As much as it is sad to see the end of summer and then harvest season, there is something satisfying to me about putting the gardens to bed for the winter. After a slow day at my shop, the physical labor in the garden was just what I needed on that Sunday after work. It was a comfortable autumn evening, and my hubby came down to help me pull up plants, tomato cages, and bean … [Read more...]
Farm Mystery
One of our pullets (young hens), from our hatch of 4 back in early July, has created a mystery for us! This beautiful young girl (we hope she's a girl!) reminds me so much of one of our older hens, Anne. I wrote about Miss Anne back in the spring. In that post I stated both that Anne's eggs were different in shape than others, and also that I did not think she was mating with … [Read more...]
A Growing Flock
Our second incubator hatch went better than the first! We ended up with 7 chicks and 2 guinea keets. While still not phenomenal, we are happy with it. We think we know part of what we did wrong with the incubator last time, but in the end it turned out that many of the eggs simply weren't fertile. We only picked eggs from the hens we thought were some of our rooster Charlie's … [Read more...]
Change is Inevitable – Nature & Farm Friday
Some cooler nights here and there remind us here on the farm that Summer is beginning its wind down. We just had another hot spell though, so it’s not giving in yet! We had a spell mid-summer where the gardens were looking kind of bland. I got in and chopped down some of the weeds and things have been doing better since then! I think our lack of rain (we are considered in a … [Read more...]
Farm, Flower, & Family
My flower gardens have been sadly neglected this year, since I've been so busy with my new shop. Luckily we have so many perennials around the farm, that Mother Nature takes care of a lot of it for me. The phlox and hosta are fighting it out here. This year it seems the phlox is winning, but I think that's because hosta is a favorite of the chickens to munch on! … [Read more...]
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