tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-486219060874117495.post8458970957312323298..comments2024-02-01T22:10:03.600-08:00Comments on Wyndson Farm: Tomorrow's Eggs Might Taste Like ArugulaKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938874724231860923noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-486219060874117495.post-2429691026130824782015-06-30T23:54:15.703-07:002015-06-30T23:54:15.703-07:00Never a dull moment! Hope you get some rain! We ...Never a dull moment! Hope you get some rain! We have not gotten much either and plenty of forest fires burning up here.Rykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424717988638341638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-486219060874117495.post-2550658471293948242015-06-30T19:30:44.517-07:002015-06-30T19:30:44.517-07:00Oh geez! I did forget to mention that a cougar wa...Oh geez! I did forget to mention that a cougar was spotted about a mile and a half from here less than two weeks ago. Hope it was just passing through, but there have been occasional sightings over the years, so we may have a resident one, along with a bear or two.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938874724231860923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-486219060874117495.post-59681302382389297532015-06-30T19:28:09.565-07:002015-06-30T19:28:09.565-07:00I think it is a combination of both. When I was c...I think it is a combination of both. When I was considering adopting Jake, I took him in with the hens on leash. He pulled towards one, I said 'eh,eh' in the back of my throat, and he had been fine ever since. If hens are fighting or there is a lot of coyote scent and he is wound up, he likes to blast through the flock, but on whole he is fine. Luna is too. She showed intense focus on them when we first got her, but we eventually figured out that it was herding behaviour, which is actually prey drive not taken to completion, but she has never gone for one. Calli shows no interest. An Irish Setter I had many years ago, did kill a few chickens, but eventually got over that, and used to just 'play' with the rooster. They would dance around each other, it was fascinating to watch. The Lab we adopted previous to Calli, had to have a bit of training when she first came here, but she had more prey drive/herding behaviour than Jake exhibits.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938874724231860923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-486219060874117495.post-81996886184058448982015-06-30T19:16:53.475-07:002015-06-30T19:16:53.475-07:00We have a hybrid wolf in the area that is giving t...We have a hybrid wolf in the area that is giving the chicken owners fits right now here in Sequim.gvmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867025752175321347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-486219060874117495.post-63369541650061808152015-06-30T19:16:03.422-07:002015-06-30T19:16:03.422-07:00Some guardian dogs will eat a dead lamb when there...Some guardian dogs will eat a dead lamb when there job is to keep the live ones safe.gvmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867025752175321347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-486219060874117495.post-74766352006472316212015-06-30T19:14:58.313-07:002015-06-30T19:14:58.313-07:00I like the picture of the chicken with her feather...I like the picture of the chicken with her feathers flapping in the breeze. Looks like she is saying Phewww to the heat and to the fact that she wasn't one of the ones that got eaten. Last summer our hottest day was 88 degrees. This summer we have already been in the mid 80's. The grass is browning up and yes, we have to water, water, water :0(gvmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867025752175321347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-486219060874117495.post-53246952554066541162015-06-30T18:40:41.655-07:002015-06-30T18:40:41.655-07:00It amazes me that Jake will eat a chicken carcass ...It amazes me that Jake will eat a chicken carcass but not go after a live hen, Well trained or does he not associate the one with the other?Granny Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858237999602347848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-486219060874117495.post-83905386998569566162015-06-30T11:59:03.247-07:002015-06-30T11:59:03.247-07:00Those hens are like lawn mowers BOL
Lily & Edw...Those hens are like lawn mowers BOL<br />Lily & EdwardTwo French Bulldogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504475675258871866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-486219060874117495.post-4457255462127971042015-06-30T11:08:08.618-07:002015-06-30T11:08:08.618-07:00A friend of mine who raises chickens is busy fight...A friend of mine who raises chickens is busy fighting the foxes in our area. I bet she has some coyotes too as they run everywhere. I hate that you are losing hens. Hawks would be a tough one to fight. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-486219060874117495.post-24732508310082151812015-06-30T04:21:17.567-07:002015-06-30T04:21:17.567-07:00You are right about there never being a dull momen...You are right about there never being a dull moment! Your hens are so pretty and healthy looking. Our few hens had almost stopped laying because of the extreme heat. Thankfully it has cooled off a little this week. The last two week were almost unbearable. High humidity and high 90's...even a few 100 and 101 degrees. It has been a hot summer so far! Sounds like you and Larry work all the time!Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-486219060874117495.post-43783336976652913222015-06-30T02:53:50.199-07:002015-06-30T02:53:50.199-07:00I do the same thing in the heat! We are due to w...I do the same thing in the heat! We are due to warm up, I like the 70's just fine. I have heard on the news that the temperatures out that way are way above normal. Hope you stay cool:) Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.com