04 Feb Wed 2009
Is spring coming?
Is Spring on the way? We finally got an egg today; the chickens started laying about a week ago, but we think the barn cat is beating us to them. All we've found is a crushed shell! But tonight, one whole entire safe egg! A clue that Spring must be on the way, right??
I checked the calandar tonight for ewe and sow breeding dates. We could start having lambs as quickly as a week from today! Wow...I knew it was coming soon, but I'd best get the barn and the jugs ready! Working full time in town sometimes makes that difficult, but this weekend, I'm off, and the weather should be beautiful. Roberra, our sow, shouldn't farrow for another five weeks or so. Our cows are almost done calving; one more to go, and she is behind the others.
I keep walking out to the gardens, and looking around; not sure why. Wishing for spring, I guess. Five weeks, and I'll plant potatoes! Lynn and I are both of very strong Irish breeding, so of course, the taters will be planted on St. Patrick's Day! We plant ours in tires, two high. It works very well, and I am able to use garden space that would other wise be unusable.
So I do believe Spring is truly on the way...and I, for one, can't wait!