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THIS & THAT.

Some random photos from the past week.aloe.We inherited a TON of aloe plants this week.felco pruners.Buying new tools for the growing season.guinea feathers.Guinea feathers everywhere.hay delivery.Our neighbor Davis delivered eight round bales of hay, to the delight of all the chickens.cold.It is cold, you guys. 

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THIS & THAT.

Some random photos from the past week.sergio!Sergio! Our new rooster, a big sweetie. He's working on growing his tail feathers back.mud.This is basically what our entire homestead looks like these days. So.Much.Mud.avocado.A sweet treat from a sweet Nashville friend.wendell beary.Wendell loves belly rubs.lady bug.We STILL have hundreds of these little ladies inside our house. This one was easy to miss.

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MOVING THE CHICKENS.

mulch.Between the cold and the rain lately, we haven't had much time to do anything productive outdoors. Still, we were so desperate to move our chicken yard that we worked through the mud and rain to drag their ragtag coop across the farm to a new location.  We were in a hurry to move them because we need to cover their old yard with heavy mulch, so that we can use it this upcoming season as garden space.While the chickens seem to like their new spot, they are having difficulty remembering where it is. Every night since the move, we have had to pick up the chickens trying to roost in the old spot and carry them over to the coop. Their roosting instinct is pretty strong, but I think they are starting to figure it out....although we keep finding a scattering of eggs among the hay.- Hannah.moving the coop. the coop.egg.

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