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  • From: "Kathy Johnson" <rrabbits@si4u.net>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] foul weeding
  • Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 10:46:25 -0800

Geese won't eat fruit, but this last spring when the sap started running, my
up till then tree ignoring geese started stripping bark off my cherry tree
trunks. Those stinkers!

Kathy J.

----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce & Joyce Caldwell <thecaldwells@Access4Less.net>
To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 1:17 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] foul weeding


> Tom,
>
> What I know will not fill a teacup! The word is that geese can be used to
> weed gardens and orchards, as they have no serious interest in fruit. I
know
> they eat lots of greens, but am skeptical of the claim thet they won't eat
> fruit. Still, they have historically been used for weeding, and some
breeds,
> or maybe the mongerals of all breeds, are often called weeder geese.
>
> I have used chicken tractors to raise chickens where the predator problems
> are serious. You build a small lightweight cage of chicken wire and PVC
> pipe, hang a waterer and a feeder in it, cover part with tarp, and add a
few
> birds. Feed the birds lightly, and move the tractor regularly. The right
> combination keeps the weeds down and the soil fertilized. It also limits
the
> insect populations and provides the best eggs and meat you will find
> anywhere.
>
> Joyce
>
> > This "weeding" technique intrigues me...
> >
> > > Someone wanting to use birds for weeding should look into geese.
> > >
> > > Regarding insect control, check out "Chicken Tractors".
> > >
>
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