...or it could have been lunch. At some point today something ate every baby semp growing in my rock bed. I've lost over 30 babies in one hit. Several of the bigger semps have nibbles out of them and others have been pulled out completely. I suspect it's birds.
Eviesmummy said: At some point today something ate every baby semp growing in my rock bed. I've lost over 30 babies in one hit. Several of the bigger semps have nibbles out of them and others have been pulled out completely.
So Sorry to hear that; makes me cringe and just reading about it.
I'll take some tonight Lynn. Most of the Momma hens are ok, just the lower leaves damaged where they have been broken off for what ever it was to be able to get at the tender babies. I's been so excited to find all those tiny babies just starting to grow. Hopefully once the net comes they'll grow some more.
Oh Kate, that is such a bummer. It was voles that ate my plants. Birds usually just pluck the babies off and leave them lay. It's early in the year so I hope they grow more babies yet this year.
Kate I just saw this post...I'm so sorry!! I think you have plenty of time to get more chicks, and I hope the netting works!!! Semps will send out chicks through out summer, so I think you're fine there, but what a disappointment
Thanks Greg, I have the netting roughly in place (need to get some proper staples/wire to secure it properly) and there doesn't seem to have been any attacks since so i'm keeping my fingers crossed.
I spoke too soon, I found a few more broken ones last night. I need to secure my netting better, but until I get chance to do that I sprinkled pepper over everything. Hopefully the taste will put whatever it is off.