Re: Now Bird Wallow...Peepers

Sorry, I'm way behind in my e-mails. No, her nesting didn't result in
any goslings. :-( We are going to order some chickens from McMurry
Hatchery, and they said they could put some goslings in there too. I'm
going to get some more Emdons. Peepers can go for a younger man!

  

"Theresa W." <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
  Poor Peepers got jilted!! Being a teenager is so hard. Glad you are 
looking out for here. I take it her nesting didn't result in any chicks.

Theresa

Jesse Bell wrote:
> Peepers is...well....I think Peepers thinks she is a duck, not a goose.
> She is the only goose on the place these days. Her Canadian guy didn't
> stick around. I have GOT to find her a mate or buy some more geese. I
> feel bad for her.
>
> 
> 
>
> Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:
> BTW, how is Peepers?
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> Of Jesse Bell
> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 3:44 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] My First Ripe Tomato!
>
> Most birds do the "wallow" thing in dirt...it's mostly to get rid of the
> mites they carry on their bodies....a bird expert told me that one day.
> He said the powder dust suffocates or kills off the mites that make them
> itch. My roosters, ducks and guineas all do it too. I haven't seen Peeper do
> it yet.
>
>
> Pam Evans wrote: I'll bet you're right Bonnie! When
> it's this warm, my birds get down in the flower beds and wallow out a little
> oblong spot in the mulch so they can rest their bodies against the nice
> damp, cooler earth underneath. So every evening I'm raking all the mulch
> back into the beds. Now if I can train them to cover those bare spots when
> they're done....
>
> On 7/18/06, Bonnie Holmes wrote:
> 
>> Very pretty...re the rats and tomatoes...I'll bet it is due to the 
>> heat and drought...tomato has a lot of water...I find when we're short 
>> of rain, everything goes after the tomatoes and 
>> cantaloupes...squirrels, etc.
>>
>>
>> 
>>> [Original Message]
>>> From: Pam Evans
>>> To: 
>>> Date: 7/18/2006 6:32:26 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] My First Ripe Tomato!
>>>
>>> Very pretty!
>>>
>>> On 7/17/06, SueNY wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Took a photo before I picked it!
>>>>
>>>> http://home.att.net/~sue.nyc/ripetomato1.jpg
>>>>
>>>> Sue(6B)
>>>>
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>>> Kemp TX
>>> zone 8A
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> Kemp TX
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