My Private Farm off the Farm

• Thursday, May 1, 2008 - no bunnies tons of eggs

so the last of the resurected bunnies died. We will just breed the other doe and roll that dice again. Baby bunnies really pull at my heart .... they look like the epitome of helpless and dependant. Maybe when the nights and days are warmer we will have better results. The contractor finished in my new bedroom and bath... HUGE sigh of relief! So me in my never endless list of projects ripped up the tile in my old bathroom and decided to put in new floors and counters in the old masterbath. I figure since all the contractors tools are here...ie. a wetsaw.. and other handy gadgets I normally don't have.. I mise well carpe diem! Spicy (ds2- he is 3) sat and watched me cook yesterday. As he perched on the end of the stool.. he fiddled with a playmobil cow. "momma what do cows eat"... "well good cows eat grass , weeds and hay. Some cows eat grain and corn too." "what else, " said Spicy as he walked the cow over his legs. "well, " I said in a sinister tone, " some bad farmers feed their cows chicken feathers and poo!" He sits up with a start his huge blueberry eyes getting wide, "oh no momma. That's a mean farmer" I stir the rice and Honey brings in the steaks...I hear the little toy cow slip and hit the floor. "I dropped it"....then in true Spicy fashion he cocks his head and I can see the familiar mischievousness in his eye as he raises his eyebrow, "I hope the farmer doesn't get mad"... he laughs hopping off the stool and running off leaving his cow lay on the floor. The chickens are laying so many eggs... holy cow!... There are so many... I would put out a sign to sell them to the neighbors.. but at the moment I just can't take any more visitors or things to do.. With the contractors and our busy life, the idea of random neighbors stopping by for eggs and conversation makes me cringe... so for now I just hand them out as door prizes to everyone who stops by.... UPS, FedEx, Dhl...you stop by you get a dozen eggs... I am starting to wonder if they too are egged out... that UPS guy was pretty friendly and now he sort of drops the box and seems to vaporize! Does anyone know how long it will take for my fig tree to bear figs? Everytime I try and google it I get a ton of Bible verses... but no idea of when to expect fruit. Our peach trees go the year we plant them (planted one more this year)... the apple trees look great this year but I think it still may be a year or two till we see "a harvest" (planted 2 more this year)....The blueberries are good the first year, and look like they will come in gangbusters this year. I planted a self pollinating fig and it is pretty.. but it dawned on me that I have no idea when I will see figs. a Any ideas?

• Thursday, May 1, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by glenda

I am so sorry to hear about your bunnies. We had the same thing happen to us.. Just last week.. They were born and they seemed fine we went back out the next morning and all of them had died.. It so tore my heart apart.. We are going to try again also... I pray that we both have better luck with them this go a round.. :-)
god bless
glenda

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