Happy Easter

Spring Garden

Yesterday,  I was finally able to get into my garden. Usually, I have all my early spring garden crops planted by now but the weather has just not cooperated. I heard the weather man say last night that we will be in the top 10 coldest March's in history here in the Bluegrass. Yesterday, I started putting together my raised beds and putting down lime. We have our chickens on the garden all winter so I always put down lime before I start planting each year. I also went and bought the first round of cabbage and kohlrabi plants.

Today and tomorrow, I am hoping to get my first spring crops in the ground. This will include beets, onions, spinach, lettuce and cilantro. We will see how things go today.

Happy planting!

Baby Chicks First Day Out

Buff Orpington Chick
5 Weeks Old

Today was moving day for our baby chicks. They are now five weeks old. Normally we attach the run somewhere between the third and fourth week but the weather has just not been cooperative. Today, it was finally warm enough to give it a try. It is always fun to watch their first little, timid, explorations in the outside world. First, there is a brave one who sticks her head out. Eventually they move out into the open. Soon others cautiously join them. They run back and forth and do not venture out too far. Eventually, they will make it to the end of the run. After the first day, they will be waiting at the door to get out each day now that they realize that the big outside world is not so scary. We all sat around, watched and took pictures of this venture for over an hour today. As I have said before, "Who needs TV when you have chickens to watch?"