Author Archives: lovecreekfarm

The chicks are now four weeks old. It’s very obvious due to the larger comb on two chicks that they are roosters, and they “play” fight at each other. It looks like the other three are hens. Turns out we … Continue reading →

The spring garden flowers are so beautiful and really showcase the wide variety of intentional planting, propagation and separating of irises, and native blooms of the Valerian. The bees are happy, and we are busy planting seeds in the garden … Continue reading →

These photos were taken the first week in May so I’m trying to catch up. The chicks were two weeks old. The two moms are separated by a long nesting box. They each have a large crate with shavings to … Continue reading →

We’ve had two broody hens for over a month and a half. So broody for so long that I bought a dozen fertilized eggs to see what would happen and give these hens a chance to be mamas. We have … Continue reading →

We have a very brood hen named Goldie. I broke her of it about 6 weeks ago, but she wants to be a mamma. Then, a noticed one of our Washington’s, Georgie was hanging in the nesting box too. I … Continue reading →

The duck who nested along Love Creek under the berry bushes is now a proud mamma. I counted 11 ducklings that are following her up and down the creek. They are super cute, and she happily quacks in the sun. … Continue reading →

Morning photos of flowers and pots. Landscape Art!

The front of the house has always been what it is. Wood stacked in front of the windows for the wood burning stove and a plot of weeds under the bedroom window. We never bothered to plant anything there because … Continue reading →

Makeover for a planter bed near the Brick Patio. Removing a small border of river rocks to add clay tubes from the garden. I got half way done today. We are still plugging away on fixing planter beds, adding wire, … Continue reading →

When I bought the black, plastic tube for the septic riser, they only sell a 5 ft. length. I only needed about 2 ft. so what to do with the leftover? I have two plastic rain barrels and decided to … Continue reading →