Our Mixed Flock Journey!

[N F C]

We went to TSC yesterday, my first time at one, didn't know there were any close by! Anyway, Dale wanted to buy some more grass seed formulated for sun and shade and we found a Chick's Mix of seeds, so we will be throwing this into the other seed he bought! I wanted to buy some clover seed and this mix has the red & white clover, 2 types of Ryegrass, Alfalfa & brown flax! I hope it grows well and the Chickens love it! We will be adding the new sprinklers tonight...if it's not raining like it is right now and hopefully we can spread the seed too, but that probably won't happen until at least tomorrow!
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Your flock should enjoy that Rene!

 

[lizzychick]

Happy Mother's Day to all of the mom's here!

My daughter and her husband surprised me with stamps for my eggs! They also found Food Safe ink, but that won't arrive until tomorrow! I love these!!!

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i just got a personalized egg stamp too! May I ask whast ink you got and where it was from??>

 

[drstratton]

i just got a personalized egg stamp too! May I ask whast ink you got and where it was from??>

They bought the ink on Etsy...it's a food safe ink! I think this is what they ordered! https://www.etsy.com/listing/711201...pad&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&organic_search_click=1

 

[drstratton]

My chicks have finally started to go in the coop before it's too dark, no more light...yay!

 

[Riv-6]

Before I call it a night, I have a chick pic and a few pics of the new pen & the garden area!

We transplanted some Hosta's near the pen and having read that chickens love them, my husband planted one close to see if they really do...they went after that leaf. Well, before I came inside this evening I decided to plant one right in their pen, they devoured it!

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We didn't get the grass seed spread this weekend, but we are very close. We had to finish planting the garden & our new berry plants. It was a very full weekend. This is a picture looking from the far end of the pen towards the Coop and Rabbit hutches. I can't begin to count how many wheelbarrows full of pine needles and whatever else was on the ground that we raked up and burned. We wanted to make sure that we get good coverage with the grass seed when we finally spread it! This pen area was such a mess and overgrown with blackberry & raspberry plants, I didn't think we'd ever get it cleaned up, but there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel!
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A view from the new pen towards the garden! We got all of our new berry plants in the ground. In the area to the right, near the fence...I think there was more rock than dirt! I'll post one more below this pic!
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My husband lined them all up next to the fence, you can see that in the above picture!
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Berries in! Currants, Josta & Gooseberries!
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Blackberries and Raspberries!
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Looking great, Rene! That will be so awesome once they start producing. My dad plants quite a few raspberries at his place and let me tell you.. they are amazing! He's had some plants for about 6 years now and we can harvest over a gallon a week during the prime season.

Also, I saw your post earlier about your family living by Missoula but I couldn't remember where you posted it I'm outside of Helena so a couple hours from the Missoula area. The flathead area is gorgeous. We used to go pick Huckleberries up there but don't get that way very often anymore!

 

[drstratton]

Looking great, Rene! That will be so awesome once they start producing. My dad plants quite a few raspberries at his place and let me tell you.. they are amazing! He's had some plants for about 6 years now and we can harvest over a gallon a week during the prime season.

Also, I saw your post earlier about your family living by Missoula but I couldn't remember where you posted it I'm outside of Helena so a couple hours from the Missoula area. The flathead area is gorgeous. We used to go pick Huckleberries up there but don't get that way very often anymore!

Thank you Rei! I love having my own berries, it will definitely be nice to have them again. We had them for many years and then they just kind of got away from us...my husband planted blackberries with thorns and they became a nightmare...we are still trying to kill them off in the new chicken pen! A gallon a week would be amazing, I can't wait!

I'm not sure if I've been to Helena! I've spent lots of time in the Flathead and Glacier area! Montana is so beautiful!

 

[drstratton]

We did a little coop and pen beautification! I still need to get some flowers for the little blue pot at the corner of the pen, I hope to pick something up tomorrow! I have Marigolds planted in front of the pen. To the right of the blue pot I planted a Lemon Balm and to the right of that are the Hosta plants...the chickens love them both! Under the nesting box we planted some red & white Geraniums! My husband put in the red pavers in front of the flowers, I finished putting the rest in front of the door today! We also have grapes growing on top of the pen...it is a volunteer plant, it starts behind the pen and it also goes almost to the top of the evergreens behind it!

We have the sprinklers set up and the ground in the new pen all ready for the grass seed...we will be spreading it tonight when Dale gets home from work!!! Then hopefully we will be able to let the chicks out to enjoy it in a couple of months!

 

[N F C]

What a pretty set up you have Rene!

 

[drstratton]

What a pretty set up you have Rene!

Thank you Debby!

 

[WhoDatChick]

We did a little coop and pen beautification! I still need to get some flowers for the little blue pot at the corner of the pen, I hope to pick something up tomorrow! I have Marigolds planted in front of the pen. To the right of the blue pot I planted a Lemon Balm and to the right of that are the Hosta plants...the chickens love them both! Under the nesting box we planted some red & white Geraniums! My husband put in the red pavers in front of the flowers, I finished putting the rest in front of the door today! We also have grapes growing on top of the pen...it is a volunteer plant, it starts behind the pen and it also goes almost to the top of the evergreens behind it!

We have the sprinklers set up and the ground in the new pen all ready for the grass seed...we will be spreading it tonight when Dale gets home from work!!! Then hopefully we will be able to let the chicks out to enjoy it in a couple of months!

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This is SO nice!!! I love it! Really beautiful