I Pollinators!
#echinacea #bumblebee #butterfly #sharingiscaring #savethepollinators #gardenfriends #bees #savethebees
Are baby feathers a thing? One of my 5 week old chicks just dropped this from her wing. She’s only had it 4 weeks! Making room for bigger and better feathers?
#GoldenCampine #backyardchickens #tinyfarm #featheredfriends #babychicks #feathers #GwinnettCounty #georgiaonmymind
Dinner, meet future dinners! My tomato plants are doing horribly this year. There was too much rain and the vines just rotted. These sweet potatoes were planted after the rain and seem to be thriving!
#tomatoes #lemonboy #basil #homegrown #tinyfarmer #harvest #GwinnettCounty #mastergardener
I was just mentioning to the butterscotch chick that she had “sturdy” looking legs when her sister leaned over to say “Cankles.” #chicks #myflock #sisters #5weeksold #fancychicken #babychicks #backyardpoultry #tinyfarm #petchickens
I don’t grow any flowers myself but they are rather pretty. Maybe I could throw out a few seeds next year…
#gardening #vegetablegarden #edibleflowers #zone9 #flowers #mastergardener
“Hey, you have something in your ‘do.” So good to have sisters!
#chicks #babychicks #PolishChickens #hairdo #bouffant #fancychicken #bighairproblems #tinyfarm #babies
This chick is weird! I would swear her body is a cube under those scraggly feathers. Awk-Ward!
#newchickens #babychicks #tinyfarm #playtime #myflock #breedunknown #comb
Gnomeo and I have been waiting for this one to ripen! 1 lb, 7 oz of gorgeous tomato! That’s 652 grams of dinner.
#tinyfarm #gardener #harvest #bigtomato #slicer #gardengnome #Gnomeo #myescali
Week 5 chick pics! Please take the time to flip through all ten. There are some gems in there! I am accepting name suggestions!
Yellow Spot (now all brown)
Wings (my biggest)
Gloria Vanderbuilt (formerly Higlighter)
Little Darth #GoldenCampine
Butterscotch
Sonia Sotomayor #Silkie
Poof #BuffLacedPolish
Chipmunk #SilverGreyDorking
Ruth Bader Ginsberg *Top hat #whitecrestedblackpolish *Pic of the week! The hairdos on my #PolishChickens are really sprouting!
#chicks #newchickens #babychicks #myflock #sofreshsoclean #angrybirds
This is their “We do not like the sound the lawnmower makes” pose. Can someone tell me what breed the chick on the right is? She is not cute (yet?). 😬
#chickens #babychicks #mysterychick #varietypack #petchickens #babies #myflock #Silkie #SilverGreyDorking #bufflacedpolish #GwinnettCounty #mychickencoop
I believe that Violet knows my compost pile is out of control and is silently judging me for it. I just can’t pull a volunteer squash. I can’t do it! Shut up Violet!
#Cochin #partridgecochin #backyardpoultry #petchickens #judgementalchicken #gardening #tinyfarm #compostpile #mastergardener
I think #TinyEggs should become a Thing. Like #tinyhouses and #minihorses. Large eggs are so 2016. Over!
#tinyfarm #bantamchickens #freerange #eggs #pointyegg #silkies #storeeggsaregross #backyardpoultry
Just lovely now that the sun has gone down.
#lakelanier #lakelanierislands #sunset #boozecruise #Buford #remaxlegends
Inner beauty. Ruth Bader Ginsberg Silkie has lots of Inner Beauty.
#Silkie #RBG #babySilkie #silkiechick #mychickens #myflock #chicks #portrait #portraitphotography #gwinnett #fancychick #tinyfarm #mygirl
One minute of chicks being chicks! Ineffective dust baths, chasing invisible bugs, sprinting nowhere, not respecting personal space! So fun!
#chicks #backyardpoultry #petchickens #polishchicken #silkies #dustbath #frolicking #GoldenCampine #cheepcheeps
Sweet Potatoes! Maybe this is the year? I usually grow the vines as deer salad bar but with our new deer fence being mostly finished perhaps this will be the whole potato year! (Lost all the apples while on vacation.) #SweetPotatoes #tubers #yardart #gardening #tinyfarm #groundcover #mushroom #yams #deersalad
This is now the most beautiful thing, that I did not plant, growing out of my compost pile. So fancy!
#volunteer #lily #compostfail #greenthumb #organicgardening #gwinnett #mastergardener #compostpile #tropical #zone9
I did not get new chicks. These are the same babies…but so much bigger! They are now 4 weeks old and officially in the awkward teenage phase!
Yellow Spot (now mostly brown)
Wings (the biggest)
Highlighter (possibly Gloria Vanderbuilt)
Little Darth Maul #GoldenCampine
Butterscotch
Lighter #Silkie (Sonia Sotomayor)
Poof #CrestedPolish
Chipmunk #SilverGreyDorking
Darker Silkie (Ruth Bader Ginsberg)
Top Hat #blackcrestedwhitepolish
#myflock #backyardchickens #raisingchicks #gwinnettCounty #mybabies #theyfly #tinyfarm #silkies
I’ve been waiting for this one! I had to pull a lot of vines but I saved this plant because this tomato was just a few days from ripe. Dinner is served!
#gardener #tomato #homegrown #tinyfarm #allmine #gwinnettCounty #mastergardener
I’m so lucky! Look at those aerating, fertilizing beasts! I live in Georgia where the earth is naturally hard, red clay so it takes a team to keep the dirt good.
#worms #castings #gardening #homegrown #tinyfarm #herd #blueworms #organic #dirt
Post vacation #garden #harvest. Looks like we’re having potatoes with every meal for a while. Too much rain this year has ruined most of the tomatoes but I might try to put more in to be ready in the fall.
Argh! She is the cutest! And her pips are pretty adorable too! The babies now have a playpen in the backyard that I can sit in with them. They like me more when I’m not reaching into their brooder from above like a predator. Learned that from IG!
#chicks #myflock #backyardchickens #mychickencoop #Silkies #gwinnett #tinyfarm #pips #4weeksold #raisingchicks
Harvest time! I had to pull a lot of plants today. There has been too much rain and things were rotting. It always makes me sad to see a plant I’ve tended from babyhood go into the burn pile.
#lemonboy #bananapeppers #eggplant #cucumber #mint #blackcherrytomato #harvest #harvestbasket #tinyfarm #homegrown
One minute of my chicks meeting grass for the first time! I could watch them all day!
#chicks #polishchicken #Silkie #GoldenCampine #cheepcheeps #silvergreydorking #gwinnett #tinyfarm #mastergardener @gafarmbureau @cardashihens @herechookchook
For the last day of #rallynorthamerica we hit the 33 degree banking at #talladega. Driving on that steep of an angle is an odd sensation and it’s hard to imagine passing someone on it. I was over 130mph down the back straight which is a bit windy with the top down. #mercedes #amg #c43
Just the prettiest, poofiest clouds.
#georgiaonmymind #roadtrip #cloudporn #blue skies #summer
Gravel shortcut? Must be why the Germans gave this thing AWD. #wrongtoolforthejob #rallynorthamerica #mercedes #c43 #cherahalaskyway #natahalanationalforest
If there is an out of the way, hard to get to, beautiful place on the map then I am likely to want to hike there. This waterfall was further than I expected but lovely upon arrival.
#hiking #cascades #blueridgeparkway #northcarolina #waterfall #50points #just4miles #jurassicpark
Good bye #Virginia. No one likes you. #rallynorthamerica #10overisntspeeding
A room with a view. #rallynorthamerica #vir
What a lovely garden! Thank you for sharing your history and your future with us #Bramwell! Now who do I know who likes a good garden sculpture? @laylavan @peggyw1202
#lion #bramwellWV #roadtrip #hydrangea #daylily #echinacea
Don’t wear your shiny shoes near the inquisitive hen!
#birks #hen #ouch #airbnb #roadtrip #birkenstock #chickensofinstagram #guestchicken
Anyone can stay in a chain hotel but those don’t even have a steering wheel. And don’t even get me started about their lack of roosters under the floor. I mean how are you supposed to wake up without a 🐓 under your bed. #airbnb #rallynorthamerica #roadtrip #exploreamerica #tinyhouseliving #schoolbus #schoolbusconversion
I think I need to start supervising @benzblogger’s #airbnb selections… #rallynorthamerica #teambenzblogger #tinyhouseliving #mercedes #schoolbus #schoolbusdriver
I saw the sign for #SolFlowers. I thought out loud Sol=Sun. Immediate U-turn. Look at these lovelies!
#SouthCarolina #AndersonSC #sunflowers #pollinators #Summer #fieldsofflowers #sunshine #roadtrip
Rally pre-stage. #georgiaguidestones #rallynorthamerica #teambenzblogger #mercedes #C43
Take that wind that tried to knock down all my corn stalks! I can still harvest it from the ground. Smallish corn on the cob – it’s what’s for dinner!
#gardenbounty #corn #sweetcorn #GwinnettCounty #silverqueen #cornstalk #mastergardener #progressnotperfection
The compound sliding miter saw is completely unusable. As long as this teeny lizard wants to stay it will be a safe home for him. Welcome to the family!
#anole #lizard #yardlizard #dewalt #dewalttough #Gwinnett #duluth #Grayson #garden #nature #outdoorpets
I would like to proudly introduce you to The Dissenting Silkies, Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Sonia Sotomayor! Ruthie and Sonia are the first of my chicks to tell me their names. I am impressed with their dignity and judgemental nature.
#silkies #Silkie #myflock #RBG #notoriousRBG #SoniaSotomayor #dissentingsilkies #theyjudgeme #backyardchickens #mychickencoop
It’s almost #rally time. Team donations for starting position end Friday at 11pm EST. Please support the #veterans #charity #hopeforthewarriors and follow our #rallynorthamerica trip all next week. #mercedes #AMG #C43
When you’re putting for birdie after taking 20 years off from #golf you feel like hot stuff. Then you lose so many balls you have to pull the chute on 13… That sounds more like it
It looks as though it rained last week.
#overabundance #harvest #crooknecksquash #CherokeePurple #basil #cucumbers #Georgia #homegrown #tinyfarm #pesto #mastergardener #zucchini
I left for three days and my babies became awkward teenagers! Picture 9 is worth a scroll. My #Silkies are so disapproving!
Yellow Spot
Wings
Highlighter (no #splayleg)
Little Darth #GoldenCampine
Butterscotch
Lighter Silkie
Poof #bufflacedpolish
Chipmunk #silvergreydorking
Darker Silkie
Top Hat #blackcrestedwhitepolish
#mychickencoop #myflock #chicksnomore #teenagers #theygrowupsofast #Gwinnett
Only three days left for #hopeforthewarriors #rallynorthamerica donations. We’re holding onto 10th place by $20 so every little bit helps. The donation link is in my bio. This year’s #rally has already raised over $100k for this great #veterans #charity. #mercedes #AMG #C43
Who knew you could grow nostalgia on a bush?
#snowballs #hydrangea #flowers #gardenvisit #buffalo #Rochester #mastergardener
Taking in some western New York scenery. I had no idea that #Letchworth was voted the Best State Park in the country! Just gorge-ous!
#hike #waterfall #AvonNY #LivingstonCounty #nature #geneseeriver #vacation #hikingtrail #upperfalls
Success! My sweet highlighter colored chick had “Splay Leg” and we fixed it with this little brace!
I noticed that she wasn’t standing up. She kind of shuffled around on her elbows (knees?) and belly. She would eat and drink if I brought her over but not on her own. So, I googled it.
Her legs were slipping out from under her and it made her hurt. A brace to hold her legs together and two days of chicken physical therapy were recommended. I put her in a shoebox, fashioned a brace from ribbon and a straw, and hovered for two days. (Thank goodness my job is chicken friendly!) She is now free of the brace and running, flapping and jumping with her sisters! Yeah! Thank you Dr. Google!
#chicks #chickensofinstagram #splayleg #legbrace #physicaltherapy #Thankyou #backyardchickens #mychickencoop #myflock #drgoogle
I got this cute pot in #StLucia. I can tell that Little Darth and Wings really appreciate the craftsmanship.
#GoldenCampine #chicks #backyardchickens #mychickencoop #chickensofinstagram #stlucia #pottery #smallthings
Maybe this year? We’ve planted and replanted apple trees for at least 10 years now. We’ve never eaten an apple from them! Deer, voles, birds and bugs have taken turns destroying the trees and the fruit. Maybe this time!
#orchard #newfence #appletree #grannysmith #ellijay #Gwinnett #homegrown #eatlocal #growyourown #applesauce #Lawrenceville #Grayson #Dacula
Chick progress photos! Swipe to see all 10!
Yellow Spot
Wings
Highlighter (I have a story about her!)
Darth ( #GoldenCampine)
Butterscotch
Lighter #Silkie
Poof (Buff #CrestedPolish)
Chipmunk ( #silvergreydorking)
Darker Silkie
Top Hat ( #blackcrestedwhitepolish)
All the girls are looking for names!
#myflock #mychickencoop #chicks #tinyfarm #Gwinnett #socute #silkies #feathers #foghornleghorn