April 8-30 Like the day-old chicks, we ordered day-old Naragansett turkeys from Welp Hatchery. Here they are crowded around the waterer the day they arrived, April 8. The weather warmed and we set up an outdoor pen for the poults… Read more ›
April 16-20 One of our big projects this year was to fence a new area that wraps around the North and East sides of the main garden for a summer chicken yard. Dennis drove most of the ten-foot pipes we… Read more ›
Earlier this year, I spent some time researching chicken breeds — Henderson’s Chicken Breed page was a great help. I decided to order day-old chicks from Welp hatchery in Iowa. I wanted a dual-purpose breed that would be good enough… Read more ›
April – June This bed is planted with onions. Here Dennis and I are burning cedar and pine branches making ash and charcoal for the garden. We gradually move the fire as it burns leaving the char behind. Below you… Read more ›
