It's been a busy summer. I'm taking over more and more of the farm work. It's almost easier to do all of the harvesting, washing, and bagging of the veggies, than to deal with mom. Luckily the season is almost over. We had our first frost a couple of weeks ago and are looking at our first freeze this weekend. Still a lot of veggies out there, but we are winding down the season.
The chickens are all doing pretty well. Had two outbreaks of a respiratory problem with Ella this summer. I think it's the same thing that Apollo had. There were a few days when I though she might not make it, thankfully she did recover and is back to 100%.
Most of the chickens are molting right now, losing all of their old feathers and growing pretty new ones in preparation for winter. It looks like someone was murdered out there with all the feathers blowing around the yard.
I've reintegrated Pumpkin into Jack's flock. He, Jack and Leif are now co-existing, not really happily, but there is no more bloodshed. The fights were showy but not nearly as violent as they were this spring. This was mostly posturing, very little actual damage done. It was tough to watch them fight it out, but worth it to have the whole flock in the big coop for the winter.
I haven't had time to do almost anything with the little horses this summer. In the time I have spent out there Candy and I have gotten to know each other better. She's such a sweet little girl, she just wants to know you're in charge. If I go out there with the right attitude I don't even need a halter or lead rope, she will follow quietly beside me, stopping and turning when I do. I hope we have a mild October/November so I can spend some more time with her.
Got a chance to do a lot more canning and pickling this summer and I am so glad! Katie and I have been baking too, pies, muffins, and cocktails. We've had some fun evenings!
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