Keepaway!<BR/><BR/>Idak: They are cuties!\<BR/><BR/>Bob: Thanks for the visit! The coop is shaping up. I think by Sunday they will be zipping around in a vast cavern. Hopefully they will be able to find the heat, food and water. I'll be in there a lot with them to help them find their way.<BR/><BR/>I was at a farm auction last spring and bought at least 10 old gas and oil cans for a dollar. They're pretty cool! maybe they cna hold flowers!Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831577769797947426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-53776435291681021812008-04-23T19:44:00.000-04:002008-04-23T19:44:00.000-04:00Lol, love your down to earth blog, my wife would ...Lol, love your down to earth blog, my wife would kill for that throw away can we have all kinds of throw aways like that, filled with flowers, Love your Steve McQueenette tale, too funny, the coop is looking great!Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-55158090799128491942008-04-23T06:11:00.000-04:002008-04-23T06:11:00.000-04:00cutie ducklingcutie ducklingidakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05067638590269805785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-69265273661173684132008-04-22T15:08:00.000-04:002008-04-22T15:08:00.000-04:00Hey Don this is a very amusing post... loved the r...Hey Don this is a very amusing post... loved the runaways ... I can just see the action!! <BR/><BR/>and you really made me aware of another possibility of danger for the chickens... the hawk.. yes we have hawks too... and they reg. do fly-bys of the bird feeder... so many things to look out for... but don't we all love a challenge!!??!!<BR/><BR/> <BR/> I am just in love with those little chicks with the poofy hats!<BR/><BR/> Your chicks are going to be living in style!!!Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-50496881061910488862008-04-21T14:15:00.000-04:002008-04-21T14:15:00.000-04:00Amy: Yes, it is amazing how fast they grow! The ce...Amy: Yes, it is amazing how fast they grow! The center of the brooder is like the sparring ring. If a chick goes out there several of them rush over and they all start bumping chests. One of the smallest ones knocked the biggest one right over onto its back! That was pretty funny. I think they are getting ready for the big coop.<BR/><BR/>Paula: It was quite the fiasco! Those Conn. Pumpkins look like perfect pumpkins! The ones I raised las year were decent, but not that big. Let's compare our pumpkins in the fall to see if we like what we did!<BR/><BR/>I can hardly pull myself away from watching them. They're better than TV.<BR/><BR/>Freefalling: Thanks for the web sites! I went and looked at them. What a good idea. Maybe I will do something like that for people who are interested, but don't want to make a long-term commitment.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831577769797947426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-36304039575408775292008-04-21T07:43:00.000-04:002008-04-21T07:43:00.000-04:00Hahahaha- I would have loved to see the "great esc...Hahahaha- I would have loved to see the "great escape", Don- too bad Ruth didn't have a video camera handy!<BR/>We're trying a pumpkin this year from Baker Creek Seed Co. called a Connecticut Field... have you ever heard of it? (It looks just like the "Great Pumpkin" Linus is always looking for! LOL)Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693565002250035794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-68600987959523970772008-04-21T05:10:00.000-04:002008-04-21T05:10:00.000-04:00I got my new gardening magazine today and there wa...I got my new gardening magazine today and there was a feature on chickens!<BR/>I wanted to tell you about 2 websites they featured:<BR/>www.rentachook.com.au<BR/>and<BR/>www.bookachook.com<BR/><BR/>Did you know you could rent chooks?!!freefallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689667027805519320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-14905027364596727682008-04-21T00:12:00.000-04:002008-04-21T00:12:00.000-04:00Awww, sorry to hear that the field trip didn't go ...Awww, sorry to hear that the field trip didn't go as planned. Some of the breeds you have aren't very "people oriented", but I'm really surprised that one took off like that. It's unusual for them to leave the flock and run off on their own. Must be one very independent chick!<BR/><BR/>They grow in huge leaps and bounds, don't they? My girls have their wing feathers and are currently sprouting tail feather. The boys are a bit slower and are still working on wing feathers. It makes it easy to tell them apart! I think only the heavy breed do this, so don't try it with them all. My little Silver-Spangled Hamburg is maturing more quickly than all of them! It's amazing, and so much fun!<BR/><BR/>If I didn't half to work, I'd spend most of my spare time watching "Chick TV". Enjoy them while they're little, even if they are a bit independent!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534106679136054532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-21150230372238909902008-04-20T19:39:00.000-04:002008-04-20T19:39:00.000-04:00sharon: Ruth is having fun with her cameras! Sandy...sharon: Ruth is having fun with her cameras! <BR/><BR/>Sandy: It's probably getting boring to read about the same old things! Thanks for stopping by.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831577769797947426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-39602838879363153062008-04-20T15:50:00.001-04:002008-04-20T15:50:00.001-04:00I always enjoy your updates and the photos...This ...I always enjoy your updates and the photos...This was fun to read!<BR/><BR/>sandysandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03307968128182359860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-87649667080431066812008-04-20T15:50:00.000-04:002008-04-20T15:50:00.000-04:00Amazing chick pictures Ruth... Love them!!!Amazing chick pictures Ruth... Love them!!!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08587519421636814074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-3366348872366868102008-04-20T15:38:00.000-04:002008-04-20T15:38:00.000-04:00I can laugh now at that Steve McQueenette adventur...I can laugh now at that Steve McQueenette adventure, but at the time I was scaaaared. I froze. But the image of your head going this way and that around the tree while the chick dodged you is priceless. I'm just glad it had a happy ending. <BR/><BR/>All right, just show me which chick you're talking about and I'll shoot her. You might have to bribe me since you know I don't really like taking photos all that much.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-58523005853075214212008-04-20T13:49:00.000-04:002008-04-20T13:49:00.000-04:00Laura: Praying mantises are a bit freaky! I feel a...Laura: Praying mantises are a bit freaky! I feel as if they are looking at me! I get the huge tomato hornworms on my tomatoes. I wonder if chickens like those? I guess I will find out. The chicks are therapeutic, I go out to the barn and sit and watach them. Sometimmes I give them a worm and watch them run around and play tug of war.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831577769797947426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-63877476694875568572008-04-20T11:30:00.000-04:002008-04-20T11:30:00.000-04:00Hi Don--what a great post; so much to read about! ...Hi Don--what a great post; so much to read about! The barn is looking great, as your seedlings. I have a small patch where I grow tomatoes (tried string beans one year; the the vines were full of praying mantises, which deterred me from harvesting: I'm bug phobic); this year I'm trying some heirloom varieties. The chicks continue to bring a very big smile to my face: they're therapeutic!laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999450626008299190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-56057259961907541812008-04-20T08:51:00.000-04:002008-04-20T08:51:00.000-04:00Leena: I forgot to mention that Ruth is having a l...Leena: I forgot to mention that Ruth is having a lot of fun taking pictures of the all the chicks and their adventures. I have a chick I want to post about because I have no clue as to whata it is! Ruth, get to work on that photo!Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831577769797947426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-40563080131308104402008-04-20T08:50:00.000-04:002008-04-20T08:50:00.000-04:00leena: I am looking forward to seeing your garden ...leena: I am looking forward to seeing your garden and what you choose to grow. I hope to expand an English Cottage Garden as well as grow some Farmer MacGregor veggies.<BR/><BR/>Stiggy: Thanks for stopping by. It is satisfying to see something actually start to take shape. I have been thinking about doing this for a while and getting chicks forced my hand. Runaway chicks are FAST! I didn't tell the story of the one that got out of the playground and ran into a hole in one of our building's foundations. That was a real fun job pulling her out of that!Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831577769797947426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-56422279667560026032008-04-20T03:43:00.000-04:002008-04-20T03:43:00.000-04:00WOW Don, you've been busy!The barn is looking good...WOW Don, you've been busy!<BR/><BR/>The barn is looking good now too.<BR/><BR/>Nice to see your vegetables growing - looking good there too!<BR/><BR/>I think it's funny that you called your run away chicken a 'Steve Mcqueenetee - sort of like OUR chicken Queenie - who also escaped and forced me into a load of brambles to catch her too! It made me smile today.<BR/><BR/>:DStiggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900953929823418095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-83317533244529085772008-04-20T01:34:00.000-04:002008-04-20T01:34:00.000-04:00You are now the father of a big family, which is g...You are now the father of a big family, which is growing very fast.<BR/>Those chicken are so photogenic, i am sure, Ruth has taken tens of photos about them :)<BR/>We can not yet even think our garden, the ground is still frozen solid and it was -8 degrees Celsius ( 17,8 F )last night, our garden work starts after one month.<BR/>Enjoyable working with chicks and garden and happy spring time to you!<BR/>aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-8862895742318069342008-04-19T22:09:00.000-04:002008-04-19T22:09:00.000-04:00Freefalling: I have a shoop shoop hula hoop out in...Freefalling: I have a shoop shoop hula hoop out in the garage! Maybe I'll give that a try.<BR/><BR/>I will try to get a garden organized in the next three weeks. It won't be as nice as yours sounds!Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831577769797947426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211231099914483269.post-83627353821404851792008-04-19T21:54:00.000-04:002008-04-19T21:54:00.000-04:00I saw a make-shift chick protector on tv recently....I saw a make-shift chick protector on tv recently.<BR/>It was made with a hula hoop,<BR/>and an upside down cone of wire.<BR/>It was easily moved around the garden and the hula hoop could be tent pegged in, if necessary.<BR/>Just big enough for little chicks and the hawks can't get them.<BR/><BR/>Our vegie patch is currently under construction. The paths are being laid and some nice poo sourced.<BR/>I look forward to seeing how your <BR/>vegies come along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com