(Long Overdue) Weekend in Pictures

Busy season has begun.  Between taking care of the chicks, getting ready for shearing day, and anchoring the hoop house to the ground (because it blew across the pasture*), ...  really, this list could go on and on. 

The chicks are growing fast.  They've grown a lot since these pictures were taken.  They are beginning to be in the awkward stage in which they look like little dinosaurs.

Easter Egger ready for action.

Another Easter Egger checking the temperature.

Yet another Easter Egger, roosting on top of the feeder.

Phoebe, our enormous Barred Rock, got a string wrapped around her foot. We wouldn't have noticed for a while had not Theresa been staring at the chicken yard.  We looked to see what she was concerned about and saw Phoebe hopping around.  We went to her rescue right away.  Too much longer, and we would have had a one-legged chicken (or one less chicken). Phoebe is a big sweetie, and she held perfectly still while Scott cut the string off her foot.

Phoebe post-op. Excuse me, I'm molting.

The sheep and Barack have finished their first hay bale (a fact probably only interesting to our hay dealer).   Both the sheep and Barack are becoming quite responsive to treats, to put it politely.

Elvira gets into her food, literally.

First hay bale nearly gone.

Theresa wants treats but is too shy yet to eat from hands.

Henry is known for his pockets full of peanuts. Elvira gets her share.

Barack on guard, working hard for his hay.

Vegetable garden preparations continued.  We finally got the rye cover turned in and even started a new garden section.

Pansy helps with turning in the rye cover crop.

*There are no pictures of this incident as I was freaking out too much to remember that the camera was in my pocket.