Spring Pasture Maintenance

back of barn after a month

front of barn

back of barn in March

Kathleen pulling the plugger with gator

gathering equipment and seed

Last month the entire family worked many long hours and days in an attempt to bring our horse pastures back to life. We gathered rocks and branches, we filled holes, and kicked poop, we plugged, seeded and harrowed. Now a month after a few rains and some warm days, we are beginning to see more green than brown. Today we actually let the horse graze in the back field for the first time this year, and oh were they happy.

Death of the third bantam chicken

The Bantam Trio

Lightning was a little banny rooster,

and he was a beautiful bright red.

He had two little bantam friends,

but now all three are dead.

Gloria was a little brown hen,

and was a rare color 'twas said.

She and her friends played together,

but now all three are dead.

Honey was a pretty white rooster,

and his merry life was led.

But one morning there was a calamity,

and now all three are dead.

by Helena George

In 2008 we bought three bantam chicks, Gloria died within a few months, the second, Honey, died shortly after, but Lightning the red rooster died this afternoon. We were all sad.