Hammers and Hoes

09/07/2024

First apples. 🍎

28/04/2024

Broody b*tch, standing by to steal everyone's eggs.
(They're not going to hatch)

25/04/2024

It's that bulk rise s**t...

30/03/2024

Soil blocking.

14/11/2023

Sweet!

14/08/2023

A different kind of chicken post.

01/08/2023

Bees.
On a Tuesday.

This colony of bees *found us* this spring. We noticed a handful of bees exploring an unused box that was sitting in the yard. I moved it to the apiary and set it up - just in case. Sure enough, a couple days later we welcomed a *very large*, healthy swarm to the family.

Have you ever caught a swarm or had a swarm find you?

25/07/2023

After 5 years, our compost bins were breaking down (bah dum bum).
>>Swipe for before>>

Salvaged as much of the wood from the old system as I could and upgraded the sides to hardware cloth. The chicken wire gave out way too fast and was no match for all the dirt the chickens toss out when they're digging. I'm relocating the 3 bins to a different party of the yard, while I'm at it.

One down, two more to go.

Things are really very exciting here.

05/06/2023

The camera loves her.
..and she loves it.

16/04/2023

Pre-wine dandelion.

11/03/2023

Things are getting colorful around here.

08/02/2023

We've got a blue egg! Way to go Eleanor Roosevelt!

16/01/2023

Portrait of Emily Chickenson.
From the sick ward.

15/01/2023

First time growing (or eating) pink oyster mushrooms.

They really do taste a little like bacon.

03/01/2023

First fire of 2023.

#2023

24/11/2022

Grateful they aren't on the menu.

                                               

19/11/2022

Just off screen. Portrait of a zoom meeting.

-hen      

31/10/2022

Czech garlic soup: to ward off a lingering cold, and any actual vampires we may unwittingly invite in tomorrow. 🧛🎃

Thanks for the recipe !

29/10/2022

The ladies' first contribution to community fridge!!!

Our helps make it easy to feel good about giving back to our community!

27/10/2022

It's spooky season! Looking for poultry-geists.

22/10/2022

All my eggs in one... nesting box.

Still waiting on the blue eggs from our freeloading

                                             

23/09/2022

This chicken has turned basic for spooky season. Emily Chickenson.

                                             

18/09/2022

Egg bound 😕, Jane Aust-Hen.

Trying to get this girl to lay the couple eggs still jammed up. 🤞 She's otherwise in good spirits.

                                           

15/09/2022

09/09/2022

Runners.

Taking a staycation in the yard while some work on the hen house gets done.

                                                

05/09/2022

Jingle bells, Batman smells... someone laid an egg...

It's tiny, but it survived a drop from the roost bar. 😬 Have to figure out how to convince these gals to use their nesting boxes.

03/09/2022

Mystery gourd.

Sometimes nature likes to grow whatever *she* feels like. I planted whatever these are from seed (from ) probably 3 years ago and either it didn't come up or it self-seeded. I didn't keep any real record of what I put where in the beginnings of our garden, so we're always finding surprises popping up.

06/08/2022

Ladies night.

06/08/2022

Move in day! (Finally.)

14/07/2022

A door.

(Thanks for your help today, .champagne!)