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The chickens are here as I mentioned this past week
at distribution. I'm keeping them in a surround outside
of the coop until they are secure in where they roost;
the hen house. Once they seem to understand where their
new home is I'll let them roam or
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as the case may be. Yesterday while shaking down the feed
in the trough a broadwing hawk came cruising by through the
trees and we are seeing more of them as well as a pigeon hawk
who has been hanging in the neighborhood.
This
weather is great for the amphibians it seems and the leopard
frogs are out in the middle of fields.
Leopard
Frog  You
saw the turtles in last weeks newsletter and they seemed to
be enjoying things as well. Insects, on the other hand seem
to be really booming! Every kind and class that you can imagine
and many that I've never seen before seem to be absolutely
thriving. I have been keeping an eye on my lone hive of honey
bees this summer and they seem to be ok but for some reason
that I am not certain of do not seem as vigorous as I think
I'd like. I will be checking in the hive in the next week
or so to see how they have made out with honey this season.
I'm hoping for a healthy hive and good honey run but will
settle for a strong and surviving hive if that is what we
have.
The
cows are looking happy and sleek and have begun to be spoiled
by the market leftovers that we've been giving them. Even
in the meadow pasture with the grass over their backs they'll
still call out like a plaintive child when they see us just
to make sure we know where they are and where we can toss
the goodies.
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