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My husband surprised me today. He took the day off. I asked him if he wanted to sit on his behind all day and just chill or if he would rather I put him to work. He chose plan B. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2011
I didn’t get the memo. Did you? First off this morning, Venus decided to play hard to get and wouldn’t come to the gate for me to put her halter on and to take her up to the barn for … Continue reading
In all my reading about farming, spring stands out in my mind as the most dangerous time of year for farm animals. This is the time of foundering and scours. The time when livestock die suddenly due to a diet … Continue reading
Tuesday update on Momma Orpington: One of her chicks died yesterday. One of those mysterious failure to thrive. She knew something was wrong with it and didn’t make an effort to keep him going. Karina tried. A little water. A … Continue reading
The biggest news of the day has to be the peeps. Every couple of hours yesterday, I stopped by the coop to check on Momma Orpington. I could hear peeping, but she was hunkered down on that nest and wasn’t … Continue reading
Four days after the big rain and it’s still too soggy to do anything soil related. So yesterday I spent mostly with the poultry. I’m just a few days away from the hatch date for my Buff Orpington and I’ve … Continue reading
Lately the discussion on the Rare Heritage Turkey Board has been focused on the rites of spring. It seems I’m not the only turkey keeper who finds herself tending birds who misplace their affection. There have been stories related how … Continue reading
Well, after four days of digging, the rest of the orchard is pretty much in place. Peaches, pears, cherries and plums. Twenty trees in all. Since the trees are dormant one and two year whips, you really can’t see them … Continue reading