This huge spider was on top of the broody box Tuesday night when I went out to shut up the chicks. I almost had a heart attack. That board is a 1x4!!!! THAT SPIDER IS ALMOST 4" ACROSS!!! It's no longer in the coop. That thing was big enough to kill and eat one of … Continue reading Eeeeeeeek!!!
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Pickin’ cherries
Sometimes, dropping everything to go pick fresh sour cherries is the exact thing you need to relax. I needed it this afternoon. I was ready to tear some grade spreadsheets in half (if that could be done to digital spreadsheets). I really REALLY needed it! I'm so grateful I got to do this with … Continue reading Pickin’ cherries
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Pickin’ cherries
Sometimes, dropping everything to go pick fresh sour cherries is the exact thing you need to relax. I needed it this afternoon (Tuesday). I was ready to tear some grade spreadsheets in half (if that could be done to digital spreadsheets). I really REALLY needed it! I'm so grateful I got to do this … Continue reading Pickin’ cherries
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ACCIDENTAL BEEKEEPERS!!!
I added video to the Striving Acres Facebook page. In a nutshell, honeybees have moved into the hive stored into the house garage!!! You have to see the video to believe it! Unfortunately, I can't share it here. Check out the Facebook page!
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Fencing (again)
It seems like every week we're working on fencing. EVERY. SINGLE. WEEK. Ted does most of it. I think he enjoys it. We found the fence charger battery drained this morning. He thought the weeds shorted it out. He had to weedeat the whole fenceline, and then he decided to extend it. Beef and Bessie … Continue reading Fencing (again)
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A bedtime peek
62 chicks are snug in the new little coop. The babies are in the broody cabinet that Ted built... ...some of the bigger chicks are in a pile on the floor... ...and the rest of the bigger chicks are on the little temporary roosts Ted built from some old spindles and wood scraps we had … Continue reading A bedtime peek
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Peeps move out
I couldn't stand it any longer: the peeps had to go! The dust in the bathroom was thick. They were starting to peck one another due to boredom and lack of space. Sahara, Jake, and I moved the peeps to the new coop this afternoon after school. Jake manned the coop door because Puppers was … Continue reading Peeps move out
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New coop….slowly but surely
Work slowed to virtually none on the coop for a while (a bull jumping the fence will make all attention focus on fixing the fence!). Amazingly enough, 34 three week old chicks in the bathroom will cause work to accelerate on the new coop again in quick fashion! All that dust in my bathroom is … Continue reading New coop….slowly but surely
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Peeps and more peeps!
This is Romeo. He's 22 days old today. His little comb is showing up, his down is pretty much gone, and his feathers are growing. For size comparison, this is the chick that hatched late last night. She's one day old. She came from a Maran egg, so I'm super excited to see what her … Continue reading Peeps and more peeps!
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I think Beef did it!
We filled the water tank, and when we went back to turn off the hose, the tank was knocked over partway. Ted got the tractor in there with the plan to lift the tank with the tractor. That didn't work, so he rocked it until he could lift it by hand. I think Beef knocked … Continue reading I think Beef did it!
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