Month: May 2024

RUN, BABY, RUN

After the chicks were locked inside the coop for a couple of weeks, it was time to finish the maintenance and repairs on the Run so they could use it. Oscar reinforced the door into the run. Naturally with 3 years of wet and… Continue Reading “RUN, BABY, RUN”

BYE, BYE, WORMIES!

A couple of months ago, I mentioned I was contemplating starting a second worm bin. The worm population had increased So Much from feeding them Uncle Jim’s Worm Food that the worm bin seemed over-crowded. (In actuality, I don’t know how many worms in… Continue Reading “BYE, BYE, WORMIES!”

LITTLE OLD MAN

Yesterday was Timmy’s 17th birthday! Timmy has been slowing down and showing his age. His days are filled with sleep, eat, and bathroom. His favorite place is in my lap. It’s sad to realize he might not be with me for too much longer… Continue Reading “LITTLE OLD MAN”

HARVEST TIME

The fun thing about gardening in the South is that you can have something to harvest almost year-round. I have been cutting my lettuce bed every other day to give to the chickens. Today’s harvest, though, has highly anticipated: I harvested the garlic bed… Continue Reading “HARVEST TIME”

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BUGS

Saturday, I went to the Farmers Market and brought home a nice supply of bug-repelling herbs and four green pepper plants for the garden. Basil: is supposed to repel mosquitos and flies but I bought it more for its culinary use. I bought Columnar… Continue Reading “IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BUGS”

EVICTED!

We didn’t get everything done to the coop that I want to do but I deemed it good enough that today is the day to move the chicks OUT OF MY HOUSE! It was fun to watch them freeze in place. It was new… Continue Reading “EVICTED!”