Here he is, way zoomed in- standing on a horizontal log, and whacking away.
See if you can spot him here, when I zoom out
Sunday, September 27, 2009
the Teen clears hau
Ra'am has been clearing the hau on the hillside this summer (and beyond).
Here he is, way zoomed in- standing on a horizontal log, and whacking away.
See if you can spot him here, when I zoom out
Here he is, way zoomed in- standing on a horizontal log, and whacking away.
See if you can spot him here, when I zoom out
The Flock Groweth
Egg production has been low this summer. Between molting birds, lunar or other phenomena, we've been getting only 3ish eggs a day. That sounds like a decent amount, but not when you've got 1 teen, 1 almost teen, 1 preschooler and 2 adults. And, mama likes to bake.
So I went out and got us some more hens. We got 6 new ones, to add to the 8. Here are our original ones (all except for one broody hen, who has not left her nest in what seems like an eon). The babes (2 month old) are in that dog crate. I kept them separate for some days, as I didn't want the older hens to peck them too badly. Being henpecked is a real thing.
Here are the chicks. They are a mix of rhode island red (dad) and rhode island white (mama)- those breeds are 2 completely separate ones, according to our book.
So I went out and got us some more hens. We got 6 new ones, to add to the 8. Here are our original ones (all except for one broody hen, who has not left her nest in what seems like an eon). The babes (2 month old) are in that dog crate. I kept them separate for some days, as I didn't want the older hens to peck them too badly. Being henpecked is a real thing.
Here are the chicks. They are a mix of rhode island red (dad) and rhode island white (mama)- those breeds are 2 completely separate ones, according to our book.
First taste of the outside world
This lady took a field trip with me over to where GB was planting grass. She'd never seen grass.
This lady took a field trip with me over to where GB was planting grass. She'd never seen grass.
Luka enjoyed the small birds
and Makalena (not so small)
and Makalena (not so small)
the Pond
In our effort to get done some of the projects we don't seem to ever have time to get to...
We hired Heather and Anneke (of Green Lady Gardening) to make a pond for us. This pond will use the overflow from the water tank, provide a home for tillapia (which we may eat) and ducks.
On this day, Heather and Anneke had laid out the liner and were filling up the pond... and having way too much fun!
Of course it was so hot outside, I had to join in the fun!
We hired Heather and Anneke (of Green Lady Gardening) to make a pond for us. This pond will use the overflow from the water tank, provide a home for tillapia (which we may eat) and ducks.
On this day, Heather and Anneke had laid out the liner and were filling up the pond... and having way too much fun!
Of course it was so hot outside, I had to join in the fun!
Remiss bloggers
Well apparently we've been really remiss in our blogging! Here it is, almost October, and there hasn't been an update since June!?!?! Maybe that means we haven't done any work here? LOL! Many projects have been started, some completed, some hired out....
I checked out my cache of photos and found these lovelies, taken by Luka, one July 4th.
I couldn't say *exactly* what we did this day. It's part of the whole fix-up-the-corner-of-the-house-and-the-walkway-to-the-chickens.
Clearly we were prepping for concrete
as usual, I am the mixer. it's like making bread
GB placing stones
teamwork
I checked out my cache of photos and found these lovelies, taken by Luka, one July 4th.
I couldn't say *exactly* what we did this day. It's part of the whole fix-up-the-corner-of-the-house-and-the-walkway-to-the-chickens.
Clearly we were prepping for concrete
as usual, I am the mixer. it's like making bread
GB placing stones
teamwork
intrepid photographer self-portrait
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