Comments on: Happy Birthday! Have some Compost! http://gardenwallah.com/2009/04/27/happy-birthday-have-some-compost/ Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:16:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Erin http://gardenwallah.com/2009/04/27/happy-birthday-have-some-compost/#comment-77 Sun, 03 May 2009 14:36:21 +0000 http://gardenwallah.com/?p=1476#comment-77 We were so glad you all came down to tour the ecovillage…and could actually see value in the mess that is our backyard (I guess ‘work in progress’ maybe sounds better than mess but it’s pretty much the same thing right now). We’d love to hear more about what’s happening in Louisville as time goes on!

I’ve heard that buckeyes specifically are rodent-killers. Pretty crazy to imagine a chicken going after a mouse but I’d love to see it! I have heard that there are wild ferrets in our neighborhood (probably abandoned pets) and they gladly kill chickens so hopefully the buckeyes will be able to take them out if the need arises!

]]> By: M http://gardenwallah.com/2009/04/27/happy-birthday-have-some-compost/#comment-72 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:05:59 +0000 http://gardenwallah.com/?p=1476#comment-72 The peeps look like hens now! How cute they are, and how fortunate for them to get a compost birthday cake.

]]> By: ray http://gardenwallah.com/2009/04/27/happy-birthday-have-some-compost/#comment-71 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:12:16 +0000 http://gardenwallah.com/?p=1476#comment-71 Thanks for the tour from the Louisville folks. Everything you’re doing looks great, and I really like the use of the natural material and the cane. It was great of you to take time out of your busy weekend to share with us.

p.s. I just started keeping chickens last year and find they are a hoot. They will also eat almost anything. Unfortunately, I can’t let mine run, but have them in a large enclosure and find myself digging and pulling treats for them all the time. They love some of my most common lawn weeds, and go CRAZY over comfrey. I’ve heard stories that they’ll eat small rodents too, if they can catch them. I truly believe they’re the closet thing to a dinosaur alive on earth today.

Keep up the good work!!

Ray

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