My Pink Coop

[Lindsey]

Love the coop!!!!

[JJJ]

Originally Posted by gja1000

Jessica, herbs are the easiest to grow, you'll be giving them away they will grow so well. I've had great luck with rosemary, basil, thyme, and oregano. You can grow cilantro but only when the weather is cool, it won't grow in heat. In Houston you should be able to grow it almost all winter.

Oh thank you Gayle, that is great to know. I can't wait to put them to use

[JJJ]

My garden has been growing so lovely I thought I share some pics.

[DianaB]

Your little garden is doing GREAT!! It looks like soon you're going to have green peppers, tomatoes, and squash!! Very nice!!

[Janet]

Your green thumb did good. What a great garden you have.

[DianaB]

I forgot to ask how the chickens are doing?

[judy]

The garden is really growing nice!!! You have a green thumb Jessica! How is the mint doing? And the chicks?

[JJJ]

Thank you ladies = )

One of my chicken is not doing so well. She looks sick I hope she starts looking better. My other two are doing great. I have be meaning to take pictures of them but I can't seem to get around to it. Maybe this weekend. No eggs yet.

Judy my apple mint is growing nicely but my chocolate mint is not growing as fast.

I can't wait to taste my veggies.

[gja1000]

Jessica, I'm so jealous! I have never bee able to grow decent bell peppers! I can grow jalapeños, but not Bells! You garden looks fantastic!

[judy]

Chocolate mint will grow, but spearmint grows the best. I never tasted apple mint. It sounds good!

We had temps in the low 30's a couple of mornings ago, so I'm still not replanting my mint, or putting out my plants.

[JJJ]

Originally Posted by gja1000

Jessica, I'm so jealous! I have never bee able to grow decent bell peppers! I can grow jalapeños, but not Bells! You garden looks fantastic!

Thank you Gayle, I am so excited. I hope my bell keeps growing, it's so small right now. My red bell pepper tree died a few weeks ago. I was so sad.

[JJJ]

Originally Posted by judy

Chocolate mint will grow, but spearmint grows the best. I never tasted apple mint. It sounds good!

We had temps in the low 30's a couple of mornings ago, so I'm still not replanting my mint, or putting out my plants.

Judy, I was just thinking maybe my boys are eating my chocolate mints and that's why it's slowly getting smaller. Would you happen to have recipes for mint?

[DianaB]

Jessica, your chickens probably won't start laying eggs until the end of the summer. That's what ours did last summer. It takes a while for them to get mature enough. I don't know how old they have to be.

We got some more chickens the other day......50 of them!! Glen has promised that he'll keep them in the chicken coop this year......after they destroyed my yard last year. We have one chicken and one duck left out of all of those we had last year!!! It's funny because they pal around together!!

[JJJ]

Originally Posted by DianaB

Jessica, your chickens probably won't start laying eggs until the end of the summer. That's what ours did last summer. It takes a while for them to get mature enough. I don't know how old they have to be.

We got some more chickens the other day......50 of them!! Glen has promised that he'll keep them in the chicken coop this year......after they destroyed my yard last year. We have one chicken and one duck left out of all of those we had last year!!! It's funny because they pal around together!!

Fifty chickens Diana Wowser

There is no way I can fit 50 in my tiny backyard. I'm hoping that in five yrs I can relocate out of the city with more space and away from neighbors. I did read somewhere that they can start laying eggs as soon as 7 months and as late as 1 1/2 yrs. I read on the breeds I got and supposedly there good layers. I guess will see.

[JJJ]

Here are my teenage chickens