Friday Fotos

 

Welcome to Friday Fotos!

We've been a little bit busier on the homestead over the last week,

able to tackle both indoor and outdoor tasks.

It's felt good to rack up some steps on my pedometer.

 

It seems the chooks have decided that the flower bed 

in front of the porch is their newest favorite place.

I'll have to come up with something to keep them out of there,

because I have plans to beef it up with perennial plants for the growing season.
 

 

This week I finally found a home for these old newspapers

my parents had kept from all those years ago.

 

The local historical office was happy to have them

to add to their collection.

 

 I'm not sure how I got them or why I held on to them for so long.

I'm just glad that they will be able to be viewed by others.

 

Our neighbors two doors down keep bees.

I decided it was a good time to stock up,

as I've heard from other beekeepers that they 

completely sold out of their honey this past year.

 

 With springtime fast approaching,

I gathered the cardboard tubes that had been collected

and made seed pots.

A new process was used this time,

and I'm curious to see how well they hold up.

 The tweak with these is that the bottoms sit flat,

so there is less chance that they will tip over and spill soil.

I'll be posting the new method soon.

 

 

We had a weekday in the 60's,

believe it or not,

and I took full advantage.

This DIY "shed" that I fashioned last year

was starting to look ragged.

It was time for a bit of reorganization.

 

These storage units were repurposed from C's room.

They used to house a lot of his Lego bricks,

but we redid his system and he no longer needed these.

They were ideal for use in the outdoor space.

I was able to store smaller items for the garden and the chooks.

 

They fit perfectly in the space and allowed me

to fit more into the same area.

Some "s" hooks will be acquired so that

I can hang up some of the items and get them off the ground.

Here's another chore I've been waiting to do

once the weather cleared up a bit.

The area under the chicken coop would sometimes get soggy

when it rained or snowed.

I'm hoping this diversion dug into the ground behind the coop

will shed the water in a different direction,

thereby keeping their run area drier.

 

Well, the warm weather lasted a day, and then it hit.

We were blessed with about 2 inches of snow.

Hot dog!

 

You'll hear no complaints from me!

It's still a magical thing to me,

and I enjoy watching it come down and blanket everything

in a serene sea of white.

 

The chooks, on the other hand,

are not so fond of it.

They pretty much stay in or under the coop.

I did shovel most of it in the run,

so that they could stretch their legs.

The Eglu coop is surprisingly warm inside.

When I open the nesting box in the morning,

I stick my hand in the roosting area 

and am assured that it is toasty warm.

Amazing!
 

 

On a side note,

we made a discovery this week with one of the chooks.

It was the middle of the day and I went out to check on them,

and Queenie was sitting on two eggs in the nesting box.

Hmmm...

It seems we've discovered why she has been acting so peculiar lately.

Unfortunately, we aren't set up for chicks just yet,

so I took the eggs.

We are hoping she continues to be broody for another month,

when we will have another coop to use for spring chicks.

It will be our first time caring for baby chicks 

and we are all very excited.

 

What's happening on your homestead?