Fugly Farm

[BlueBaby]

Congrats on your new chicks! Hope the rest of the eggs hatch well for you.

Thank's! I'm getting more interesting color's of chick's now, along with the plain white NN one's. They are like a box of chocolate, I don't know what color's will hatch out next.

 

[N F C]

Thank's! I'm getting more interesting color's of chick's now, along with the plain white NN one's. They are like a box of chocolate, I don't know what color's will hatch out next.

That must make the hatching even more fun!

 

[igorsMistress]

I suppose if Hop Tart is going to be face to face with any of the dogs then Frank is the lowest risk. He's staying calm and she was in her litter box right inside the corner where he's peeking

 

[igorsMistress]

Today has been a very busy day. We widened the pop door a bit for the chicks as I'd made it too narrow. A Red Ranger/Dorking mix is determined to be broody and she's chosen an outside nest box. I tried moving her inside but she wouldn't have it so I stuffed 3 big girl eggs laid today under her and figured out how to keep her safe at night without moving her. I'm using a kiddie pool we had for the dogs as a new grass frame. I have the space for 3 small ones along the side of the shade garden so I'm going to plant them successively with grass throughout the year. Will have to make a cage to keep the chickens out until I'm ready to give them access. I bought a Rose of Sharon today and planted it and moved some groundcover to the bed with the hibiscus in it. That's probably wasted effort but we'll see. I trimmed the hibiscus, will have to try some plant food tomorrow and see if that helps, it's not looking great. We did maintenance on a couple of shade structures for the chickens, we're expecting 90* weather next week. I plan to put grass seed in the pool tomorrow and fertilize/mulch a few other things as well. Hop Tart is getting a new indoor pen, we're building it next weekend. It'll end up being 4'x8'x4' wrapped in hwc with wood around the bottom of the perimeter. I found food for her and a good deal on a bale of Timothy hay on Chewy so we can add her stuff to our dog food order as needed. She loves greens. I've given her carrot tops, Spring mix, wheat grass, and romaine lettuce, will try a few nasturtiums from the garden tomorrow and see if she likes those. She seems to be box trained, I put some dirty hay from her transport cage in the litter box and she's been using it and not going elsewhere. Frank is intensely interested in Hop Tart and I'm not sure of his intent, Layla wants to play and Abby wants to bark and chase. It has only been a few days so I'm hoping they'll settle down with time.

 

[igorsMistress]

Keeping my fingers crossed

 

[N F C]

Wow, you have been busy today IM!

I love Rose of Sharon, hope yours does well for you. Hope your broody girl does a good job for you.

Hard to believe you're already look at weather in the 90's coming up. We still have a little snow on the ground here.

 

[igorsMistress]

Wow, you have been busy today IM!

I love Rose of Sharon, hope yours does well for you. Hope your broody girl does a good job for you.

Hard to believe you're already look at weather in the 90's coming up. We still have a little snow on the ground here.

It is a strange thing! I'm active in a gardening thread and other folks have snow and have just started seeds. I'm coming up on maintain and hope nothing dies mode.

 

[igorsMistress]

These were at dusk. I've been leaving the window open above her pen at night, it's nice and cool when I get up in the morning.

 

[drumstick diva]

IM love the way you refer to the dogos as "the pups " - some puppies!!!!

 

[drumstick diva]

I have a Rose of Sharon from a million ago. It was called Blue Bird but, after the first winter it died down to the "graft," still blooms every year but oddly the one bush has white, pink and also a blah sort of blue flowers scattered around.

I also have a tiny one someone threw out in the field, I rescued it and it's growing okay has white flowers with a red throat. Rose of Sharon grows like weeds here, you see them on every block. They do go limp when it is hot and dry but, revive after sunset or with a good drink of water. BTW Hummingbirds love them and we even get Hummingbird Moths (ughly brown).