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The clematis found its way to the second trellis.

Someone told me that if you have two broodies with chicks at the same time sometimes they will nest together... Tamar is in the back, a lower rank hen. Rahab and her four got in after Tamar and her two chicks were settled in the box. I didn't see it as benevolent, but probably a display of...

Hot here, so I deep watered the squash plants, left the hose on trickle for about 10-15 minutes per plant. Each of the tomato plants got about a gallon of water, and I left the hose running on trickle in the beans bed while I did other things. The day lilies are blooming: As are the Canna...

I saw an article online titled "Why doesn't he text you back?" and the accompanying photo was of a woman gazing at...a landline phone! :gig

Darn auto-cowreckt!

Rabbits?

It looks like Dimple is wearing a leg warmer! :lol:

Who said that the two broodies would probably nest together at one point? :eek: When I saw the chicks' heads hanging out I didn't know both hens and six chicks were compressed into one small nesting box! I realized it after I looked at the picture. Whether or not warranted, I was concerned for...

Busy day today for the flock. I decided to remove the dog crate brooder, as it makes the hoop coop feel crowded. Tamar was only using it at night, and Rahab has moved her bunch into a nesting box for sleep. Boy did they enjoy the space, the uncovered dirt, AND the flake of straw I tossed down...

I got Samuel on video trying to crow after hearing Joel, the head roo. Samuel was Zack's father.

Last night I went out to the coop before full dark. Zack was on the A-frame roost, on one of the "steps" that's about 3' off the ground. As I approached I heard him make little nervous noises but I walked past without noticing him, though I spoke softly. After checking the wheelbarrow for eggs...

That's Rahab, and she's being protective of her chicks, so I understand. Notice she only chased him enough to establish a zone around the chicks. I suspect once he is obviously a rooster there will be a change in attitude by the hens. ;)

I got home from the auction, checked the flock, and dozed off in my recliner...I never do that during the day. The auction house is a huge metal building with lots of fans, but by midday you can feel the warmth. I think it wore me out. So, no garden work this afternoon. The coop is quieter.

Zack is still being chased, poor little fellow.

Two boys sold for $6 each, two others for $3 each. That works for me. Picked last night:

When I left, about 12:30pm, they were still selling poultry, but getting towards the end.

I did not. But I kept hearing the bidder number called, so he/she was active, bought a lot. They had two Phoenix pairs for sale, beautiful. Most of the chicks and ducklings were selling for $1-$2 each, but with 6 in a lot.

Only one cockerel left, Zacchaeus. He tried to crow this morning.

Blue and Purple sold for $6 each, Dom cross and Limey sold for $3 each. Not great, but what their uncles sold for last year.

Digging out the run is on my SOON list. I'm planning on adding it to my fallow raised beds. But, not this morning, I'm at the auction.