Yesterday I decided to let the chickens have free run of the entire property. They were so excited. I needed them to chow down on some grasshoppers, and other over loaded bugs in the garden. One went missing so I hope she found her way back to the barn last night.
One hen looks a bit haggard, and her comb is drooping. She's not looking so good, and it appears the others are going after her from time to time. She's lost a lot of feathers too. I've already been deworming, so who knows what's going on with her.
Speaking of pasture, Hubby and I are talking about getting two dwarf wethers to keep the back pasture cut down. That will help a lot with the weeds that I'm dealing with in the garden(s) as well.
As for those peppers? I'll be slicing and dehydrating them today. My allergies need a break from that foxtail in my garden. I might even try another new recipe.
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I still have all our root crops and the Brussels sprouts to get out of the garden. Then the clean-up and putting it to bed for the winter. Oh, and planting the garlic, too, of course.
Funny how despite all that can happen with weather and gardens and such, that some plants survive the worst while others have difficulty surviving even the best. Our Grandmother use to tell us the fruits and vegies that struggled would taste the best, because the plant would put all its energy into surviving and producing fruit, and that would make their fruit taste better. Now I don't know if that's true or not, but it's what she always told us.
God bless.
RB
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