It should read Lions, and Tigers, and Bears OH MY!....but it doesn't.  Instead my life includes, chickens, gardens and horses.  But, I've got problems....at least "challenges" so, I thought I would put my "issues" into writing and ask for some advice!

Problem #1 - NOTHING is coming up in the garden!  It's been two weeks..and I've consistently watered...and nothing but GARLIC that was planted last fall has come up.  This didn't happen last year....so hat did I do wrong.

Problem #2 - My chickens are refusing to lay their eggs in the nesting boxes...and instead are finding the craziest places all over the barn and in boxes to lay their eggs...oh...and also below the roost...which makes finding the eggs in a timely manner......almost impossible.  HELP!

Problem #3 - My chickens keep digging little spots in the dirt (like little indentions in the dirt) where they can sit and keep cool I guess.  The problem is, they will even climb into my pots...WITH PLANTS IN THE POTS...and scratch out dirt and my plants in order to find a place to make their little "spot".

Problem #4 - We got a new horse...CHEROKEE...and we have had him two weeks.  He is wonderful...but SNERT is bullying him...and it is not calming down AT ALL.

Problem #5 - It is still dipping below freezing at night occassionally and that has cost me some flower plants.......ones that were SUPPOSED to be fine at even 40 below......so I don't get it.

Problem #6 - My barn cats keep making unseemly "deliveries" of their catches to my front door...and of course, eventually leave me the most "choice" parts of their catch to discover as I walk out the door.  GROSS!

Problem #6 - The "squishies" are making holes all over the pasture...which makes riding IN the pasture.....an adventure and I'm scared to death one of the horses is going to get hurt stepping into one of those holes.

Problem #7 - My barn cats, one especially, Ranger, will not stay away from the birds....and we LOVE birds.

Trivial issues...YES...I agree.....but hey, they ARE irritating! HA!

Lori      

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Posted by Ann

Lori.. you just planted the lettuce and spinach.. dont get anxious they will come up but give it a nother week or two.. mine is just scant above ground.. the carrots are a meer mirage with a tassle of small green thing out of the ground... the onions I have in for over a month are doing fine and so will yours.. we have not had anymore freezing weather so give your elevation at least another 2 weeks to clear the freezes and you will be fine...it takes time for the ground to thaw and warm to the temp. to make the seed produce...keep your chin up..
about the chickens.. we had some laying up in the loft and didnt know it and boy were they rotten.. yuck!.. make sure you have hay in the nest boxes and they are deep enough for them...that encourages them to lay there...squishy holds are not big enough for your horses to fall into..if it were prairie dogs you might have a bigger problem...you may have to put chicken wire around your potted plants til they more established and than take it off.. with more plants they wont have dirt to get into.. and yes ours leave ditches and holes all over the place to keep cool.. it is a pain... well hopefully that helps.. call me in person when you feel this way so I can help you out over the phone.. it is easier to explain.. take care.. Ann

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