Or at least one of them is. We think it's Raspberry. She's the dominant one, with Licorice and Stubby respectively in pecking order. It's a pretty little pink egg. :)
Gali is spending a little bit of time hanging outside without us now (although I keep an eye on her without her knowing it). Our house is far enough from the main road that she's quite safe. She turned 12 weeks old yesterday, and, I guess, is maturing a tad. Big, brave girl was freaked out by a deer tonight. She's going to guard our chickens???!
"To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge." ~ Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Monday, September 25, 2006
Cool weather
You can smell autumn. Some of the nights have been wonderful to sleep in because it's been cooler. Fortunately, the chickens haven't slacked off in their laying yet; guess they've been getting enough daylight.
We'll need to cull 3 of the roosters in a couple of weeks. Two of them may be tough old stewers. The Black Australorpes keep chasing them and they never seem to get enough to eat. The one in the tractor with the younger roosters will probably be a tender thing, good for frying, since it hangs out by itself and stuffs its face any time it wants. I just hope I can remember what we learned at J&R's regarding eviscerating.
"To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge." ~ Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
We'll need to cull 3 of the roosters in a couple of weeks. Two of them may be tough old stewers. The Black Australorpes keep chasing them and they never seem to get enough to eat. The one in the tractor with the younger roosters will probably be a tender thing, good for frying, since it hangs out by itself and stuffs its face any time it wants. I just hope I can remember what we learned at J&R's regarding eviscerating.
"To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge." ~ Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Good...no, GREAT...stuff!
The Skeptic and The American Humanist Association. 'Nuff said!
"To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge." ~ Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
"To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge." ~ Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Still harvesting after all these months
Green beans are really the most amazing veggies...they are the Energizer Bunnies of the edible plant world. They've been going, and going, and going. Even the first bed that started producing in early summer (Scott staggered the planting of 4 beds so that we could get harvests at various times this summer) - when we thought it'd given up the ghost, it comes back and is producing as much as, if not more so, than the 4th, latest, bed.
Gali is growing...albeit not fast enough for me...and sometimes she understands a lot, but many times, she still does her own thing. She turned 9 weeks on Tuesday, and all books say that they're not really trainable until 3-6 months of age. Several weeks more before she'll be 3 months old, so I shouldn't expect too much from her. On the other hand, she is an English Shepherd...supposedly smarter than the average dog. :)
"To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge." ~ Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
Gali is growing...albeit not fast enough for me...and sometimes she understands a lot, but many times, she still does her own thing. She turned 9 weeks on Tuesday, and all books say that they're not really trainable until 3-6 months of age. Several weeks more before she'll be 3 months old, so I shouldn't expect too much from her. On the other hand, she is an English Shepherd...supposedly smarter than the average dog. :)
"To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge." ~ Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
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