Our new addition

Guinea Mom Setting on Eggs

Guinea's are a West African Bird. They are worth their weight in gold keeping the ticks and chiggers eaten. On the other hand they can be very noisy birds.
All the females lay eggs daily until there are about fifty eggs. They then take turns sitting on them for about twenty one days until they hatch.
We take the babies away and raise them under a heat lamp. Guinea Mom's are terrible mothers. They will lead their babies out in the brush and never look back. The mortality rate is high when the Guinea Mom's take charge.

CLOGGER/HERB DAYS 2009

What fun she was and what fun she was having dancing to the music

Bear Creek Blue Grass Band/Herb Days 2009

HERB DAYS IN MAY 2009

The weather was beautiful-the music was good-everyone had fun and much was learned by all. Pam Mays is teaching these two young ladies how to spin wool

Spring Planting

Trying to get the spring planting done around the rains can be a challenge. The Garlic lies under the floating row cover while Steve gets rows made for the Lincoln Peas.

Saving Fruit Trees from Hard Freeze

This week we had a couple of 24 degree nights. Devastating for a fruit tree in full bloom. We made a fire in our Webers and set them under the cherry and peach trees. It worked and I think we will have fruit this year.