rainy day birds

chickies on fresh grass

one big happy poultry family

I love to watch the ducks drink water

always on the look out

It's certainly the rainy season in the mountains. Overcast and showers nearly every day last week, and on the forecast for this week. The birds don't seem to mind much though, just another day to them. It's good to have them out on pasture now, and their hoop house is so easy to move, we just hook it up to the four wheeler and drag it a few feet. This isn't by any means our ideal chicken living space. We hope to get an electronet fence sometime this summer, then we could let them out of the hoop house during the day to be more truly free range, then lock them up at night to protect them from the predators lurking in the woods. The electronet is an amazing temporary fencing system, it's easy to move around and with a solar charger we can move it anywhere on the property. One day...

rainy day birds

  Live simply,

Angela and Jonathan

among the clouds

April showers seem to be here to stay, making us a big wet mess- but we're adapting.

chicks. I'm not sure what breed they are yet, but those two little ones are growing very slowly.

The Pekin ducklings seems to protect the smaller Rouens constantly, even from my camera

cloudy

onions (and weeds)

hello there

bunnies bunnies bunnies

flowers, in an amazingly rocky flower bed

Live simply,

Angela and Jonathan

a big step

There's been lots of little projects, growth, achievements...

the garlic grows more every day

our white rock chicks are getting fat

the pekins are obviously much bigger than the rouens

the little layers

bunny pile

but the biggest step of all... we finally have a greenhouse.

at long last

Live simply,

Angela and Jonathan

april showers

Well spring is definitely here! The trees are blooming, flowers and grass growing. Oh, don't forget the rain. Our first litter of rabbits are growing fast, already out exploring with their mom. The ducks and chicks are quickly outgrowing their brooders. Today we moved the ducks into their new yard pen until we get the coop finished. The chicks are definitely jealous, but their time is coming soon. 

Life is busy busy busy, and it couldn't be better.

baby bunnies are growing fast

Rose and Hopper are enjoying their time together. I think Hopper is quickly becoming a bit of a farm mascot.

Rose

the ducklings settling into their new home

the chicks are definitely jealous

Live simply,

Angela