Tuesday, June 14, 2011
JUNE!!!
Well...............I still haven't gotten the hang of blogging on a regular basis. I need to figure out how to blog from my phone and then I do think I will be a bit better and more regular!!! So I have continued my work on the yard! The fitzer bush on the hill in the backyard has been pruned quite a bit. I decided not to take it out completely because when I got alot of the dead dried out stuff removed I discovered new growth so I left a bit of the green and a lot of the bare gnarled wood which looks like a natural sculpture. I made terraced beds and planted a bunch of wildflower seeds and some zinnia seeds as well. Its been about 2 weeks since the seeds were planted and they are now coming up. I can't wait until the flowers are all up and blooming! The work on the yard continues...........it will be a long ongoing project but hoping by summers end all of the trees will be trimmed, bushes pruned, weeds pulled, and flowers growing!!!
Now for an update on the newest batch of chicks they have been living outside for about 2 weeks and are adjusting well. They love their new space and enjoy exploring the great outdoors. They love finding and eating worms and have now received their first real "TREATS"!! They love scratch and also veggie scraps!! They especially love purple cabbage!! As for the big girls............they have started laying more than they had been which is great news for all of my egg customers. I hung out with Rambunctious, my oldest hen (7 years old and from my original batch of babies) today on the back porch. We sat in the wicker rocking chair and rocked and talked. When she was just a few months old and injured by our dogs, with a lot of TLC, Neosporin, and rocking and talking she not only survived but thrived and continues to be the matriarch of my flock of chickens!!
Now for an update on the newest batch of chicks they have been living outside for about 2 weeks and are adjusting well. They love their new space and enjoy exploring the great outdoors. They love finding and eating worms and have now received their first real "TREATS"!! They love scratch and also veggie scraps!! They especially love purple cabbage!! As for the big girls............they have started laying more than they had been which is great news for all of my egg customers. I hung out with Rambunctious, my oldest hen (7 years old and from my original batch of babies) today on the back porch. We sat in the wicker rocking chair and rocked and talked. When she was just a few months old and injured by our dogs, with a lot of TLC, Neosporin, and rocking and talking she not only survived but thrived and continues to be the matriarch of my flock of chickens!!
RAMBUNCTIOUS!!!
RUBY!!
(one of the babies-although I guess they are really teenagers now)
Sooooooo until next time......................I'll be frolicking & having fun here on the farm!!
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