Animals
- Mystery Solved
There are days when "tales" take place in a moment and I am lucky enough to have my camera ready to capture the moment. And then there are tales that unfold over a number of months.Today's tale is one that began last summer. It is a tale that...
- Much Ado About Roos!
Well, it's finally happened.After nearly two years,all of the Roos have found the hens. Let me "recap" for you.... Two summers ago, I bought a dozen Ameraucana chicks...a "straight run" as they call it....unsexed.Well, the odds were not in my favor...
- My Confession
Hi, my name is Bev and I have 10 roosters. (I know, it sounds like I am at an AA meeting.) TEN! I cannot believe my own ears.I have 10 roosters. And very possibly, I have 11 roosters....time will tell on that one. Funny....for a gal who only ever...
- Squatters, Garden Matters, And Tyler, Too
If you follow my blog with any regularity,you already know that there has been much drama latelyin the chicken coop. I've written quite often of the escapades of Roosters Number 5 and Number 6 Ever since Number 6 (and not long after that, Number...
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Meet Guido. (Guido Corleone)Guido came to Bee Haven by way of Sicily.He's the "Boss".....head of "the family."(In other words, he is the farm mafia Godfather!) He and his two brothers spend their days running all over the farm... dominating the...
Animals
Guineas and Pinnies
Things have been quiet around the barnyard this past week.
Besides receiving the gift of a few days of rain,
the chickens have been behaving themselves.
Ole Roy took a bit of time and considered Guido and his pals' offer to
snuff out Number 6.
But since Number 6 has shown no interest in invading Ole Roy's territory,
there seems to be no need for these drastic measures.
Number 6 continues to make his daily visits to the barn henhouse and seems
content with the 36 hens that inhabit that area.
Satisfied with the "pickings"around the barn, he has felt no need to travel
onward....
up the the upper henhouses where Ole Roy reigns.
"It's scandalous, though," Bobby tells Sam...
"Number 6 runs around with a different hen every day! He's quite the lady's man!" he says.
Red and Ollie are quite happy that things are peaceful...
they detest violence of any sort!
Meanwhile, Guido, Gus, and Guiseppe are back to business as usual,
cleaning up the grounds, keeping the tick population at bay,
and overseeing all farm activity...
sounding the alarms when anything seems unusual.
We have had several days of rain
which gave me the opportunity to get some sewing done.
I have been working on recreating the pinny that I wore in this picture...
It was a gift from a friend and all of my research leads me to believe
it is a 1940's apron.
I recreated several and posted them HERE...for those of you who love aprons.
Lastly....
I am so excited!!
I was inspecting our grape vines the last night and happily found a few clusters of ripe grapes.
I can't wait until there are enough ripe to make juice.
They are not a wine varietal, so there will be no winemaking with these grapes.
Pennsylvania just can't compete with California for winemaking!
- Mystery Solved
There are days when "tales" take place in a moment and I am lucky enough to have my camera ready to capture the moment. And then there are tales that unfold over a number of months.Today's tale is one that began last summer. It is a tale that...
- Much Ado About Roos!
Well, it's finally happened.After nearly two years,all of the Roos have found the hens. Let me "recap" for you.... Two summers ago, I bought a dozen Ameraucana chicks...a "straight run" as they call it....unsexed.Well, the odds were not in my favor...
- My Confession
Hi, my name is Bev and I have 10 roosters. (I know, it sounds like I am at an AA meeting.) TEN! I cannot believe my own ears.I have 10 roosters. And very possibly, I have 11 roosters....time will tell on that one. Funny....for a gal who only ever...
- Squatters, Garden Matters, And Tyler, Too
If you follow my blog with any regularity,you already know that there has been much drama latelyin the chicken coop. I've written quite often of the escapades of Roosters Number 5 and Number 6 Ever since Number 6 (and not long after that, Number...
-
Meet Guido. (Guido Corleone)Guido came to Bee Haven by way of Sicily.He's the "Boss".....head of "the family."(In other words, he is the farm mafia Godfather!) He and his two brothers spend their days running all over the farm... dominating the...