Saturday, May 29, 2010

chickens. day one

got 17 pullets today.. black Australorps..lay brown eggs:




they are only a week old and peep like crazy:


..they like to hang out in a pile and clean eachother:


the set-up...
they have a heat lamp for warmth because they don't have feathers yet and a feed bin below the cage.. :



planted three "hills" (rain catchers) of black beauty Zucchini squash:


okra plot; under renovation..we will be putting boards up and building the soil up so they can catch as much water as possible and keep it in there:




siding painted!:



done and done:


dixon, nm blue corn bread (local corn-meal):


pizza dough for tomorrow's pizza 'n' burgers party:

3 comments:

  1. Pizza and burgers...no beer? Hahaha, kidding of course. Your place looks great, and like you are having a lot of fun--enjoy the chickens!

    And yes, ten or eleven Hopi Blue Corn (first generation) have now sprouted in the suburban Ocean Beach garden...

    Best to everyone--

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  2. Got a nice place there.

    I love blue corn meal. Hm, wonder if my sweetie has any seeds to grow blue corn in his stash. 'Course I'm sure our local critters here would love it, too.

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  3. Grand-chicks! they're beautiful!!!
    Can't wait to eat fresh brown eggs.
    XXXXOOO

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