Due in 21 days

This week I have been so fortunate to spend some time in the garden.  All the beds are ready for planting and the chickens have been feasting on weeds!  Now I am just waiting to be out of the frost danger zone.  We have lots of plant babies and several packets of seeds that cant wait to get their new home in the ground.

I have also been hanging around the local nurseries trying to find some native shrubs for our landscaping.  Not an easy task especially when you want some things to be evergreen and some things to have color. I think we are going to have to work  to find a balance between native plants and ornamental plants.  I do have a few great finds sitting in pots just waiting for the final grading to finish up. 

the new babies

After the fox attack we(I) have been considering more chickens.  We put 7 eggs in an incubator and in 21 days we should have new baby chicks.  We can't wait to see if this really works.  The only problem is that we are bound to end up with a couple of roos.  I guess we really are going to have to make chicken soup.  Anyone with experience butchering birds want to come for a visit in late October(you know who you are)?

We are looking forward to nice weekend weather and hope to once again get moving on the outside siding and trim.

April Showers bring........Foxes

Fox den near the barn

Well,  Not a whole lot has been going on.  We traveled for spring break and have had some scouting events keeping us from any major projects.

Chris did get some of the finishing trim up for the bath and kitchen cabinets.  Mostly our efforts have been focused on your typical honey do list.  Fix that door, hang that picture, paint that room,  hang these curtains....you get the gist.

I am trying to get the garden ready for planting.  Most of the beds have been turned, composted and turned again.  I have loads of seedlings ready to go in the ground as soon as the danger of frost has passed.  It is hard to wait especially after we had such a mild spring last year.  I did get lettuce, onions and a new variety of rhubarb into the ground. 

We had some unfortunate circumstances with the chickens this week.  The boys and I caught a fox red-handed.  We came home to find him munching on one of our girls and a whole mess of every color feather you could think of.  All he did was eat the heads.  Eeeeewwww.  In total I think we have lost 5 chickens.  The flock is dwindling, which is OK because our coop was pretty full.  I think our egg customers will be the most disappointed.