Comments - Enough with the spring showers already! - Village Vancouver2024-03-29T09:46:35Zhttp://www.villagevancouver.ca/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4670368%3ABlogPost%3A3906&xn_auth=noHi Richard! I'm doing a BSc i…tag:www.villagevancouver.ca,2010-06-04:4670368:Comment:44202010-06-04T15:14:14.000ZJulia Smithhttp://www.villagevancouver.ca/profile/JuliaSmith
Hi Richard! I'm doing a BSc in Geology at UBC. We put the carpet down over an out of control weedy patch of the yard to kill the weeds so we can plant there next year. We'll roll it up this winter, cover the area with compost and have a great area to grow in the spring. We aren't allowed to have roosters in Vancouver. They make too much noise. All of our chicks are girls. It is difficult to tell the sex of chicks but some breeds are easier than others. Our Polish chicks were easy because the…
Hi Richard! I'm doing a BSc in Geology at UBC. We put the carpet down over an out of control weedy patch of the yard to kill the weeds so we can plant there next year. We'll roll it up this winter, cover the area with compost and have a great area to grow in the spring. We aren't allowed to have roosters in Vancouver. They make too much noise. All of our chicks are girls. It is difficult to tell the sex of chicks but some breeds are easier than others. Our Polish chicks were easy because the females have rounded feather tips. We also have some Buff Orpingtons that were sexed at the hatchery to 90% accuracy so we should be ok there. We're only keeping 3 of the chicks. We got some extras to pass on to friends and neighbours when they're older in order to cut down on the number of people driving out to the valley to pick up chickens and also because chicks that are hand raised make much better backyard chickens than farm raised. Buff Orpingtons are an excellent choice for backyard coops because they are one of the most friendly breeds, lay right through the winter, and are too heavy to fly so they'll stay out of the neighbour's yard. The garden of rose bushes is being turned into a veggie garden so if you know anyone who wants roses, send them my way.