tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post7232679302422809167..comments2024-03-11T22:01:37.417-05:00Comments on Modern Day Redneck: Spoke To SoonModern Day Redneckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17682843961510053146noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-82183940531296965752011-11-07T08:00:26.892-06:002011-11-07T08:00:26.892-06:00Rose - Yes Cochins are a very good setter. The lit...Rose - Yes Cochins are a very good setter. The little Bantams are even better. I had one little hen hatch out my goose eggs. It was the funniest thing I have ever seen.Modern Day Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682843961510053146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-69842228743617987032011-11-06T09:58:23.239-06:002011-11-06T09:58:23.239-06:00A couple of years ago I lost our modest little app...A couple of years ago I lost our modest little apple crop to an early September freeze. It is disheartening to lose crops to any circumstance. It is 17 degrees out here this morning. Our crops our in and I am trying to process 4 boxes of apples.<br /><br />Your chicks look great. Are Cochins a broody breed? I miss having baby chicks born naturally around here.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16924988248364848607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-74342913163251717422011-11-05T21:06:40.045-05:002011-11-05T21:06:40.045-05:00Jam - Gardening in Texas is like playing craps. Yo...Jam - Gardening in Texas is like playing craps. You just never know how the dice will roll.<br /><br />John - Thanks for the kind words my friend.<br /><br />Denise - Most of the time the Fall gardens are our best producers. This weather was not suppose to have done that or been this early.<br /><br />sista- The funny thing was, our Lettuce patch did not get hurt. It was the peppers, beans, squash, sweet potatoes and some others that got burnt. We have more lettuce than we can eat. <br /><br />Stephen - I have been so consumed with building the bath house that I have not had the chance to do a wood run. I only have about a weeks worth of wood on hand. Even with the freezing temps the other night we did not turn on the heaters. <br />I hope you stay warm.<br /> <br />BEB - I bet your roomy would love that.<br /><br />Texan - I would love a wood stove. I can not find one anywhere under $1500 around here. Some other blogs I read bought them from the Amish brand new but never said the cost. Maybe someday.Modern Day Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682843961510053146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-55865959884496439602011-11-05T19:27:40.690-05:002011-11-05T19:27:40.690-05:00I"ll say it again, gardening in Texas, we sho...I"ll say it again, gardening in Texas, we should get an award I am telling you! My two eggplants that for some reason decided to live despite our summer bit the dust too due to the cold night. Cute little chicks.<br />We did get to try out our wood stoves due to that little cold snap! woowhoo :O).Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560812716080117867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-59033421615336805982011-11-05T18:15:32.906-05:002011-11-05T18:15:32.906-05:00Aw I was looking forward to bringing back fresh ve...Aw I was looking forward to bringing back fresh veggiess :( Ohh well. Can I bring back a chicken? :))BlueEyedBabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15241437237686251555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-64651548481294854482011-11-05T12:09:36.036-05:002011-11-05T12:09:36.036-05:00Sorry, my friend. Cool here today, windy. Think I&...Sorry, my friend. Cool here today, windy. Think I'll build my first fire this afternoon.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-44784281510398467382011-11-05T11:47:36.205-05:002011-11-05T11:47:36.205-05:00I'v been covering my lettuce every night for a...I'v been covering my lettuce every night for a week just to get up in the morning to no frost. The first time I don't do it will be the time we get a killing frost. I almost forgot one night and was out in the garden at 11:00 with a flash light. This year the man built me a cold frame. Go look at my blog to see it. I love it. Wish you had one too.sistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568280906820691641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-66966399923196121722011-11-05T09:11:11.282-05:002011-11-05T09:11:11.282-05:00We had three nights of frost here and I had to cov...We had three nights of frost here and I had to cover everything at night and then uncover everything before it got too hot in the morning. Really weird weather cause now it's up in the 60's in the daytime and 40's at night. I think we wont have anything produce as well. This is the first year we planted in the fall too...maybe next year will be better.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176248257777935268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-66385980694575564442011-11-05T08:11:07.025-05:002011-11-05T08:11:07.025-05:00Sorry about the garden. You have had a tough go t...Sorry about the garden. You have had a tough go this year. Hang in there!johnnybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583515325585742368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-18047698303168186342011-11-05T08:08:30.069-05:002011-11-05T08:08:30.069-05:00sorry about your garden MDR..
frost is a creeping...sorry about your garden MDR..<br /><br />frost is a creeping killer. being from canada, we are a little more tuned into it this time of year. still got surprised on morning when it was supposed to go down to, as you said, mid-thirties and i woke up to a thin coat of white everywhere. crops were already in tho'<br /><br />spring is when we grit our teeth... we can get hit with frost in late-may, early june after the plants that have been lovingly started indoors get put outside for the year.<br /><br />glad you have new chickens though - looking good!!jambaloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084215893557618903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-36128929023055615812011-11-05T07:32:21.533-05:002011-11-05T07:32:21.533-05:00It sure did G. This summer was the hardest we have...It sure did G. This summer was the hardest we have faced yet. I am crossing my fingers and hoping for the best on the next one.Modern Day Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682843961510053146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-85309258660459649662011-11-05T07:29:11.709-05:002011-11-05T07:29:11.709-05:00Coley, I hate to hear you are still loosing chicke...Coley, I hate to hear you are still loosing chickens. I hope you can get it resolved soon.Modern Day Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682843961510053146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-79704143951126230672011-11-05T00:46:36.585-05:002011-11-05T00:46:36.585-05:00Sad about that fall garden but YEAH! about the bab...Sad about that fall garden but YEAH! about the baby chicks. I guess this is a fine example of one door closing as another opens. Still I am glad to see you bouncing back. This summer hit you pretty hard from time to time.Genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09232175670503262669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-50792202092365000442011-11-04T20:51:50.923-05:002011-11-04T20:51:50.923-05:00Not yet, I am thinking it is a parasitic problem a...Not yet, I am thinking it is a parasitic problem and the Diatomecous earth just isn't cutting it, some we have lost to coons and possums. We have trapped three possums and 1 coon in the past few months and we know there are more going after them.coleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10521218854189081976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-41656128830151672872011-11-04T20:17:09.286-05:002011-11-04T20:17:09.286-05:00These chickens are heavy breed Cochin. They are go...These chickens are heavy breed Cochin. They are good sellers down here. <br />As far as your chickens, have you put any antibiotics in the water for them?Modern Day Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682843961510053146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-55376908227696516402011-11-04T20:07:34.362-05:002011-11-04T20:07:34.362-05:00The chicks look good.What breeds are you raising? ...The chicks look good.What breeds are you raising? Stinks about the garden, the coldest we have been here is 34 degrees. Shoot my tomato plants and blackberries still have blossoms and are putting off fruit yet. We are losing our chickens 1by 1 one,so it looks like next spring we are going to have to start of fresh.coleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10521218854189081976noreply@blogger.com