Where have I been?
I don’t know where I have been or why I haven’t posted in so long. Busy, life, things we all have going on. Updates on my life in the country…
Well, the “GIRLS” are suppose to be laying eggs by now. They are being defiant. Really, really defiant. No eggs yet, and I know none are roosters! They seem to like their space in the garden, but like to be up in the bushes by the house even more. During the day, they hang out around the barn and occasionally on the deck! The other day, I heard a knock at the mud room door. Suspecting the mail person, I opened it only to find all 8 chickens standing on the stoop…Chickadee was knocking on the door with her beak. I don’t know what they wanted, but they all just stared at me. Frightening.
Our newest additions come in a larger variety…two Toulouse Geese! We got one as a day old about a month ago. Not expected…I was on my way home from the county landfil and stopped by the ag center to pick up some straw and chicken feed. Well, they had 4 toulouse geese in a box and asked it I could deliver one to the other ag center nearer to my home. In exchange, I got to have one. I don’t know if it is a boy or girl, but this past Sunday I picked up another one off of Craigslist. This one is a girl and is one year old. They are still getting use to each other. I have them in a HUGE daytime pen and at night, I walk them over to the now VERY fortified chicken run. They sleep in there for now. I am building a shelter to put in the run for “fowl” weather!
This is “Toulouse” the newest goose.
This is “Clover”, at one month. She is so sweet! Both geese know their names and follow us everywhere. So far, they are good weeders…but a bit clutzy!
The garden is in full swing and we are eating green beans every night. I was going to freeze them, but after last years ‘unplugging’ of the freezer, forget it! I don’t feel like canning them either…so green beans for supper every night! I have already pickled the beets and the cukes are just about ready. We had some sugar snap peas this year and 100′s of cantaloupe. I think I have a better handle on the garden this year and even planted a nice herb garden next to the coop.
For now, this wanna be farmer girl is going to go out to the porch swing and take a midday nap…
