2 Mar 13: Morning Farm Report
21 degrees this morning on the farm. Still cold. Seedlings doing well. Two baby chicks in the nest this morning. 🙂 Waiting on roots from the sweet potatoes. Now wondering if it’s time to start the morning glories?
YES! We hear baby peeps this morning. Doesn’t look like anyone has broken out of a shell and we can’t see anything under momma’s wings yet but we can hear the faint peeps. Yay! Can’t wait to meet the new chickies. It’s a windy day but I’m gonna get to planting because there’s a chance of…
Happy New Year! Perhaps it is a tired old greeting used to identify the birth of a calendar year yet it still works. With the hanging of the new calendar came thoughts of what might lie ahead. Perhaps it will be new animals. Perhaps it will be new plant varieties. Perhaps it will be all…
All activities on the farm have inherent risks. You will be exposed to bugs, critters, and germs. There are fences, holes, and junk. The animals are animals and may act as such at any given time with or without your approval. They will poop and pee when they feel the urge. They have no idea…
We are covered in a half inch of ice outside our house but inside we are warmed by the fire. Once again we are all together and the weather is frightful. It just might be a puzzle kind of day! Our annual Christmas Event was a time of great fellowship last night. Thanks to all…
I must admit that I was very excited about posting regular farm updates. However, I’m not the most consistent person in the world so it’s been hit or miss. All the farm animals have survived the first big snow. It’s still pretty cold around here though. At least the water is NOT freezing quickly. The…
It’s overcast and gray on the farm this morning. Fits my mood pretty good. Unfortunately, none of the chicks have hatched and the one heard peeping is silent. Maroochy, the mama hen, is still very protective of the eggs but I think I’m going to have to take them from her. If the farm store…