my very own micro farm

[attimus]

Nice! My dad got me a rosemary the other day

Looks healthy, I've got a huge one on the property thats over 20 years old and I planted 3 fresh last year, the newest ones went in along the roadside as a bit of natural barrier. Is that a border collie in the background? My momin' has one down in the valley that comes up once in a while, so full of energy. Him and my dog get into trouble that way, lol. Attimus

 

[dan26552]

Looks healthy, I've got a huge one on the property thats over 20 years old and I planted 3 fresh last year, the newest ones went in along the roadside as a bit of natural barrier. Is that a border collie in the background? My momin' has one down in the valley that comes up once in a while, so full of energy. Him and my dog get into trouble that way, lol.

Attimus

It is. Oh wow!!! I had one that made it to about 6 years before it died, I think if I hadn't had to move it it would still be alive.

I bet thats gonna be pretty. You have a lot of rosemary's, course they grow well there, a lot easier than here. My aunt has one though thats probably about 20 years old. Maybe I should get some cuttings

No, but we did used to have a border collie. He is not a border collie though you were close. He is an English Shepherd.

His temperament is similar to a border collie, high strung and energetic.



And this is his distant cousin (they share a great granddad a little ways back.) who is just about as opposite him in personality as you could get. Calm, laid back, easy going but still energetic.

 

[attimus]

So last night I decided t make some hummus and some black bean dip whilie I was making dinner and both turned out great.

Unfortunately this picture is from this morning and they have both been sitting out all night
Lucky for the chickens though.

Didn't make any headway on the boxes last night but I did manage to get the 2x4s ripped in half this morning. Spent yesterday afternoon feeding a small burn pile while I widdled a larger brush pile down to usable pieces for the fireplace.

Here's the first duck egg of the season, that I'm aware of that is.

They have been sneaky in the past and I've actually been seeing some similar behavior from the younger mallards this year as their moms from the last in terms of laying this early.

@dan26552 here's the rosemary.
Oldest

1yr

Recently planted

Here's one of last Sunday's specials, avocado bacon chedder Benedict with a side of country potatoes.

Been getting double digit egg count last few days, this is very eggciting. Another kelso egg so the ones in the pen should be laying soon.
Eggs eggs eggs!

Onwards and upwards
Attimus

 

[aart]

So last night I decided t make some hummus and some black bean dip whilie I was making dinner and both turned out great.

Unfortunately this picture is from this morning and they have both been sitting out all night

Lucky for the chickens though.




Didn't make any headway on the boxes last night but I did manage to get the 2x4s ripped in half this morning. .........

Onwards and upwards
Attimus

You gave to chickens because 'left out'?
No meat in there shoulda been OK.

Ripped 2x4's on table saw!?
How'd that feel?

 

[Angie16hearts]

Bummer about your roo....what happened to him?
Yes, you can incubate refrigerated eggs....no guarantees, but worth a try in this case.
I did one that was 12 days old and in fridge for 3-4 days...broody hatched it out.
There's a whole thread about hatching refrigerated eggs here on BYC.

I really don't know. I went out checked on him he gave me a little noise when I said his name . Was eating drinking doing his thing.. Got ready for the day. Went out to feed and he was curled up on his side . My last Roo that died about 2 years ago looked like a heart attack he was flat on his back not curled up. I really am bummed about Olive! I know I keep saying it. He was strangely friendly for a roo! More like s cat. I set up incubator put 9 eggs in. I also loaded up some golf balls in a laying box. I have 3 who like to go broody but no luck yet. I did end up using fresh eggs. I cracked a total of 6 and 4 were fertile. I watched lthe last few days while the girls were in the coop. so I knew which eggs to pull. They happen to be my sweetest hens as well. Maybe I'll have super sweet chicks!

Can't wait to try some of these wonderful looking recipes.
Did anyone go to the Modesto show? It was so fun to look at all the birds ! The seramas were so cool!

 

[dan26552]

So last night I decided t make some hummus and some black bean dip whilie I was making dinner and both turned out great.

Unfortunately this picture is from this morning and they have both been sitting out all night

Lucky for the chickens though.






Didn't make any headway on the boxes last night but I did manage to get the 2x4s ripped in half this morning. Spent yesterday afternoon feeding a small burn pile while I widdled a larger brush pile down to usable pieces for the fireplace.

Here's the first duck egg of the season, that I'm aware of that is.

They have been sneaky in the past and I've actually been seeing some similar behavior from the younger mallards this year as their moms from the last in terms of laying this early.



@dan26552 here's the rosemary.
Oldest

1yr



Recently planted


Here's one of last Sunday's specials, avocado bacon chedder Benedict with a side of country potatoes.


Been getting double digit egg count last few days, this is very eggciting. Another kelso egg so the ones in the pen should be laying soon.
Eggs eggs eggs!

Onwards and upwards
Attimus

I love hummus!

Thats quite a rosemary

The others look very nice too.

 

[Angie16hearts]

Hit the local nursery yesterday, mostly just to browse, came back with 4 Tuscan blue rosemary . They've got a ton of fruit trees right now, as well as a huge assortment of berries. Spent the afternoon wrapping them with wire and putting em in the ground. I also picked up a few 2x4s to finish up another box. Gonna try and squeeze that in today.

Been cold the last few mornings, bit of ice to things but everyone is handling it well. Better than I am always, little harder getting out of bed. Lol.

@Angie16hearts how's the egg collection coming? Are you planning on using the incubator or waiting on the broody hen? I don't have an incubator yet but have been mulling around the idea, miss alot of opportunity with eggs without one so maybe soon. Until then I wait patiently for a broody hen. Not sure if I'm ready to hatch out a few bantams yet either, the thought of having to cull even one of those tiny little cockerals is a bit much. This would most definitely be a last resort with rehoming being the primary option, but is still something I must consider when hatching.
Here's that bread recipe, super simple
2cups warm water, about 110° or so.
2 1/4 tsp yeast. Or one pack mix
2 tsp salt
5ish cups of flour, a small amount will be added as you knead.

Add yeast to water stir and let sit for 5 mins.
In a seperate bowl Add salt to about 3 cups of flour and mix.
I use a kitchenaide stand mixer for this next part. With the mixer on stir with a dough hookpour in water then slowly add the 3 cups of flour(this portion of the recipe goes against what I know from making pasta dough where water is added to flour, I'm planning on trying it this way the next time I make it) continue adding the remainito flour until a nice ball forms, remove and hand kneed until smooth.
Lightly oil and return to bowl, cover the exposed dough portion of dough with plastic wrap and let rise until about doubled, 40 mins or so.
Remove and separate into even portions and form your loaves, oil lightly again place on baking pan and cover until almost doubled in size again.
Whisk an egg and using your hand put a light coat on the top of the bread.
Cut 3 or more diagonal strips across the top for a professional look and place in a preheated 375° oven, roughly 30 mins. My times have varied as I've added ingredients to the mix without really adjusting the rest of the portions. I still bake like a cook lol.
Good luck with the recipe and please post the outcome.

Onwards and upwards
Attimus

Yes, I was able to get 9 fertile eggs in the incubator. Thank goodness! I'll hatch out the bantams for you if you are interested in seramas. It wouldn't be soon probably next 2-3 months. Just let me know I'll set some for you. Here's my hatch mate pair.

 

[Angie16hearts]

I love all the pictures!

 

[Angie16hearts]

That is the biggest rosemary I've ever seen! Props on that plant ! Love rosemary!

 

[attimus]

I love all the pictures!

Same, those little buggers look like my game birds. Haha about a 5th the size tho. I just might take you up on that if I don't have an incubator by then. I might just get crafty and put one together, with all the free time I have. there are some decently priced ones and it never hurts to have a back up.

@aart after 15+ years cooking in restrauants I've got a few hangups about eating food that's been sitting out over night. The chickens sure did enjoy the snack tho, they preferred the hummus to the beandip but still came back and ate it after the other was done.

Spent the morning splitting wood but not much else besides that. We are running porkbelly tonight at work as a chefs special, I'll try and get a picture.
Off tomorrow and hopefully have a friend coming to play disc golf for the first time, should have time to frame up those two boxes I've got the wood for as well.
Anywho.

Onwards and upwards
Attimus