Re: What's happening here
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  • Subject: Re: What's happening here
  • From: J* B* <j*@gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 13:49:42 -0500
I have hawks and owls to contend with.  Our dogs keep the land
preditors out...but the raptors...not so much.


On 5/24/10, james singer <inlandjim1@q.com> wrote:
> Cyndi, when I raised chickens in the land of red-tail hawks, I put a chicken
> wire "roof" on their run. Worked great.
>
>
>
> On May 24, 2010, at 11:00 AM, Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI
> wrote:
>
> > I'm so tired of wind. At least it isn't destructive like what some of
> > you have to go through, but it's been blowing constant 20mph for over
> > two weeks now. Even for here that's a bit much. And it's unseasonably
> > cold - the local mountains even got a dusting of snow. I wore fewer
> > clothes working out there in February! And when it's windy after a
> > couple hours there's so much dust in my eyes I can't focus on anything
> > and I just can't wash it out. I keep meaning to buy myself a pair of
> > safety goggles, the ones we have are too scratched and old - works ok
> > for weed-whacking, not so good for anything requiring actual sight.
> > But I did get the entire veggie garden weeded (woohoo!). I had to pull
> > the row cover off the corn and beans, they are getting too big to keep
> > it on, and the wind promptly heeled the corn over at about a 45 degree
> > angle. I mulched heavily and fixed that. Pepper plants are getting beat
> > to death, but despite it there are actually a few peppers forming, and
> > hopefully the plants will recover if the wind ever stops. I also noticed
> > a few tomatoes.
> > I picked another 4.5 pounds of snow peas, that's about 12 pounds total
> > for the season (!), and the peas are about done. The Oregon Giant peas
> > are still hanging in there with a few blossoms left but we won't get
> > much more from them. I always wondered how long they would go if it
> > weren't hot and it seems they, like the spinach and cilantro, just have
> > a limited lifespan. I have lots in the freezer plus we have been eating
> > them steamed or stir-fry almost every night.
> > After that I went out front, deadheaded half the roses and did some more
> > weeding. My zinnias are in suspended animation and the ornamental millet
> > is not getting enough water where I planted it. That ptilotus "Joey" has
> > very cute blooms but it is small; it is supposed to be heat and drought
> > tolerant so perhaps when the weather warms it will grow more. I will
> > grow it again next year. Coreopsis and gaillardia are starting to bloom,
> > the achillea looks wonderful, the lavender is finished blooming.
> > We had some casualties in the chicken coop. Couple weeks ago a coyote or
> > dog got into their area and took two hens and our rooster. We actually
> > found the rooster alive a few days later, huddled in a dark corner of
> > the horse's stalls fifty yards away, but he was in sad shape and didn't
> > make it. We barricaded their run but a couple days later husband found
> > two more dead hens in there mostly eaten and we think a pair of nesting
> > ravens killed them, since there's no rooster to be protective now. So
> > they are locked up while we figure out what to do...never had to worry
> > about attacks from above before.
> >
> > Cyndi
> >
> >
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> Inland Jim
> Willamette Valley
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Jesse R. Bell

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