Oh, I absolutely love the manzanita. None at the Homestead, but really lovely ones at the Ranch site. Chickens love the blossoms, too, according to HHandbasket, who lives about a mile from the new site.
There are three types of oak, some fir, slews of cedar, hoardes of old Ponderosa Pine, manzanita ... I think that's it for types of trees. The former owners planted an apple tree and some sort of stone fruit tree - probably peach - over by the small cabin. It could be an apricot; I haven't looked closely at it.
I have burned manzanita before, but use propane for heat at the Homestead.
One of my future plans for the Ranch is to allow a drum circle; there are two spots perfect for that use. Possibly even a sweat lodge. But the chicken stuff comes first.
The Great Rooster Relocation is anticipated to start Wednesday and be completed by Friday this week. Yes, pullets and hens will join them, as I determine which ones will go live at the Ranch. Senior hens and Carl, my dominant rooster, will stay here. (Even though the next door neighbor did say, "We'll see about that..." when I 'splained The Grand Plan to him yesterday. He had said, "Thank GOD!" about the Friday deadline, then got snarky when I said Carl was staying.)
I almost spit in his face, had my mouth not gone dry at the remark. I am not a spit at anybody type of person, but I was definitely teed off. It was hard to wear a pleasant expression.
But, back to pleasant things. Phoebe - a Blue Laced Wyandotte - is raising three, week-old flock chicks in the coop. She's a "senior" hen who was re-homed to my flock before I moved up here, so she's not moving. I am going to have John take the ten-nest egg roll-away wall unit to be installed in the new coop. Phoebe hatched the chicks started by sneaky Monica in one of those nests and once she got them down onto the floor, of course she couldn't get them back up into it at night. There will be plenty of covered kitty litter boxes and lower, bench and wall bucket nests left for Those Who Remain Here.