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[Chaneys Ranch]

It's sad how many people buy rabbits and chicks as Easter gifts and don't realize how much work they are.
I want to put a sign up that says "all Easter gifts welcome here. Easter gift sanctuary."

Oh and someone told me that white chickens are the most aggressive.

True or false?

Totally false. I have 4 white birds. 3 leghorn and 1 EE. None of them are human aggressive. The leghorn are bosses here but by any means aren't aggressive.
100% agree on the Easter animal gifts, makes me sick because most don't live very long.

Happy Easter!

Besides hatching chicks & spring cleaning, we prepped for Easter by baking treats and visiting the annual Egg Hunt. (Held inside this year because of rain, so it was a little crazy.) DD brought her silkie & entertained the little ones while waiting for their turn inside the gym. DS scored big on eggs. (He didn't have much competition b/c many stayed home.) At home we baked hot cross buns, boiled & decorated eggs with stickers (since their natural colors are so pretty), and then shared our treats with the neighbors. Last night we made Easter bunny cookies. They look adorable. The hardest part was getting the kids (and DH) to wait until Easter. The Easter Bunny was very tired last night ....ZZZzzz

Up early for church and then our traditional big brunch. We cooked bacon and crepes in addition to the hot cross buns & HB eggs.



Rice Krispy treats (made on Thus, gone by Thurs night LOL)

Our town's Creepy Easter Bunny

The cute 3-D bunny cookies. Each one has 2 small cookies for ears and another medium cookie for the face, all on top of one large sugar cookie head. DS wanted to write his name on his, but I told him we'll know. Can you spot the 3 he made? (The 3rd one DD helped him.)

Loved the pics!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

HAPPY EASTER!
First lockdown tomorrow night. Kinda excited and hopeful we have a good hatch. I set 27 eggs, Leghorn and EE/OE.
Tank should have a new home next Saturday. I am really going to miss him, but I am worried my bull will stomp him, or my mother goats. My sis-in-law has a little Chihuahua and he has attacked him several times. It sounds amusing that a turkey will take on a 1,000 lb cow but he sure goes after Moose!
I started my seeds too early ugh. Snap peas are a foot tall already, onion 8" tall. Anyone have good advice on bell pepper and tomato starting? Really struggling with the red bell peppers.

 

[JanetMarie]

How are you struggling with the bell pepper and tomato starting?

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

My first round of Roma are dying off. My seeds were 3 years old so am guessing thats the issue. Same on the bell pepper, they never germinated. So I got new seed and hope they germinate and thrive.

 

[JanetMarie]

Do you transplant into larger pots? That may be a problem if you're not, since it's too early to plant them outside.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

I do transplant them when needed. I am using heat mat grow light setup. they get maybe 2 inches tall and just die off. The peppers didn't germinate at all..

 

[faerydust16]

I'm having that problem with my peppers too! I started them in the house and nothing.

Tomatoes.. only got maybe 5 to grow out of 4 packs.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

I can't figure it out.. I haven't been serious on a garden for a few years now since my Mom was failing. My old lady brain isn't helping so am googling what I can and watching you tube.

 

[JanetMarie]

The tomato plants are dying off probably because they starved. I don't start the seeds too early, just 6-8 weeks before transplanting in the garden. 8 weeks is even a little too long.

A heat lamp and grow mat combined may be too much heat. I only use grow lights.

 

[JanetMarie]

Here's some of my heirloom lettuces I planted on Friday. They had to go in the ground, even though still cold at night. They are under row covers.