tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630729253136820660.post1664005180433698842..comments2024-01-13T05:41:48.010-08:00Comments on Toni's Square Foot Garden: Grasshoppers... go ahead... I dare ya...Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630729253136820660.post-14721400119834651772011-05-17T12:00:31.195-07:002011-05-17T12:00:31.195-07:00That sounds like a fun thing. My mom had turkeys, ...That sounds like a fun thing. My mom had turkeys, ducks and geese fenced around the vegetable garden. It really helped to keep the grasshoppers down. I don't get many here in the east, but in the west, boy are they pests.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630729253136820660.post-52040769975356107742011-05-17T05:50:04.691-07:002011-05-17T05:50:04.691-07:00Hi Peg! Yes, I will absolutely take photos and po...Hi Peg! Yes, I will absolutely take photos and post about this adventure!Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630729253136820660.post-56854738540519247872011-05-16T21:31:08.057-07:002011-05-16T21:31:08.057-07:00I hope you take photos every day to chronicle thei...I hope you take photos every day to chronicle their progress!Peg Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045192551906290398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630729253136820660.post-72718006434608038402011-05-16T16:00:33.219-07:002011-05-16T16:00:33.219-07:00Hi GrafixMuse! Thank you so much for stopping by!...Hi GrafixMuse! Thank you so much for stopping by! I will certainly be posting about my new adventure!!! Goodbye grasshoppers!Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630729253136820660.post-72573918099017997152011-05-16T15:17:21.866-07:002011-05-16T15:17:21.866-07:00Ducks! What a great idea to deal with your grassho...Ducks! What a great idea to deal with your grasshopper problem, plus so much more. I am looking forward to reading about your adventures with ducklings :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129119492962711399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630729253136820660.post-56827959785813917662011-05-16T14:08:56.800-07:002011-05-16T14:08:56.800-07:00EG, I am so hoping!!!!
Happy Spring to your my fri...EG, I am so hoping!!!!<br />Happy Spring to your my friend!Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630729253136820660.post-52399608797405457132011-05-16T14:06:03.810-07:002011-05-16T14:06:03.810-07:00Oh, I bet those ducks will have a field day with t...Oh, I bet those ducks will have a field day with those grasshoppers this year!Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630729253136820660.post-50534705342658341422011-05-16T11:42:29.716-07:002011-05-16T11:42:29.716-07:00Bonnie, thank you so much for your words of wisdom...Bonnie, thank you so much for your words of wisdom!!!Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630729253136820660.post-6863816413836313822011-05-16T11:39:21.061-07:002011-05-16T11:39:21.061-07:00Oh, and you can feed them your leftovers and compo...Oh, and you can feed them your leftovers and compost (all of it!) they will make it into meat and eggs for you :)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115620567519209065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630729253136820660.post-59141038993623021602011-05-16T11:38:25.382-07:002011-05-16T11:38:25.382-07:00Muscovies are so fun, and they are great as pest c...Muscovies are so fun, and they are great as pest control-- they don't just eat the flies and slugs and grasshoppers, they eat the larvae, which makes the biggest difference in pest control.<br /><br />They grow really quickly, so you will want to handle them a lot when they are babies if you want them, especially the males, to remain friendly as they get older. (Drakes can and will flog people out of aggression if they are no socialized early). Muscovies lay very well and the hens will hatch just about anything you put under them. Unlike other breeds of ducks, muscovies do not need water to mate. A hen can sit on about 30 eggs at a time. The meat of a muscovy is supposed to be really good (we never ate ours) and is less fatty than other types of duck.<br /><br />When bred to other breeds of ducks, muscovies will only produce sterile 'mules', so cross breeding is not really an option.<br /><br />There is a big market on ebay for fertile muscovy eggs, so that may be some good pocket money for you guys, if you end up with extra.<br /><br />You will need to clip their wings, as they can fly when they are younger, and they will need housing with perches, as they prefer to be up in trees when they are not nesting. Housing will need to be really secure from all predators, and you will probably have to chase them in every night, as ducks (unlike chickens) can have a pretty late bed time.<br /><br />They will eat everything and anything you give them. They are also messy (all ducks are) and will leave slimy offerings wherever they are allowed to go.<br /><br />We LOVED our muscovies and have some eggs in the incubator right now. They are so quiet, compared to other ducks, and that is really nice. Can't wait to see how you do with them! Post lots of pics!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115620567519209065noreply@blogger.com