Evening pot of Joe 21Feb2023
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Birds haven’t touched it. It’s Penncoated perennial rye seed from Pennington Seeds and has a green coating on it that helps it to germinate fast. This particular bag was about 7 years old so germination rate will be slightly lower than a fresh bag. Beats throwing it away. I’ve had good luck with their seed, even old seed germinating.
Here is SW Ohio snow tires were a big thing during the 70’s and before. Not so much since then…and least in my local are which is a weather transition zone. The weather here can go either way this time of year and unlike in northern Ohio there’s more chance of losing a season of fruit harvest due to late frosts, or it can be unseasonably warm.
Here is SW Ohio snow tires were a big thing during the 70’s and before. Not so much since then…and least in my local are which is a weather transition zone. The weather here can go either way this time of year and unlike in northern Ohio there’s more chance of losing a season of fruit harvest due to late frosts, or it can be unseasonably warm.
- davidmcbeth3
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I think seed needs 55F to germinate. Put down with <55F the seeds dry up and won't do well.
One should seed and then get 2 weeks of rain ..I find that the window for seeding in the spring is a 15 min window. Seed fast.
I double or triple seed...3x the recommended with my drop spreader that aerates at same time...poking holes for the seed to fall into. Then fertilize.
I grow moss great
- Idlorah
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My 25 or so hens never stopped laying, The duck on the other hand quit once the weather got cold. Normally my egg production gets cut in half during the winter. I get about 15 eggs a day now during summer I get 2 dozen plus a day. The duck kind of just lay when they want to. I also have 2 pregnant goats that are due to pop any day now. It would of been nice for them to kid during the warm spell we just had but I know well enough they will kid during the coldest day or biggest snow storm haha. But I am still patiently waiting for them the one is super bagged up and been starting to dilate over the last week. On that note who want some baby goats in the next couple months? I didn't even want goats ended up with 2 males from the neighbor because he was tired of them getting out. One passed last winter then late this summer I also got to inherit 2 females from my cousin and they were both pregnant in the first week of course.
- SMITTY
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Last couple years I had them off for good the 1st week of March, so I figured I might be able to stretch it this year, since it was almost 60° a couple days ago. Mainly, I didn't want to burn up a set of $900 snows commuting in 60° weather.
With the lift, it takes a half hour to swap them, if that. I spend more time looking for the damned screwdriver to pop the center caps off, lol. Each time I set it down, I lose it.
- carlherrnstein
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I have been feeding our chickens rural king brand layer feed, we have not had the eggs stop. I found a possible explanation if you want to waste 20 minutesHoytman wrote: ↑Tue. Feb. 21, 2023 10:24 pmTSC Purina feed at TSC was costing us $25 for 40lbs and lasted 1.5 weeks. 12-18 eggs per week.
Was thinking these new birds from a new baby chick supplier weren’t producing as good as from the last supplier which was a different supplier. We were blaming it on “their” breeding.
TSC Dumore feed $19 for 40lbs and lasted 1.5 weeks. Zero eggs per week (0 for about 2 months).
Kept thinking these birds are beautiful and healthy looking but not producing.
Couldn’t figure it out for at least 3 months prior to seeing video…
Switched the feed…
Been on this new feed for two weeks now.
This co-op Kalmbach feed costs $21 for 50lbs and lasts 2.5 weeks. 42+ eggs per week and climbing. Got 10 eggs yesterday from 12 birds.
I'm not sure what to make of it but it's weird.
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We discovered the drop in egg production before watching YouTube…and that was the 2nd video we seen about it that confirmed our prior assumption. So the info in the video is legitimate.
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We had 70 yesterday evening…80 in the house all the windows open, the front door wide open, 2 fans pulling cooler air into the house. It was horrible, but the stove chugged right through it without issue.
56 and sunny at the moment headed to 71 so then dropping 27F. Wow! What a drop.
56 and sunny at the moment headed to 71 so then dropping 27F. Wow! What a drop.