A February Walk at the Farm

Chickens, Dogs, Eggs, garlic, Horses, Pond, Reflections, The Farm

Hello and welcome.

We been having some nice weather this week so I thought maybe you might join me for a walk at the farm.

One of the first things you might notice is that our neighbor to the east, who has horses, extended their corral. The fence that my husband put up last spring is their barrier to the west, so they come right up to our property line. For the first couple of weeks Ruby and ranger would go over and bark at them, probably thinking they were doing something they shouldn’t. But Ruby and Ranger have since gotten use to them being so close and while Ruby and Bernard might touch noses through the fence, she no longer has an issue with them being there.

Ruby greets Bernard and Colby Jack

My husband said that every morning when he goes to open up the chicken coop Bernard and Colby Jack greet him at the fence. He likes to have a couple of carrots or other treats for them.

Bernard

They are very friendly horses, especially when there are treats to be had.

Colby Jack

The chickens out enjoying the nice weather. The hens started laying more eggs this week. For several weeks we have only been getting between zero and two eggs a day, but in the last four days we have collected 18 eggs.

Rex, our rooster, is one of the chicks that we got last spring. Unlike roosters we have had in the past he not aggressive toward people or the dogs. It’s nice not to worry about turning my back on him.

Garlic Sprouts

They are a bit difficult to make out in the above picture, but the garlic is about 4 or 5 inches high. I spotted daffodils, lilies and irises sprouting as well.

While things have started to dry out a bit this week the pond is still running over its bank. This is the highest we have ever seen the pond this time of year.

Most of our beach is under water.

As I walked down the west property line I loved this view of the barn.

The thin layer of ice that covered much of the pond early this week has since melted since temperatures reached up into the 50’s and 60’s F on Thursday and Friday.

There is still plenty of time for winter weather to return but we will certainly appreciate these nice days while we have them.

Thanks for joining me.

How’s the weather in your part of the world?

27 thoughts on “A February Walk at the Farm”

      3. Excellent, we had a dry but cold snap middle of last month and you found yourself running around like a headless chicken in so far as trying to get as much done as well as catching up with as much as you could before the weather broke again.

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  5. Around the corner from me, a homeowner always has Snowdrops and I walked over to see if thy were up – sure enough they were. We might get a rain-snow mix Thursday but this past week has been nice weather. Helped me to catch up on walking and driving miles lost from our snow/ice/Polar Vortex. I liked the tour and I like the idea of the horses so close to your property now. I have to ask you – what type of horse is Bernard? Is he a miniature horse? A Shetland pony?

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    1. Looks like that rain/snow mix is bringing in a couple of colder days for the weekend but over all it hasn’t been a bad winter (except too much rain). I think we will be going soon to the greenhouse to get some pansies. 🙂
      We were told that he is a miniature horse. I guess much of the difference between a mini and a pony is their height. A pony is taller than a mini.

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      1. Yes, the weather doesn’t look to be very nice does it Ruth? Maybe into the weekend too, but not measurable snow. Your pansies looked nice last year. Okay, I wasn’t sure so thought I’d ask. He sure was tiny!

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  10. Its been very spring like here in the mountains of East Tennessee as well. My daffodils and iris starting popping up last fall but stalled out with the cold. My hellebore has been blooming since Christmas. I just noticed that my tulips at the back of the house are peeking out. I’m happy to see your garlic coming up, I know you have had an unusual amount of rain. Hopefully mother nature decides to behave a bit better for you now.

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    1. The garlic and daffodils here started last fall but were stunted, not damaged, by our cold spell. We don’t get to keep tulips here because the deer find them so delicious. If we can believe the forecast we should be drying out some over the next 10 days. Just a bit of rain/snow predicted for Thursday. But we know how that goes – it’s sure to change day to day.

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