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twenty two pleasant 1 06 2015 the last post well sort of i am so very excited to share with you that i finally have the new blog up and running the chickens and i would like to warmly invite you on over to my new blog documenting our adventures at www wellingtonfarm ca there are only two posts up right now so you can read them both and say you ve read the entire archives see you there no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 11 02 2014 since the last post so so very much has happened we are settled in to our amazing new old house with just a few little things left to be done does everyone wait for so long for carpenters to finish up the last details it seems to be a common experience i can t wait to share boatloads of before and after pictures but the after isn t quite ready yet moving is so much work i had forgotten how much i loathe it since we d been in our last house for nine years ugh my heart goes out to you if you re in the process but we re here now with the chickens and bees and a new kitty and life is pretty darn amazing i thought i d share a quick update i haven t touched the real camera in awhile and i m missing it i do love having my phone with me though for capturing all of those sweet moments that might otherwise be missed like p learning to pick up chickens properly and the boys having some summer fun t has very specific ideas about having his picture taken and they usually involve him avoiding the camera in some way on my drive to work if i take a tiny detour after dropping the boys off at school there s a causeway over a lake and on some mornings i get to see the most beautiful sunrises the extra 3 minutes is totally worth it especially if other cars don t come along and i can take as many pictures as i want to my artistic process involves stopping in the middle of the road since it s a causeway and you can t really pull over and from the back door at the new old house i ve been enjoying sunsets like this over the back field there are deer at the edge of the woods many evenings quietly going about their business it s so quiet quiet except for two hooligans that is the boys are ridiculously cute as usual they love it here too and are usually very willing to help with chicken chores stacking wood our wood furnace is kind of awesome and p even helped me to clean the floors throughout the entire house today we re in the midst of a really nice phase right now with much less bickering than we were dealing with moving is such a huge thing i think we re all settling in and feeling more like ourselves the neglected garden that we started before moving in has given us plenty of potatoes some hefty squash and the tomatillos were bountiful i m dreaming of next year s herb garden and what i m going to grow for the chickens and speaking of the chickens i ve been learning lots turns out that bathing one after work isn t too terrible a way to pass the time even when she stinks and has vent gleet it also turns out that mites are a thing we lost one of the ladies to a mink the mink was promptly dispatched with a bit of assistance from my dad with much drama and fuss amongst the other ladies they ve been molting and i am proud to report that most of the formerly bare bottoms are now beautifully fluffy sherrie s chicken rehab is working i am completely in my element when i m down at the barn getting them all sorted out and collecting eggs they re good company too so gentle and quiet and funny and now it s november we started lighting the candles at supper tonight as we usually do on the first night after the time change the hardest part of this time of year is definitely the darkness but there are so many things i love about it being cozy inside with wild weather outside this weekend was perfect for staying in ginger and cinnamon cold crisp air apples daydreams about potential christmas decor in this new house scarves and sweaters i love this season 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 8 11 2014 bock bock bock folks this post has been a long time in the making and when i saw long time i mean several years i have seriously wanted to keep chickens for at least seven years for a variety of reasons i wanted the boys to be able to know the joy and responsibility of caring for animals that provide food that we eat every day i wanted the funny companionship of these lovely creatures i wanted to be able to feed them kitchen scraps and compost their poop to use it in the garden making a nice tidy loop and the eggs we eat a lot of eggs and fresh eggs are just the very best we ve been living in town so i first decided to approach town council about amending the by law prohibiting backyard hens back in 2010 that didn t go through and since the spring of 2011 i ve been patiently waiting reading every book i can get my hands on visiting friends hens and daydreaming about collecting warm eggs waiting to find our forever home and property and have space to care for my very own hens and share the whole experience with the boys and so i am so very pleased to report that i am now the proud owner of a flock of a dozen isa brown layers allow me to introduce them won t you first the hens are a year old and already laying i wanted some instant success and to avoid some of the chick intensity and these ladies came up at just the right time the previous owner was having some trouble with pecking in her flock these twelve were in with many other chickens and so they arrived here missing lots of feathers on their butts as phillip likes to say i lovingly refer to my tiny chicken operation as sherrie s chicken rehab as they appear to be a bit of a motley bunch apparently their feathers will take five or six weeks to grow back in and i m hoping that since they have some more space and lots of attention they ll grow back beautifully i don t know much about their past life and i ve only had them for a week so i m always observing them carefully for anything untoward and i m hoping that there aren t any underlying health issues with any of them they are so sweet and personable already after a couple of days adjusting they come trotting over when i arrive looking for treats especially this beady eyed beauty she has been dubbed jessica fletcher she s very much a busybody and comes running as soon as i arrive unlike the others she won t leave my side while i m cleaning the coop collecting eggs and just having a little visit with the hens she tilts her head from side to side to look me over pecks at my toes hands pant legs fingers and waits patiently for me to feed her an extra little treat or two she also solves murders in her spare time and is a wickedly accurate typist you can see the bare butts above i m watching carefully for any signs of broken skin or any other complications the coop was all set up by the previous owner we gave it a very thorough cleaning some fresh bedding and these ladies settled right in they really are a joy to hang out with and they re good layers we collect 8 10 eggs each day this poor hen above seems to have lost the most feathers and as she was grooming herself a bit i caught this picture where you can see how bald her back end is thanks to my sister who bought me these boots for christmas last year jessica fletcher really likes to peck at the left one in particular back in 2010 i bought this ceramic egg holder in full faith that i would have my very own hens eggs to fill it with someday i didn t think at the time that it would be four years down the road but here we are and it is so satisfying if you have chicken experience please feel free to leave any comments with tips hints suggestions etc i m completely open to any and all advice 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 8 02 2014 midsummer hello friends i collected a few sprigs of lavender that i ve been enjoying by the kitchen sink over the past few days so i thought i would share it with you along with a little update of what s been taking place in my little corner of the world first the bees are doing very very well both hives are settling in nicely we ve been checking on them regularly and have found both queens each time saw eggs and larvae at different stages scraped off a bit of extra comb and even had a few tiny tastes of honey i am smitten adam really is in charge of the bee department though he has his beekeeper notebooks and makes the plans and does the research i m a more than willing participant i knew that it would be cool to have bees i knew that i would be completely enthralled with them and have a sense of responsibility to my tens of thousands of fuzzy little wards but what i didn t expect was how mindful i m forced to be when doing the inspections i can t be holding a frame of brood covered in hundreds of moving bees and looking for nearly invisible eggs while checking texts or making a grocery list the mindfulness is its own reward the experience is such a fulfilling and pleasurable sensory experience that it would be a shame to be distracted the hum of the bees working away at their tasks the beauty of light reflecting on a nectar filled cell the stickiness of honey and wax covering fingertips and of course the taste of honey are as rewarding as collecting a harvest from the vegetable garden but my favourite is the scent something elusive about the combination of warm moving bee bodies smoke honey and wax is completely intoxicating house news we re still in our same lovely house but just for a couple more weeks we will be renting it out have tenants lined up and i m optimistic that things will work out beautifully with this long and drawn out situation after all we will be moving to our forever home and farm farm i feel like an imposter just typing the word very very soon there are boxes and piles and lists everywhere and we have some wonderful family who will be helping to look after the boys over the next few crazy weeks as we move i am doing my best to relax into the whole situation and trust that everything will indeed get done but the part of me that craves complete order before attempting a task is trying to resist a meltdown since the nature of moving house is such that it well it s chaotic and messy and everything that i don t do well with when i m feeling stressed wish me luck and all of the patience love and kindness i can muster it will all get done and i will do my best to handle it gracefully instead of thinking ahead though i want to savour the lovely times that i ve already enjoyed over the past month i ve had several great visits with friends old and new and that really is my favourite part of the summer i really need that connection with people unrelated to my school year work life to make me feel like myself again and there s nothing quite like a lovely chat with an old friend on a lazy summer afternoon i ve been lucky enough to enjoy several of those over the past few weeks and i ve tried my best to soak in every minute and save it somewhere in my mind for late november or mid february when i miss it most 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom hi there i m sherrie thanks for stopping by i love finding and sharing beautiful things in this little space my husband and i are renovating an old farmhouse here on the beautiful coast of nova scotia and learning all about all sorts of things bees chickens goats and permaculture please share and link to anything you find here as long as credit and links are noted feel free to contact me at grahamsherrie at yahoo dot ca follow me on subscribe posts atom posts all comments atom all comments blog archive 2015 1 january 1 the last post well sort of 2014 23 november 1 august 2 june 4 may 2 april 3 march 3 february 3 january 5 2013 72 december 4 november 2 october 5 september 7 august 5 july 8 june 6 may 4 april 7 march 8 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