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my foraging diary
- Thread starter willow and squiggles
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I'm not foraging at the moment. Rabbits are having shop bought herbs and Kale from the garden. There are small plants growing in the garden, mostly Cow Parsley, Dandelions and Red Deadnettle, plus Brambles. They've had the occasional treat of some of these, but certainly not daily. Apple and Pear trees will get pruned soon, so they will enjoy the prunings.
MightyMax
Banned
Yup. Loads of cow parsley and chickweed still. Also dead nettle, bramble and mallow.
Dandelions coming up too ...
My buns are having forage every evening as per normal ..
I've just been outside to have a good 'recky' in the garden and we have certainly not got enough for daily feeding. Is this in your garden or somewhere close to you? I did find lots of Chickweed and Cleavers though, but the plants are small.
MightyMax
Banned
:lol::lol:
March 2018......
Mike your garden looks amazing
It seems to go on for ever and ever?
mikek
Warren Veteran
Mike your garden looks amazing
It seems to go on for ever and ever?
the pic makes it look a lot longer than it actually is. it keeps the bunnies happy tho, i love they way they go to certain areas on certain days or time of day.
joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
I got this growing where the old chicken coop used to be. I wouldn't feed anything where the coop used to be though
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is that hogweed? Joey says if you on't want it, send it here, chickeny or no. Other photo looks like sow thistle to me - hoping so. Omi?
loobers25
Warren Veteran
It looks like hogweed and its massive.
If the other is sow thistle is it nommy abd what parts do I feed? Is it suitable for drying and storing?
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joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
feed all of it but its too "milky" for drying IME. Wait for ogafal confirmation though
loobers25
Warren Veteran
Omi might be busy as she's going for that psychic reading today.
I won't bother introducing it if I can only feed fresh
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Yep, I think 1st pic Perennial Sowthistle, 2nd pic Common Hogweed.
I'd feed both. I would not feed anything that had had a fresh chicken dropping on it, but I would have no problem feeding anything where chicken droppings had composted.
What do you think our compost is made of ?
Go on, give them both a treat
I'd feed both. I would not feed anything that had had a fresh chicken dropping on it, but I would have no problem feeding anything where chicken droppings had composted.
What do you think our compost is made of ?
Go on, give them both a treat
Why??
loobers25
Warren Veteran
Because onces I have got through all the leafs there won't be any more for ages and I don't like to keep changing there food. I thought you can't change bunnies and new things should be introduced gradually. By the time I've introduced it it will all be gone?
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All of it
Both that and Hogweed are very popular here.No idea about drying, but it is very milky inside, so perhaps not.
Well actually, if you're sparing in the amount of leaves you remove, you won't kill the plant. It will go on producing leaves.
I think the problem is just with introducing new foods. There's not a problem as far as I know in feeding something and then not feeding it for a while. I do that all the time as plants grow in different seasons.
