June update

June 8th 2016

The new chicken yard. It's 25 feet by 25 feet should be enough for at least 20 hens and a rooster.

If you look closely you might be able to see the first five hens. They are about seven or eight weeks old, so no eggs yet. There is a rooster there somewhere. We call him number seven. He got the name because he was always the last one of our previous flock to come to the roost at night. They always packed themselves closely together so the only way to tell they were all there was to count heads. So the name stuck. Ignore that derelict lawnmower in the background. 

The bees are wide open. This view is from the southwest looking northeast. That first hive in the line looks like it could use some attention.

Yea! I will put another box and frames on top of this one in the morning. This shot was taken late in the afternoon so it looks a little worse than it really is. Not all of these bees are at the hive during the day, what with the pollen and nectar collection going on. I can hardly wait to sample some of that thick sweetness they are making in there.

The aquaponics tank is doing really good. Those are volunteer tomatoes that are starting to hang over the plant tank. And yes that is another bee hive on top of the drum next to it. I think that I have fifteen hives here, nine at brothers hose, and five more at another friends house. I had FOUR in January.  

View from the northeast looking southwest. Tree farm way in the background. They make really good neighbors.