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Trev wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 7:40 pm

Buster121 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 11:36 am

Murray wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 8:26 am As you know, I give my pigeons vegetables regularly. I think fresh veggies are good for them and the birds like them, so we are all happy.
One veggie I use is celery. Especially the leafy tops. Depending on the season we can pay anywhere from $2.99 for a bunch to $5.99 for half a bunch. Then I often throw half of it in the compost.
So, since we have embraced the country lifestyle and are planting things everywhere, imagine my joy when I saw celery plants for quick sale at $1.00!
They had just got a bit big, and these big retailers have to turn them over.
So...002.JPG

You cannot beat fresh home grown veg, I have some at present but every morning I go up garden there is less and less in the tubs something is decimating them overnight all that is left of broccoli and cauli's is stems no leaf at all but no idea as to what is doing it as never see anything

Bit late for Caterpillars but it could be slugs or snails, they are everywhere at the moment !!
Could be mice of course !!

Buster121 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 11:36 am

Murray wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 8:26 am As you know, I give my pigeons vegetables regularly. I think fresh veggies are good for them and the birds like them, so we are all happy.
One veggie I use is celery. Especially the leafy tops. Depending on the season we can pay anywhere from $2.99 for a bunch to $5.99 for half a bunch. Then I often throw half of it in the compost.
So, since we have embraced the country lifestyle and are planting things everywhere, imagine my joy when I saw celery plants for quick sale at $1.00!
They had just got a bit big, and these big retailers have to turn them over.
So...002.JPG

You cannot beat fresh home grown veg, I have some at present but every morning I go up garden there is less and less in the tubs something is decimating them overnight all that is left of broccoli and cauli's is stems no leaf at all but no idea as to what is doing it as never see anything

Murray wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 9:00 pm

Buster121 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 11:36 am

Murray wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 8:26 am As you know, I give my pigeons vegetables regularly. I think fresh veggies are good for them and the birds like them, so we are all happy.
One veggie I use is celery. Especially the leafy tops. Depending on the season we can pay anywhere from $2.99 for a bunch to $5.99 for half a bunch. Then I often throw half of it in the compost.
So, since we have embraced the country lifestyle and are planting things everywhere, imagine my joy when I saw celery plants for quick sale at $1.00!
They had just got a bit big, and these big retailers have to turn them over.
So...002.JPG

You cannot beat fresh home grown veg, I have some at present but every morning I go up garden there is less and less in the tubs something is decimating them overnight all that is left of broccoli and cauli's is stems no leaf at all but no idea as to what is doing it as never see anything

Snails or slugs mate. Get some slug pellets. Our seedlings were getting smashed until I put slug pellets out. That fixed 'em.

Trev wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 7:32 pm

Murray wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:34 pm Some good news and some bad news.
The pied Heremans hen hatched one baby yesterday, but the other one didn't hatch. . Unlike her first baby which was small, this one is big and strong, so I am pleased.
The Billion Dollar Baby hatched one this morning. The big dumb grizzle Thone' sits hard on the eggs and flattened the other one so it's another single. Nice strong baby too.
Three other pairs are very close to hatching babies in the next couple of days.

Thats frustrating mate I hope the ones you've got turn out well for you.
Could you foster those two out and get both pairs back down on eggs again ??

Murray wrote: ↑Fri Oct 25, 2024 8:09 am I had a chat with Davey Cox, bounced a few ideas off him. I think I'll put the baby off the Slatey Heremans and 666 under the grizzle Thone and Billion Baby. Then they can raise two.
That's the Billion Baby when she was a baby! 004.JPG
And the Grizzle Thone' when he was about 6 months old. Even then he was a strong pigeon! 001.JPG
This is their first round after the grizzle lost his mate and the B$B was reluctant to pair up this year. Probably best to let them raise this round rather than setting them back to square one.
So many pigeons have come and gone since then.
I took Roadrunner and the Trillian Baby's youngsters in to D. Cox on Tuesday. This afternoon I was in the loft looking at Trillian in the bowl with a piece of straw in her beak. In my ear I had David asking, " What about the Roadrunner? Is he back on eggs?" I grinned. Davey is very keen indeed on the Roadrunner.