My day

[freddie*rooster]

After several hours during the week clearing and cleaning up a messy garden my day started like this

[gleee58]

No, we used to have wyandottes but these are something else, which escapes me at the moment.   They love trees and hiding in trees.

[bluecat*dancing]

That's a pretty chook, glee. I miss not having chickens; they are such characters. We used to have two. One, Nugget, was the sole survivor from my daughter's biology class[she was a pampered chicken] and ruled the backyard, even the dogs were scared of her. lol. The other one was a wyandotte cross, Drumstick, and was as dumb as they come. Drumstick was abducted by a fox. My circumstances changed and I could no longer care for Nugget properly so she went to live at a chicken retirement home. She;s 12 years old now, and is still going strong. She is the boss of the other chooks and, so far, has survived two fox attacks.Funny hen.

Well, what do you do while waiting for the gardeer to arrive? Gardening, ofcourse.

[b3llag1na]

Glee, that is a very pretty chook! Unusual colouring  I can't have chooks now - apart from having a dog that has been known to catch birds mid air and kill them, once we move council regulations make it near impossible to have them.

We always had chooks when growing up, and usually ended up with a pet out of every batch of chickens, Greedy Guts is the one I remember most. She would sit on the other side of the shovel blade when Mum was digging over the veggie patch and got first go at any worms and bugs she turned up! The other chooks would politely follow behind Mum....

[gleee58]

They're speckled Hamburgs.  I think they're pretty too.  😄

[polksaladallie]

Are the eggs smaller than usual hen eggs? 

[gleee58]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

Are the eggs smaller than usual hen eggs? 

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no, not like bantoms eggs.

[bluecat*dancing]

The gardener has been and he reckons that it will take 2 hours to clean it up and he charges $50 p/h. It will be spread over a couple of weeks, starting March 12th, so that my green waste bin can be used and that way I won't have any removal charges. Once he's finished, I'll get a landscaper in to fix up the veggie patch. Hopefully, it willbe ready for a  late Autumn/early Winter planting

The side fence that was damaged last year still needs to be replaced and I've decided to bite the bullet and get the front fence and gates replaced as well. When I opened up the driveway gates the other day, the chipboard type palings[ the former ex thought that they'd be perfect for the gates. I'm forever grateful that he did so little around the house over the 20 years that he lived here] fell off, one after another after another after another. All I could do was just to stand there and laugh. So, its time.

[debra9275]

Hi everyone:)

Blue, chipboard is not an ideal material for outdoor use, what was he thinking? . They lasted longer than you'd think though. Lol


Cute little chicks back there Glee

[amber-eyed-girl]

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@vicr3000 wrote:

Why is the water so cold when it should be warm this time of year ?

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All I can say is, it is ccccccc coooooolllllllld

was warmish in the shallows for a minute just as I was getting out, as the sun emerged from behind the clouds and struck the surface like a golden missile.

made me think of that Seinfeld episode where George is accidentally exposed to a pretty girl after swimming....the water, you see, had been cccccold.

adorable chicks Glee 🙂

[lloydslights]

Love your description of the golden missile sunset.