We started our journey with chickens and a garden. We still have both. The chicken flock is smaller now tho. We found that we don’t use a lot of eggs and we do not have the desire to process our own birds for food. We can if we have to but we’d just as soon not.
Much to my surprise and joy, one of the grape vines we planted last year has survived and has leafed out! Whoo!! I had resigned myself to having lost them all after the late freeze. Finding that one vine helped motivate me while working on getting the vineyard cleared and prepped for new vines. 🙂…
55 degrees on the farm this morning with overcast skies. Along the day we’ve gotten about 3/8 inch of rain. We were able to put in a couple of rows with radishes, lettuce, carrots, and more lettuce. Baby chicks are doing what they do. Big chicks are wet. And we have spring blossoms!
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…
Here they are… Maroochy and “her” chicks. One spends a lot of time underneath her. She’s taking such sweet care of them. It’ll be interesting to see what they turn out to be. (Should be all girls.) Any guesses?
March third. Already. Two thousand sixteen. How’d that happen? I may have blinked. Polly and her new baby are doing well. Peso’s eye is slowly beginning to look better. I’m thankful that no one else is having a problem. That indicates that she probably poked something in it. Rosie and Opal are so rotund. And….
Varmints on the loose! Oh, wait, that’s my chickens. I took a little trip into the little town today and upon my return as I was attempting to unlock the door, I saw something waving at the corner of the workshop. Huh? There it was again. It’s dark colored. Where’d it go? Then hen #2…