A lone white daffodil pops up in this part of the yard every year. I guess it is the one bulb the squirrels missed.
#daffodils #zone7b #Gwinnettcounty #mastergardener #flowergarden #gardentour #pinecones #woods
Alejandra heard her name and came over for some glamour shots. The big girls are now officially 7 years old. She still acts like a spring chicken!
#petchicken #whitecrestedblackpolish #polishchickens #Alejandra #wattlemodel #freeranging #Gwinnettcounty #flock #myflock #beetleblack
Lead excavator, Donna Martin, is looking for grubs in the compost pile. She may seem like fluffy perfection but she knows how to get dirty!
#Silkie #donnamartin #partridgesilkie #petchicken #backyardchickens #chickensofinstagram #fluff #compost #turningthecompost #gardenhelper #tinyfury
A trellis with a gazebo view!
#leipersfork #tennessee #roadtrip #artistscolony #gazebo #trellis
My #airbnb house is pretty much the cutest! The neighbors have some koi as big as a cat!
#vacation #franklintn #cherryblossom #remodeled #historicdowntown #walkingtour #porchparty #loveshackonmain
So, the neighborhood watch here is really serious. He is watching.
#squirrel #snoop #neighborhoodwatch #peepingtom #noseyneighbors #naturephotography
Pretty much twins. Vi and I are celebrating #chickenselfiesunday with @chickens.and.wine this week! I think we nailed it!
#cochin #silverlacedcochin #violetZ #petchicken #selfie #sideeye #treats #scratch #backyardchickens #tinyfarm
Saga #TamingOfTheRoo:
We are currently working our way from “complete hatred with violent attacks” to “bites less hard when you have snacks.” Sonia is not my favorite.
#silkierooster #SoniaSotomayor #petrooster #wattlemodel #chickenportrait #chickensofinstagram #thanksforthehashtagmom
Flocking awesome! Eleven out of fifteen chickens in one photo! I think that is my record.
#fluffybuttfriday #backyardpoultry #petchickens #Gwinnettcounty #tinyfarmer #polishchickens #salmonfaverolle #chickensaddle #mygirls
It’s getting to be that time…Blueberry season is almost here! Just 16 more cups from last years harvest to finish off. Muffins for everyone!
#blueberries #blueberrybush #zone7 #rabbiteye #gardening #mastergardener #tinyfarm #beesneeded
Gloria Vanderbuilt. Regal AF.
#petchicken #chickenportrait #oliveegger #backyardpoultry #Gloria #glowstick #diva #posture
I have such a dilemma when I find a worm. I want it to live in the garden making rich dirt and aerating as they go. But, I also want to sneak them to my favorite chickens as a special treat. What to do, what to do?!
#gardeningingeorgia #worms #aeration #wildlife #chickentreats #soil
The garden is freshly tilled and the first crops are in the ground. I have a caped hen and a rooster is giving me the stare down. I’m filthy, sweaty, and something stung me at least four times. Sunday funday!
#tinyfarm #petchickens #backyardflock #gardening #chickensaddle #crops #tinyfarmer #silkierooster #zone7
Green egg, green starts and purple fingers for #stpatricksday! Sometimes chickens move really quickly when you are just trying to help them and you end up spraying #blukote on things that are not chickens. Sometimes chickens are a problem. I hope this comes off by Monday!
#eggvinette #happyhens #happyeggs #firstaid #farmtotable #garden #Broccoli #organiceggs #badgirls
My girls are a quilt of many colors and patterns (and personalities). Starting at 6 O’Clock: Glo, Gretch, Donna Martin, Becky with the Good Hair, Rosie, Violet, and Kahlo. In the middle: Decimated cabbage and some scratch.
#petchickens #backyardflock #polishchickens #Cochin #silkies #SicilianButtercup #savages #velociraptor
Oh my god Becky! Yes! The sun is setting just to illuminate you. Perfection as always!
#beckywiththegoodhair #BuffLacedPolish #goldenhour #petchicken #chickenportrait #backyardchickens #supermodel #goodside
Gretch is 100% clear on the red cup containing scratch. Sonia is uncomfortable with Gretch being that close to me. Turn up the volume for some tiny crowing! Becky, as always, is adorably clueless.
#petchickens #petrooster #silkies #polishchickens #SicilianButtercup #scratch #backyardpoultry #snacktime #crocs #fancychick #smartchicken @mcmurray_hatchery
Vi: I heard you had scratch. Give it to me. All of it. Give all of the scratch to me now. NOW! The scratch!
Violet Zindars is almost 7 years old! She has always been a big boss but is currently having trouble adjusting to Sonia the rooster. This 15 pound beast is afraid of a tiny Silkie! (I’m a little scared too Vi.) #Cochin #herringbone #silverlacedcochin #petchicken #petchickens #backyardpoultry #comb #tophen #Violet #furfeet
Last year’s blueberries are today’s waffle topping! I have to get through the stockpile in the freezer before we start harvesting again. Anyone else have more blueberry bushes than are strictly reasonable? Anyone want to come pick-your-own in about 90 days?
#gardeningingeorgia #zone7 #blueberries #homegrown #eatlocal #rabbiteye #waffles #breakfastfordinner #happyeggs
Nailed it! Bryce, you look so comfortable. So natural. Just radiating grace and elegance. Or…you look like an awkward brontasaurus trying to sunbathe uphill. Weirdo.
#brycedallashoward #petchicken #happychickens #brontosaurus #chickensaredinosaurs #legsfordays #ginger
Somebody laid an egg tube! This is the skinniest, longest egg I have ever seen! What does it mean?!?
#happychickens #happyeggs #freerangeeggs #mintygreenegg #skinnyegg #backyardchickens #petchicken #happyhens
Look at those cuties! #GibbsGardens says there are 20 million #daffodils on the grounds and these were my favorite!
#flowergarden #cherokeecountyga #ballground #gardeningingeorgia #mastergardener #pinkdaffodils #agritourism #georgiaagritourism
These itty bitty flowers are so cute! I went to #gibbsgardens for the daffodils but there was so much more to see.
#ballground #gardentour #daffodils #cherokeecounty #zone7 #gardeningingeorgia #gibbs #springtime
This is my nectarine tree in full bloom! It attracts bees, birds, lizards, butterflies and later, every squirrel in town. I think it is 10 years old and we’ve never had a mature nectarine. Ah well, at least she’s pretty.
#necatarine #gardening #orchard #Gwinnettcounty #nectarinetree #pollinators
I told Kahlo it was a chicken saddle but she clearly thinks it is a cape. She is Super Chicken now and ready to fly! Up, up and away Super Chicken!
#polishchicken #whitecrestedblackpolish #freidakahlo #petchicken #backyardchickens #Chickensaddle #Gwinnettcounty #chickensofinstagram @thimbleworks
Ruthie, you’re making this super awkward. It is very impressive that you have convinced the #silvergreydorking to lay in your favorite broody box but you should not hover like that! The pressure is overwhelming!
#ruthbaderginsburg #silkies #broodyhen #broodymonster #broodychicken #nestingboxes #teamwork #fresheggs #happychickens
As expected, Kahlo is having trouble with her chicken saddle. She seems to think I have tied her legs together and keeps falling down! I’m hoping she can learn to accept it until her plucked tail feathers grow back. Her sisters are far too curious about the naked skin and keep pecking at her. Also, Rosie continues to be a sunbathing beauty. 🌞
#petchickens #poundchicken #whitecrestedblackpolish #polishchickens #backyardflock #chickensaddle #sunbathing @thimbleworks
The super awkward six egg grip. Thanks girls! Omelettes are always for dinner.
#backyardchickens #happyeggs #happychickens #oliveegger #EasterEgger #fresheggs #organiceggs #nestingboxes #petchickens
Attitude shown in actual size. Sonia did eat some scratch from my hand this week after an extended forced cuddle session. Perhaps we can come to an understanding yet!
#silkierooster #SoniaSotomayor #wattles #rosecomb #earlobes #petchicken #petrooster #Mohawk #alphachick #roostersofinstagram
Me: Can we take a selfie?
Nameless Chicken: No.
Me: Can I take your portrait?
Nameless Chicken: No.
Me: But your Mohawk is amazing today.
Nameless Chicken: No.
Me: This is why you still don’t have a name.
#silvergreydorking #petchicken #backyardchickens #MohawkMonday #Chickencoop #stubbornchicken #comb #chickenportrait #chickensofinstagram
Girls, such good work! I love your palette. I just bought a bunch of English muffins and I look forward to sampling your wares.
#petchicken #fresheggs #EasterEgger #happyeggs #oliveegger #backyardchickens #organic #freerangeeggs #breakfastfordinner
Wow! Look at this #camellia produce! It is living its best life in perfect patch of afternoon sunshine. It is only knee high right now. Imagine what it will look like when it is 10 feet tall!
#mastergardener #zone7 #redcamellia #gardentour2020 #gardening #gardeningingeorgia #springtime
Bearded and beautiful! Wilga is Sonia’s favorite hen for completely obvious reasons. Just look at her!
#salmonfaverolle #Faverolle #beardedlady #wilgefortis #petchicken #chickenportrait #chickenselfie #plumage #chickensofinstagram #hottie #hens
My gardening crew lacks focus, discipline, strength, and arms. They do not take direction. They mostly do what they want and try to escape. But they are super cute and they work for scratch.
#beckywiththegoodhair #SicilianButtercup #collardgreens #gardening #scratch #petchickens #chickensofinstagram #polishchickens
Will this be the year we finally get a nectarine? Step one: time to relocate all of the squirrels.
#gardeningingeorgia #nectarine #nectarinetree #zone7 #beehouse #pollen #springtime #squirrelfood
It’s almost time to till under the winter garden so I set the girls free to begin the process. So many delicious weeds! So much mud! Such happy girls!
#petchickens #cochins #silkies #collardgreens #backyardchickens #freeranging #happyeggs #chickensofinstagram #happychickens
The girls are ready for #fluffybuttfriday this week. Donna Martin does it best. Silkies are just so fluffy!
#silkies #Cochin #petchickens #backyardchickens #SicilianButtercup #mygirls #Rosie #donnamartin
Yard pretties. I think this is the first red #Camellia in our yard.
#zone7 #mastergardener #gardeningingeorgia #springisintheair #buds #gardentour2020
Weeds. It’s what’s for dinner.
The chicken area does not have a single speck of greenery remaining so I have to pitchfork in weeds from the other side of the fence. Luckily the garden area has plenty of weeds to go around.
#petchicken #myflock #salad #cochins #oliveegger #EasterEgger #SicilianButtercup #silkierooster #chickensofinstagram
House pretties!
#thanksmom #vanbriggle #bouquet #decorating #daisy #wormwood #kitchentable
Ladies, try to contain yourselves. Sonia is showing Wilga her powerful rooster kick and circle dance. It is just so…impressive. Swoon. I don’t know how Wilga resisted. (Also, check out the stare down Sonia gives me before heading back to her flock. Jerk.)
#petrooster #silkierooster #SoniaSotomayor #roosterdance #petchicken #courting #roostersofinstagram #chickenvideo
Hey Glo, did you somehow escape from the chicken area?
Yes. I tiptoed behind you, crept through the run into the coop and then escaped through a door you left cracked open. That is what you get for taking your eyes off of me for one minute. Now I am enjoying free range in the garden! You’ll never catch me! Ha ha ha!
#gloriavanderbuilt #Gloria #oliveegger #petchicken #backyardchickens #chickensofinstagram #chasingchickens #Gwinnettcounty #chickenportrait
Turns out Rosie is a sunbathing queen! The second she finds a patch of sunshine it is a full extension soak. I should make her a tiny bikini for her #foodboob. Just one triangle for the top!
#adopted #poundchicken #sunbathing #sunshine #feelinggood #petchicken #freeranging #happychickens
I stepped on this awesome nail filled board and now my right boot has a little extra ventilation. Maybe I should upgrade to pink and sparkly like @thekeetlifefarm? These are my favorite @crocs though. They slip on and off and come almost to my knees. They used to be waterproof. Now I am sad.
#gardenboots #gardendangers #crocs #chickenchores #wellies #gumboots #chickenboots #tetanus
Who’s got cute wattles and an oversize comb? This girl!
#silvergreydorking #petchicken #comb #earlobes #chickenportrait #chickensofinstagram #prettygirl #profile #MohawkMonday
Thank you nature! I daffodils!
#daffodils #February #springisintheair #volunteers #zone7 #bulbs #flowers #mastergardener
Because I love them, I gave them a flock block and cleaned the whole coop today. Because they have no choice, they gave me three eggs. And then complained non-stop about how strange the coop smelled and that I didn’t put the perches back just right. Happy Valentine’s Day!
#petchickens #backyardchickens #myflock #flockblock #EasterEgger #chickensofinstagram #gardeninggloves #valentinesday #spoiledrotten
Me: Glo, can I please be in the #chickenselfiesunday post this week?
Glo: No. I am the chicken and it is a picture of myself.
Me: But @chickens.and.wine wants the human too.
Glo: No chance. I am perfection.
Me: You’ve got a little dirt…nevermind. You look great.
#gloriavanderbuilt #oliveegger #petchicken #spoiledchickens #splayleg #chickenportrait #chickensofinstagram #attentionhog #superstar
A minute of Donna Martin working the chicken piñata. This elaborate set up is a head of cabbage, with a hole drilled through it, hanging from a shoelace. It usually takes them a full day to demolish it and it distracts then from picking on each other. Cheap toys.
#petchicken #donnamartin #Silkie #cooplife #chickentoys #rainydayactivities #backyardchickens #chickensofinstagram #spoiledchickens #cabbage #eatlocal
Sonia: Come at me bro.
Me: You are a tiny silkie.
Sonia: Try me.
Me: These are MY hens.
Sonia: F that noise.
Me: Are you doing steroids? You seem…edgy.
Sonia: *biting, flying, flapping, vicious attack*
Me: bleeding
Any advice for making friends with my Napolean complex rooster? I seem to be losing the upper hand.
#silkierooster #SoniaSotomayor #shortmansyndrome #napoleoncomplex #comb #wattles #Silkie #petchicken #petrooster