New galleries of the chickens and the ducks

Galleries posted for the chickens and the ducks and the coop gallery has been updated.

When deer attack

We, for the first time ever, are having a problem with deer in the gardens. It looks like we have a doe and baby prowling our gardens each night. We're doing our best to deter them, but they seem to have developed a taste for our beans and beets.

Low ribbon around the raised beds to discourage deer

Strawberry damage

Beet damage

Ribbon fence around the garden

Adding shiny things to the ribbon fence

Chick groups combined

All the chickens are doing well, we decided to move the second batch in with the first batch to get them more space.

Big chicks hanging out

Hey you, feed me!

Whatchoo lookin at??

Max and Dan visiting chicks

Big and little chicks eating vetch

One big happy family

Baby robin sighting!

One of the fledged babies was perching in the quince bush in front of the house today.

The baby robins fledge...

The baby robins decided to fledge today!

More photos...

More photos from around the farm.

Raised beds

View of the dock

View of the river bank

Strange nest - maybe a squirrel nest?

False solomon seal

A lone orange hawkweed

Viceroy butterfly - Monarch mimic

Building a cold frame

Laurie came up with the excellent idea of building a cold frame out of rigid insulation to serve as a place to harden off our seedlings.

Max and Dan admiring the new cold frame.. from inside it

Loading it up

Loading it up... more!

All closed up

Farm life...

Another photo dump. :)

View of the big garden

Another view of the big garden

Allium

Astrantia

High-bush cranberry

Light yellow iris

Maroon iris

Locust bloom

Little pears

Light pink peony

Pink peony

Poppy

Strawberries

Second batch of chicks!

The second batch of chickens (6 hens) arrived today, they're all settled in the "brooder" in the bathroom now.

Dan watching the new chicks

New babies

More flowers!

More blooming beauties from around the farm.

Bridal bush

Buttercup

Honeysuckle

Blue jacob's ladder

Peony

Blue spiderwort

Cat's eye