At Moms this weekend

Just a few photos from Moms.

This rooster keeps all the girls run off or in their hen house. Pop removed him so that the chicks would come out. They returned this rooster to the original owner and picked up another one. Haven't seen it yet.

Mom and Pop added 8 of these Plymouth Rock to the six I had given them.

Have a good day everyone.

This and That

I just had to make a post and put up some recent photos. It seems like a while since I put up some flowers. I am so anxious to put in some new plants to replace all the ones that never came up or dried up and died.. I hope I can check out some places that I recently spotted. We'll see.



I have never seen a sunflower this big. It was at least 12" across. It isn't mine but I sure wish it was.
A bunny hopping across the front yard when I arrived home from work. A little fuzzy as I had the zoom as far as I could standing on the front porch.

The chicks at 3 weeks at Mom and Pops. Pop is finishing up their townhomes today. They should be quite happy to have so much room tonight. I will get some new photos this week as they scurry around their new diggs.

This zinnia is holding it's own. It is so resilient even during the draught we have recently experienced. The weather has recently changed to our more seasonable temps and near daily dose of wet stuff.

I am so proud of my cannas. They are also very resilient.

Hope you all have a great day and enjoy some gardening.

Vegetable Garden and Chicks

The heat has taken its toll on the vegetable garden. The veggies have been waterlogged and then no rain for sometime now. I forget how long it's been since we had a rain. I tried to save it by watering but nothing is making now.

The blueberries are doing very well despite lack of rain. They are big and juicy.

The chicks have gone to live at my mom's. I do not have the ability to build me a coop by myself and I have no one else who could build it for me. Anyway they will be fine and I will visit them.

Hope everyone has a great garden day and stay hydrated.

Buddy And The Chicks

Buddy goes from side to side checking out the fuzzy little fun looking creatures.

Buddy says, Uumm - I can't decide - which one shall I pick. They all look kinda good. I think I like the yellow ones. They are close to my hair color and Mom might not notice if I have a feather hanging out somewhere.

Let me check them out from this side. Those yellow ones are hanging real close. Maybe Mom want notice if one is missing.

This is where I'm gonna put the fuzz ball when I catch it. Maybe Mom want notice.

Hey Mom - I wasn't doing anything - just catching one of those pesky bugs.

Mom said - If little Buddy doesn't watch out he'll be on restriction. He can't get too close. Really - guys Buddy does not have access to the peeps.

I used an old chair and a piece from a smoker grill and here we have it. These are cutting from my begonia's. This is what I truly love about begonia's - you can take cuttings and just put them into the soil and they grow. By the end of summer there will be begonia's everywhere as they yield color all summer and into fall till the first freeze. They are heat tolerant as long as they are watered.

This is the first flower from a packet of mixed seeds from National Home Gardening Club. I have no idea what this is - do you?

Hope all of my blogger friends have a great gardening day. I'm planning a trip to the beach this weekend.

Chicks Have Arrived

They are just so precious. They were active and ready for the box. Eager for water and food. I expect these babies are 2 days old. There are 2 Plymouth Rock Standard White (they aren't white - does this mean they are not Standard White?), 2 Australorp, and 2 Rhode Island Reds. What I want to know is how can anyone tell what sex these birds are if they are only 1 day old when packaged and shipped.

Have a nice garden day. It is hot as he@@ here. Heat index today of 103 degrees. For those of you who do not have heat index - this is comprised of the humidity and temperature ratios and that would be how the temp feels to the skin. Needless to say the chicks don't need the light too close since my house is kinda warm in the back where these little girls are.

New Chicks

I have decided to order my chicks as I have noticed other bloggers order theirs. I am getting ready to order some chicks and I want your input. I have chose 3 breeds from My Pet Chicken and some supplies to get started. Their prices seemed very reasonable and I can order as little as 3 chicks.

I have decided to order 6 - 2 of each breed.

Plymouth Rock Standard White
Rhode Island Standard Red
Australorp Standard

I am planning on building my pen and coop about 10x10 and constructing out of chicken wire and tin.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.