{"id":133,"date":"2020-05-24T23:08:26","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T03:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snailshellthicket.org\/blog\/?p=133"},"modified":"2020-05-26T07:40:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T11:40:38","slug":"2020-05-24-log","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snailshellthicket.org\/blog\/2020\/05\/24\/2020-05-24-log\/","title":{"rendered":"2020-05-24 log"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Started the day removing Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass) from a to-be bed that was in semi-shade. Worked there while talking on the phone with my cousin, and it became quite sunny within an hour and I was already filthy when I stopped for a slightly early lunch.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Forearm after removing gloves for lunch. This is not a suntan.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Switched to a guinea coop renovation project after lunch.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Guinea coop before<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Before, there was one long roost parallel to coop length up at the top, and a number of roosts perpendicular to coop length at varying heights. The problem with the cross-roosts is I never found a good, secure way to attach them to the hardware cloth sides of the coop without movement. Whatever I tried, the force of birds landing on and taking off from the roosts eventually tore them loose. Plus, when a bird landed on or took off from a roost, it made a very loud sound that made me duck and cringe.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Guinea coop after<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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After: three roosts, all parallel to length of coop. There was some confusion (and grumbling from the chickens) about how to roost with the new arrangement, but I expect they will get into a routine soon. I did find one guinea hen sleeping on the floor of the coop at 2:55am when I went out to do rounds after that grey-and-white cat who has been hanging around woke me up yowling outside (which was driving Hermes nuts).<\/p>\r\n

We’ll see if I got the spacing right this morning, by seeing how many birds got pooped on in the night. Adjustments may be in order.<\/p>\r\n

Anyway, this whole project took four times longer than expected (as usual) and wore me out more than seems reasonable.<\/p>\r\n

Cinnamon Chicken was definitely a bird-about-the-yard.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Cinnamon Chicken helpfully perches on the wheelbarrow<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Cinnamon Chicken is queen of the mulch pile<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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In the evening, I moved to another bed to continue Cynodon dactylon removal, pulling back the tarp to reveal a very large spider, which Cinnamon Chicken ate, and a toad, which Cinnamon Chicken excitedly ran toward, but which I was happily able to capture and save from a terribly brutal end.<\/p>\r\n

And there was another snake friend near the guinea coop. As long as they are not eating keets, I’m happy to have them around.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Today’s black snake encounter<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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And finally, after dinner I found a tick on the outside of my left thigh. This is a weird place for a tick because I tuck my pants into my socks, tuck my shirt into my pants, and wear a belt. I will be checking my pants for a hole, I guess.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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