March Update

Be free little poults.  Check out
the world!

Lots of changes happened in the month of March!  From the chicks growing up,  to new garden beds built,  it's been pretty exciting around here!

The almost hens checking out
the new fencing.

Well, the chicks,  I mean, poults are now 6 weeks old, and they pretty much have all their feathers now.  They are now roosting on the roosting bar at night.  It's so cute to watch them climb up there!  Since the last post there has been another change.

I finally added a temporary gate so they can get to the chicken run from the chicken coop.  I have the small corner blocked off so the almost hens cannot get to them.  I cannot wait for the poults to get a little larger so I can finally merge both flocks together!

The almost hens... they are just about ready to start laying eggs.  I can tell because their comb and wattles are getting more and more red everyday.  I cannot wait to start collecting fresh eggs again! :D


As for the garden.  I have planted many herbs and vegetables.  I'm hoping through all these cold snaps that my tomatoes and green peppers will survive.

In my herb garden I have:
Three kinds of lavender
Spearmint
Peppermint
Lemon Balm
Lemon Verbena
Lemon Grass
Rosemary
Curry
Garlic Chives
Parsley
Feverfew
Purple Sage
Regular Sage
Pineapple Sage
Stevia
Aloe
Borrage
Cilantro (for now)

At least 20 different herbs in my garden.  My goal is to get to 30 herbs.   Can't wait! :D

I also have planted three different tomato plants.  Purple Peppers, Jalapenos, Artichokes, Cucumbers, Zucchini, and an random onion that started growing from my compost pile.  I will be planting later (as soon as I get rid of the fire ants in one of the boxes), egg plant and okra.

one of three new garden boxes