The end of May means haying season in this part of the country. The weather cooperated completely for the last two weeks of the months. No rain. Enough heat and enough wind to dry things down quickly. Enough coolness and … Continue reading
A little more than 3 weeks ago, I put 40 Dorking eggs into the incubator. 2 weeks ago, I candled those eggs and found exactly half of them weren’t fertile. 1 week ago, two hens went broody and took over … Continue reading
The wind brought the rain and behind the rain, the air is moderating into something resembling spring. However, the heat of this past week has pushed almost everything into sudden panic. All the plants are like, “Summer already! So … Continue reading
Yesterday afternoon, I coaxed Widgeon off her nest for a few moments so I could check for eggs that weren’t supposed to be there. I found an extra, unmarked Dorking egg amongst the six marked Dorking eggs and the six, … Continue reading
For the last week, my colored Dorking hen has been telling me that she really doesn’t want to lay more eggs. She really, really wants to be a mother. Now this particular hen has never been keen on the idea … Continue reading
As it turned out, the demise of that entire batch of eggs to the vagaries of incubators was greatly exaggerated. I had so many things going on I just left the botched eggs in the hatcher. I was very, very … Continue reading
I visited my beehives yesterday. The good news is I still have live bees in my two remaining hives. I have pollen and freshly capped honey in both hives. (In February, go figure.) The pollen was pretty, too. Red, green … Continue reading
I was working Venus on the lunge line in the pasture this morning. Toward the end of the workout, I said to her, “Okay. Ten more times around in each direction.” She started trotting off in one direction and I … Continue reading
Today was not I had in mind. I went outside at dawn with my morning constitutional and though it was cold, the wind wasn’t blowing. For the first time in a week, the air was still. Very promising. I could … Continue reading