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Chicks are a Roosting
The chicks sure are roosting a lot. The Plymouth Rocks are always on top of the box, the reds seem pretty content to hang out below but are starting to jump up to the roosting bars we put in at varying heights. Another 2 weeks in the house before we move them out to the screened 3 season porch.
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2018 : Blueberry Patch
I kind of neglected the Blueberry Bushes last year. We saw some decent leaf growth but the plants themselves were often cropped on by deer and I also think they were a bit “shocked” during the initial planting. Certainly didn’t help that I never got around to covering them for the winter and the last winter storm caused some breakage. Live, Learn and do better. We’ll start 2018 by straightening up the patch and getting some proper low profile fencing up to let them thrive.
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2018 : Ginger Gold Apple
We’ve nick-named this tree “The Dancer” with its slight curves and split main branches. Makes you want to throw your arms up and dance. We saw great growth in all of the Apple Trees with the abundant sun from the souther exposure. Might do a hexagon/octagon liner for outlining the mulch and keeping any weeds from overgrowing it but all in all looking forward to simply watching our Ginger Gold grow.
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2018 – North Star Pie Cherry
I don’t know if it was the location or simply the breed. However the North Star Pie Cherry grew the best last year. The deer got a hold of it at the end of the year but it turned out to be for the best as they pruned it and caused the limbs to branch evenly. Looking forward to seeing how it grows in 2018.
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Painting with August
One of my favorite parts of Spring is all the random projects out and around the yard. What’s even better is having a little helper to keep you company. Painting should be fun right? Now we’re also one step closer to having the berry bushes protected from the deer.
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Happy Easter Chicks!
What better way to celebrate Spring than with Chicks 🙂 Having only 2 chickens seems a bit lonely so we’re adding 6 more to the flock. 3 Rhode Island Red and 3 Plymouth Rock will make for a colorful yard. For now these cute little chirpers are hanging out with my in the office. Their box is 2.5 feet high but that is nothing to these chicks, not even home for 18 hours and they are already roosting on the top of the box. Willow doesn’t quite know what to make of them circling and circling the box. She’ll come around but for now we’re keeping her away to make…
