in other news, k is moving toward planning a home birth. we have a midwife and everything!
and approximately three weeks or so ago k, a, and i had to kill another chicken due to what i have home-diagnosed as vent gleet. this nasty ailment is basically a chicken yeast infection. it causes the chicken's ass to become a pasty mess and the chicken suffers from nasty shits.
one of our other-still-living-older chickens now seems to have it also. She has been isolated from the rest of the flock, and we are treating her with minimal amounts of apple cider vinegar and yogurt. but i fear another killing is in the near future.
we also have acquired two young, five month old hens. they are speedy demons.
The gardens are bumping along. Below are some pics to brighten your day.
New hive and experimental squash garden
comfrey and new gardens
bee hives, squash gardens under black walnut, straw layering new clover seed
buffy; she is not a sick chicken; waddles is sick and is now named raggedy ass number III
