Seeds Are Gong In, Phase Two

They have talked and talked about what to put in the newest raised bed.  So here ya go...the seeds have arrived.

Planting the carrot seeds in sand like he saw on...you guessed it...a YoutTube video.

Murph the master seed sewer...on so many different levels.

I made ghetto plant markers with my new laminator!!

All lined up and ready to grow.

No, Murph isn't praying over them...but I bet secretly he does (so do I) they are putting up the dog fence.

Seeds Going In

This is how they look at the end of the day.  Tomorrow I think we have enough seeds to fill the bed.

such sweetness

This is what we think might be an acorn squash that happened into the dirt.  We never had any acorn squash seeds.

Extra Special Visitor

Murph's mom, Shirley, came to meet the boys and see the garden.

We found out that she likes black licorice as much as the goats do.

What a sweetheart.  So kind.  We would love for her to come back and spend some time telling stories under the oak tree when the weather cools off a bit.  Thanks for sharing your mom Murph.

Oh, did I mention that she is 97 years old!

Happy Fourth From Boogie

They loved their watermelon treat from Murph...even the sticker.

Yea!

I am overjoyed to see this!  I hope more people now decided to get into backyard Chicken Farming.  We had a blast with our girls.  If only I could talk ChickiePa into getting more.  But I am afraid that that ship has sailed.

Sunnin'

The Boys Say Hello

For the ladies of Wyngate!

They love the lazy days when the sun is out.  They love a good tan!

A short story about Binker...David Kalonick found him in downtown Cincinnati some 9 years ago.  This rabbit just keeps on kicking!

We Are Selling The Red Coop

All our girls are gone. And I'm sad to say that we are no longer going to be chicken farmers.  I'm sad about it because the girls were such fun. Their eggs were beautiful. But Mark is ready to move on.  So we are selling everything we can find in the barn and that is chicken related.

There is a metal waterer that is used in the winter because it can be put on the two electric heaters (those two metal circles on the right).  There is at least one plastic waterer for the summer.  A feeding tube we made that fits in one corner of the run.  Two heat lamps for when your chicks are small and you need to keep them warm.  There are two wooden roosts that can be put in the run for rainy days.  A chicken swing!  An almost full bag of wood shavings for bedding when the chicks are little.

A ladder leading to the four nesting boxes.  The opening goes into the roost.

Easy access to the nesting boxes.

The door for easy clean-up from under the roost.

The side door into the roost.

The side door into the run.

The run.  And an added bonus.  A preditor protector.  It is a solar flashing red light that is supposed to keep predators away at night,

I also have a few chicken books in the library to help you get on your way. Along with 13 paper egg cartons and an egg skelter.

FOR SALE   $800

Goats, Taking Life Easy

Boogie being a little camera shy.

Someone has put on a few pounds over the winter or he might need a good brushing.

And there he is...

Sad News To Share

I have dreaded this day but I knew it was coming sooner than I expected.  Last week our days of being chicken farmers came to an end.  I am not sure how it happened.  Inez was way past her egg-laying days and the sole survivor of 26 chickens.  She had a great and more than full life and she was loved by young and old.  I am not sure if an ugly predator finally caught her or if her old little legs had become slow and she just couldn't make it to her safe spot in the roost or in the goat pen fence.  Good-bye sweet chicken, you will be missed.

Sleeping in with the goats.