The Book Of Casey: Ordered and Waiting

Monday, January 18, 2016

Ordered and Waiting

Another below zero day with wind chill warnings. Had a chiro appointment this morning and was happy to tell him things are looking real good. The only pain I have had over the weekend happened when ducking in and out of our vehicles. So we are seeing progress.

So some more looking ahead today. Ordered a handful of seed catalogs today and looking at building a cold frame or two. We also can't wait for our new hens to start laying. Should be in about a month. Fingers crossed. Can't stand store eggs.

Couple of pics of our new youngsters after bringing out the second batch of fresh water today. They say we should get into the 20's in the next couple of days.

2 comments:

aliqotJanuary 18, 2016 at 2:44 PM
Lovely hens. Good luck with the egg production!
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CaseyJanuary 19, 2016 at 6:54 AM
I've done this for a few years. This is my second set of hens. Had the first batch for four years come to think of it.
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Opinion Notice Three

I've just recently started feeding birds through the winter. We humans have displaced so many birds in our recent history that I'm looking at this differently these days. I do wait until the fall migration is over before setting out suet for the local tree-knockers. And I also put out a generic seed mix to keep the sparrows away from the suet. And I scare off the squirrels and non-native birds as often as I can. This feeding has helped exceptionally in the matter of bird sound in the surrounding trees when I'm out doing chores. Jays, chickadees, nuthatches and three species of woodpecker are common sights and sounds now, rather than the nuisance sparrows and starlings.