So, we have houdini ducks who can find their way out of the best fences!!!!
I come home every night and watch across the state road as my ducks sleep under my neighbors huge trees! I am not sure why they constantly treck out of the 3 acres they live in (with a 1/3 of an acre pond) to our neighbors farm across the road! If anyone can lend some advice (besides roast duck) please send us some.
The garden is doing great! I picked the last of the radishes and will replant some this weekend. Potatoes are bulging and I had to pile the soil on the plants. No peaking spuds! With the 98 degree heat my corn has really shot up! As well as the cucumbers. The plants look nice and lush.
We have peas! I picked my first peas last night and yes, it is late. I hope the heat doesn't stunt the yeild. The strawberries love the sun and I pick more each day. I put 4 lbs in the freezer on Sunday. Next large batch is for jam.
The baby chicks are doing fine. A couple little rascals keep hopping out of the brooder and wondering how they did it! They just sit and stare at the other side and can't figure out how to get back! Small brains of course!
Our last black giant chicken has been nesting on 5 eggs for two weeks. She refuses to give them up so we are letting her hatch them. She's taking very good care of them and in one more week we may have a few baby chicks to add to our batch.
If anyone is out driving around on a Sunday afternoon and wants to come buy to visit, you may just go home with some swiss chard. We have a lot! I am now taking orders at $3.99 a pound.
Swiss chard can be used like spinach, but my favorite is in soups and stews. Bacon or ham bits, checken broth, white beans and swiss chard makes a soup to die for! Sprinkle a bit of parmesean on top, slice some crusty bread and pour yourself a nice glass of chardonnay and you are in heaven!
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