tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post346987795721113468..comments2023-11-29T12:41:34.401-05:00Comments on The Corner Yard: Chickens, Bees and a Bad Case of the UgliesRibbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-21907096054414725092009-06-26T17:04:12.173-04:002009-06-26T17:04:12.173-04:00You know, it wasn't that long ago in the eyes ...You know, it wasn't that long ago in the eyes of the world that kids would have had these questions. They would have been intimately aware of where their food came from and most likely more appreciative of it as a plant/animal than my kids are.<br /><br />The boy is so impressionable that I don't doubt he'd go on a complete hunger strike if I told him exactly how chickens "made chickens."Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-32229454746535056202009-06-26T16:38:03.388-04:002009-06-26T16:38:03.388-04:00My grandfather took me fishing when I was 4. Until...My grandfather took me fishing when I was 4. Until that time I assumed meat came from the supermarket, I haven't had meat since :] Good call holding off on the Chicken story!The Avant-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02813134544071403299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-25190581107989150492009-06-25T19:30:34.672-04:002009-06-25T19:30:34.672-04:00I love the little boy story! LOL!
You are so luc...I love the little boy story! LOL!<br /><br />You are so lucky to have bees! We just don't down here- not may at all. Did you know it is national pollinator week? Bee populations are down by a large % in the US. Obamas just got bees for their garden- see my blog post from today.Atrox_https://www.blogger.com/profile/02011115803170578072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-60019092558982908822009-06-25T10:48:45.264-04:002009-06-25T10:48:45.264-04:00Not this year. I'm taking on one thing at a t...Not this year. I'm taking on one thing at a time. This year was the garden, next year is going to have to be canning and maybe the following year or during one winter I may venture into composting.Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-1640895526877085172009-06-25T10:33:59.519-04:002009-06-25T10:33:59.519-04:00Ribbit - our German Shepherd has his heart set on ...Ribbit - our German Shepherd has his heart set on flattening some chickens too. That's why ours are kept in a run and not allowed to roam free. He loves to charge the chicken run and slam into it with his paws and send the chickens flying into a frenzy. Dumb dog. I'm not sure he'd kill one to eat it, but he'd kill one by playing with it because he only knows how to play ruff (dog pun?). LOL.<br /><br />Can you compost in a trash can like we do? That's the only thing we were able to do thanks to the kids/dogs angle too.Kate and Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342619603185671644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-77173389849043870822009-06-24T22:53:54.336-04:002009-06-24T22:53:54.336-04:00"I's the Enlis techa."
I are glad u..."I's the Enlis techa."<br /><br />I are glad u toad me, I woodent uh none iffen u dint toad me.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-55772820563064878252009-06-24T22:38:03.552-04:002009-06-24T22:38:03.552-04:00That would be BRAVE up. Not Brace. I's the E...That would be BRAVE up. Not Brace. I's the Enlis techa.<br /><br />It's past my bed time. :)Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-69431567698098587052009-06-24T22:37:05.086-04:002009-06-24T22:37:05.086-04:00Granny, did you enlarge the picture and see that w...Granny, did you enlarge the picture and see that worm in there!? I couldn't get my brace up to cut it open and see him in his full glory.<br /><br />My grandmother kept a list like that for me. She's read me a few things in the past. It's hysterical. I actually keep a book for each of the kids that I write in that I'll give them at their high school graduations. They may not read them at the time, but they will soon enough.<br /><br />Speaking of.....where are new pictures of that beautiful baby? You're holding out. What about Alecia (sp?)? It's been a while since we've heard about her.Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-40933438286264907152009-06-24T22:33:12.791-04:002009-06-24T22:33:12.791-04:00That's what I thought. He has the same stance...That's what I thought. He has the same stance as the colorful one I knew to be an assassin bug. Apparently when they age they shed their skins so to say. Odd little buggers, aren't they.<br /><br />EG, you were an inspiration to me from the start. You, Granny and Sinfonian. The harvest is really y'all's doing. Thank you for telling me I could.<br /><br />Can you use two apostrophes in a word? :)Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-84829213404740073822009-06-24T22:10:40.734-04:002009-06-24T22:10:40.734-04:00Those are some big holes in your tomato, lady. I&...Those are some big holes in your tomato, lady. I've had a tomato here and there with one hole, but yours looks like Swiss cheese.<br /><br />Gotta love your little ones. I hope you're keeping a journal of all the cute things they say. I did that with one (most precocious)granddaughter. The cutest things came out of her mouth.....sometimes embarrassing things came out of her mouth! I get the biggest kick out of reading it with her now that she's fourteen!<br /><br />You need to rename your blog "Gardening WITH Skills"!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-3782466667586762612009-06-24T21:44:34.395-04:002009-06-24T21:44:34.395-04:00ribbit - don't kill that "ugly" bug!...ribbit - don't kill that "ugly" bug! It's a good guy, and is called an assassin bug. It kills aphids and stuff like crazy, that's why you found him on your tomatoes. Very impressive harvest, BTW.....Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-75800189612749885292009-06-24T21:33:15.145-04:002009-06-24T21:33:15.145-04:00That's right!! It WAS a noodle. I had forgot...That's right!! It WAS a noodle. I had forgotten that when I started the video for him. He's 5 and called it a string and I latched on to that. <br /><br />Trust me. I've tried the chicken angle. No compost pile - no chickens. There's a line that won't be crossed. We have a farm behind us whose chickens run for their lives every once in a while, but I'm afraid our Great Dane's a stone cold killer. Those scurrying chickens look too much like a squeeky toy. :) <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, Kate. I admire your blog.Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-71657667152714972282009-06-24T21:17:41.911-04:002009-06-24T21:17:41.911-04:00GAH! What a story! LOLOL. I wouldn't have the ...GAH! What a story! LOLOL. I wouldn't have the heart to tell my boys either and I'm not sure they associate our backyard chickens with the chicken on their plates yet. Kids are so funny with the things they put together. (Oh and my chickens were jumping for spaghetti noodles - their favorite treat).<br /><br />Sorry about your bugs! You need chickens now to eat 'em up!Kate and Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342619603185671644noreply@blogger.com