The winter solstice has come and gone. The days are getting longer. Spring is coming. (Not that winter has put in much of an appearance this year. Not complaining, mind you.) So in the lee of Christmas, I’ve been working … Continue reading
How cool is that? My eggs for sale at the Chesterfield Berry Farm Market in Brandermill. Not enough to feed the world, but hey, it’s a start. My dopey Dorking is back with the flock, still looking a little … Continue reading
You may recall a story back in October about a little Dorking chicken with a bloody mouth. Back then, I brought her up to the house and she spent several days in the dog crate until I was sure she … Continue reading
Wouldn’t you know? I didn’t have my camera handy to film what I saw today, so you’ll just have to take me at my word and use your imagination. I had finished morning chores and come inside to do the … Continue reading
70 years since Pearl Harbor and were it not for the generator, I would be sitting in the dark. At 6 this evening, I came in and showered and changed into warm dry clothes, after spending the previous two hours … Continue reading
All week long, I have been putting the finishing touches on the coop renovations and finally on Friday, they were all done. Nothing left to do except wait for dark when chickens are easy to catch. The old laying flock, … Continue reading
I am pleased to report that over the last ten days, the local rat population has taken a few hits. Michael succeeded in catching a small female in his trap. Another female committed suicide in Venus’s water bucket and a … Continue reading