Re: CULT: Beetles and Hens
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- Subject: Re: CULT: Beetles and Hens
- From: "* C* <j*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 23:43:38 -0600 (MDT)
>Oh, hens! Too cool! I love it! We have both Japanese beetles and rose
chafers here too, but I just get Hall to go out and pick them at night
and drop them into soapy water. Small garden, small solutions. I do
think hens are a really wonderful idea for anyone who has the room--and
zoning-- for them.
Bantams are terrific for insect control in the garden. Larger hens
scratch everything up though. The main thing is they need plenty of
room. Their droppings are high in Nitrogen and you wouldn't want fresh
chopok manure all over your TB's. My problem here is that the dog loves
chooks as much as I do, but in a different way. To stop her from eating
them I would need a high fence around the irises, and one which couldn't
be dug under. Bantams fly fairly high so a fence atleast 7 foot,
probably higher is needed.
Jan Clark, in Australia
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