Purple crocus' not eaten!

alancane · « **on:** February 27, 2011, 13:36 »

I made an observation this morning.... my girls love to eat the orange Crocus in the garden, but they haven't touched the purple ones at all!
Why is that and what relationship does the colour purple have with the chicken and the purple spray also? Interesting.....

New shoot · « **Reply #1 on:** February 27, 2011, 13:53 »

My yellow crocus have been packed to oblivion and the purple left as well :blink: Must make perfect sense to a chicken

Think I need to purple spray my precious plants - they are always the ones they make a beeline for

PaulineM · « **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2011, 15:25 »

Hi
Same here, my purple crocus have survived too

So have the snowdrops and Tete n Tete daffs

Interesting!

izzy · « **Reply #3 on:** February 27, 2011, 16:57 »

I only ever planted purple crocus even before I had the chickens. Read somewhere that wild birds will eat the yellow and leave the purple .

Tigerwren · « **Reply #4 on:** February 27, 2011, 17:10 »

Lol! Do you think they have a phobia of purple and that's why purple spray is purple?? Wonder if they ever eat purple plants/ flowers?

alancane · « **Reply #5 on:** February 27, 2011, 17:14 »

Looks like I will be plating some purple flowers this year to see what happens. I wonder what other colour they don't touch? Maybe blue as well?

ManicMum · « **Reply #6 on:** February 27, 2011, 17:16 »

A park in the centre of Norwich always loses its yellow & white crocuses to wild birds, but the purple remain untouched

Lindeggs · « **Reply #7 on:** February 27, 2011, 19:31 »

I can feel a purple experiment coming on! :blink:

alancane · « **Reply #8 on:** February 27, 2011, 19:52 »

Quote from: Lindeggs on February 27, 2011, 19:31

I can feel a purple experiment coming on! :blink:

What a good idea, what are you thinking of?

Tigerwren · « **Reply #9 on:** February 27, 2011, 19:54 »

I'm up for an experiment... Need to ask my mum about some nice pretty purple flowers. Do you think we can beat the girls by planting lots of purple in amongst our other plants?

alancane · « **Reply #10 on:** February 27, 2011, 19:57 »

Definitely worth a try!

otis pony · « **Reply #11 on:** February 28, 2011, 14:02 »

I'm going to try planting purple, had given up with anything but mint!! My girls even fly up and devour the hanging baskets

Pol · « **Reply #12 on:** February 28, 2011, 15:42 »

Same here, my girls have not touched any of the purple flowers

darkbrowneggs · « **Reply #13 on:** February 28, 2011, 17:15 »

Quote from: otis pony on February 28, 2011, 14:02

I'm going to try planting purple, had given up with anything but mint!! My girls even fly up and devour the hanging baskets

Mint has purple flowers

hen maiden · « **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2011, 20:30 »

I can add that my purple crocus have not been eaten either.

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