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2010 | |
January | |
31Jan2010 | Chooks for weeding and soil enhancement  Rather than unleash the chickens in the garden I decided to take the garden (at least bits of it) to them. 31 Jan 2010 |
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25Jan2010 | Fifteen! Yesterday morning I noticed the brown hen was missing, but Olmec was sure he saw her looking a bit wet and worn out. But then when I went to feed the chooks at lunchtime, she still wasn't around....which made us both wonder if perhaps she was sitting on a nest somewhere. This would be unlikely since we have never seen her lay an egg... But in the evening she emerged from the far end of the paddock so she could eat some dinner. We went to search the area she had come from....and there in the tall grass were 15 eggs! Not all of them would be hers, as there were different coloured eggs. But some of them could be...and if anything, at least she wants to sit on the nest. So in about 3 weeks we may have more babies. 25 Jan 2010 |
15Jan2010 | Burning Crop Stubble + soil and plant herbicide residue Recently a neighbour took it upon himself to defy the regional fire ban and torch his recently sprayed field prior to disking and planting. I got to thinking about the nature of the smoke that entered my property and nostrils. 15 Jan 2010 |
