What a hatch! Twenty gorgeous little ducklings, being watched over carefully by mama Beaner. I'm the only one who can get close enough to put food and water in the window well...but I know they won't be in there for long!Friday, June 26, 2009
They're here!
What a hatch! Twenty gorgeous little ducklings, being watched over carefully by mama Beaner. I'm the only one who can get close enough to put food and water in the window well...but I know they won't be in there for long!
Friday, June 12, 2009
I Can Hardly Keep Up!
You know you're busy when you realize that we are getting well into June, marking about three weeks since I last posted! There's a lot going on around here these days, so let me catch you up....Beaner the duck is proving to be a stellar sitter, much better than any chicken I've ever seen. That is one dedicated girl, and if nothing hatches out in a week or two it won't be from lack of effort on her part! She has daintily arranged a down covering over the eggs and around herself, so when she does leave the nest to briefly eat and drink they are well disguised.
I also added slightly to the chicken flock. I found two Americaunas, two Partridge Chanteclers and two Dominiques to add some variety...as well as green/blue eggs from the Americaunas! I bought them as day olds, and had to drive six hours round trip to get them, so I've brooded them very carefully and they are thriving!
And, considering that we haven't yet had our typically hot weather, the garden is doing well. I'm eating at least one, sometimes two, salads a day, and all the seeds have come up - I'm growing lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard, zucchini, cucumbers, carrots, potatoes and tomatoes of course. Most of these I have not grown before, so this summer is quite the experiment for me, since I'm not an expert gardener by any means.
I'm also a nursemaid right now to one of my furbabies - my precious black cat Chloe disappeared on Sunday and turned up Wednesday morning at the back door with a huge, gaping wound on the back of her rear leg. Ugly and nasty are understatements! I was away working so hubby took her straight to the vet, who gave her some shots and seems to think she will be fine eventually. But in the meantime, I wash out the wound three times a day with salty water and/or hydrogen peroxide. It isn't fun for her or me, but I will do everything I can because I couldn't bear to lose her.
I also added slightly to the chicken flock. I found two Americaunas, two Partridge Chanteclers and two Dominiques to add some variety...as well as green/blue eggs from the Americaunas! I bought them as day olds, and had to drive six hours round trip to get them, so I've brooded them very carefully and they are thriving!
And, considering that we haven't yet had our typically hot weather, the garden is doing well. I'm eating at least one, sometimes two, salads a day, and all the seeds have come up - I'm growing lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard, zucchini, cucumbers, carrots, potatoes and tomatoes of course. Most of these I have not grown before, so this summer is quite the experiment for me, since I'm not an expert gardener by any means.
I'm also a nursemaid right now to one of my furbabies - my precious black cat Chloe disappeared on Sunday and turned up Wednesday morning at the back door with a huge, gaping wound on the back of her rear leg. Ugly and nasty are understatements! I was away working so hubby took her straight to the vet, who gave her some shots and seems to think she will be fine eventually. But in the meantime, I wash out the wound three times a day with salty water and/or hydrogen peroxide. It isn't fun for her or me, but I will do everything I can because I couldn't bear to lose her.
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