by Susan | Nov 24, 2011 | On the Farm, Turkeys
Unlike some other turkeys, our birds did not get a pardon. Thanks the turkey has been resting in the fridge since Sunday. Chris went off to freezer camp. I’m not a big fan of turkey, but I love all of the accouterments – the stuffing, the cranberry salad,...
by Susan | Nov 22, 2011 | Ducks, On the Farm
The ducks escaped from their pen this morning. Three times. Before 7 a.m. In frustration, Hannah and I scoured the perimeter searching for the weak spot and couldn’t find one. Hannah said they must be flying over the fence which is all of 3′ tall. I had a...
by Susan | Nov 21, 2011 | On the Farm
We do! When checking The Girls this afternoon I noticed two eggs in one of the nesting boxes. For a half a second I wondered how did they manage to move a second wooden egg into the box? Then it hit me – IT’S A REAL EGG! Wahoo! Our very first egg at...
by Susan | Nov 6, 2011 | Chickens, On the Farm
Our roosters have been going through puberty. Dr. Pepper’s crow has been improving since we first introduced it. Suddenly, the other day, The Colonel is finally heard from – although it’s more a croak than crow. Dr. Pepper crows in the morning to...
by Susan | Nov 6, 2011 | On the Farm
This morning I found a dragon fly frozen in ice. Frozen in time. That is until the ice melts.
by Susan | Nov 2, 2011 | Chickens, On the Farm
The Girls may may not be laying yet, but they (and The Colonel) do come in handy. They had a grand time recycling Jack O’Lanterns today! Update: The next day, here’s what was left.
by Susan | Oct 30, 2011 | On the Farm
This morning, I awoke to the sound of the wind howling outside. Slushy snowflakes were flying every which way. Just a few inches of snow accumulation on this October Sunday morning is just a few inches too many. Although the ducks didn’t seem to think so. They...
by Susan | Oct 29, 2011 | On the Farm
The weather man says there’s a Nor’easter heading our way tonight. Snow. In October! We’ve had flurries in October in years past, but inches of snow (I refuse to consider anything other than just inches) that need to be shoveled just isn’t...
by Susan | Oct 22, 2011 | Chickens, On the Farm
The sun is just rising. It’s not exactly Revile. It sounds a little rusty. Pepper, our little bantam rooster, is acquiring his cockadoodledoo. Rooster Wake Up Call What do you suppose those ducks are saying to him?
by Susan | Oct 17, 2011 | Ducks, On the Farm
We raised the roof on the duck house! Literally. Once a flat roofed chicken house and run, the structure needed a little remodel for the ducks. So we raised the roof (so the snow will slide off this winter), added a door for cleaning and egg collection. A coat of...
by Susan | Oct 16, 2011 | On the Farm
It was a blustery October weekend here. Windy enough to strip the autumn colors from the trees and make me appreciate how quickly autumn is passing. Feeling the pressure, we packed a lot of projects into the last two days. Although it was just two-and-a-half months...
by Susan | Oct 15, 2011 | On the Farm
I often talk about our little patch of woods. What you might not know is that we have waterfront property on a tidal river. This little patch of waterfront property is separated from the rest of our land by the old route U.S. 1. The picture below is taken from our...
by Susan | Oct 11, 2011 | On the Farm
I spent the afternoon inside an outdoor wood furnace. The experience wasn’t on my list of things to do this morning, but there I found myself. What I won’t do to help Paul out of a tight situation (literally). The fancy, super-efficient, Central Boiler outdoor wood...
by Susan | Oct 11, 2011 | On the Farm
The bathroom window. A view that might make you linger a bit longer than necessary!
by Susan | Oct 9, 2011 | Chickens, On the Farm, Turkeys
Suddenly, autumn is showing her colors. We had our first scrape-your-windows hard frost last week. On October 5th – can you believe it? Entirely too early for comfort. That snap of cold has triggered some changes. Here are a few autumn pics from around the...
by Susan | Sep 30, 2011 | On the Farm
The duckies taking a morning snooze in the shade. A close-up of our bantam ameracauna rooster, Pepper. Or Dr. Pepper as we’ve taken to calling him.
by Susan | Sep 25, 2011 | On the Farm
The Turkey Dudes moved out of the garage today! Hooray! Paul mucked out the meat chicken run and got it set up for the Turkey Dudes with a little shelter and a roost. They were cautious as they explored their new surroundings. We watched them for a while as they...
by Susan | Sep 20, 2011 | On the Farm
The air has turned decidedly cooler this last week. The windows that remained open all summer are now closed. We’ve pulled out the fuzzy sheets and extra blankets for the beds. Right now I’m snuggled on the sofa with a sweater and down blanket....
by Susan | Sep 13, 2011 | On the Farm
The September full moon over the Banty B & B chicken...
by Susan | Sep 11, 2011 | On the Farm
Beautiful weather gave us the opportunity to work on all kinds of outdoor projects. Paul focused on getting wood cut and stacked for the winter while I worked on garden and turkey projects! And you wonder why we don’t let the ducks and chickens run lose. As soon...
