Brian met the boys at the garden last week (or longer?) and shared some of his expert potato-hilling wisdom with them. He used to work in the potato fields in the mountains of Peru :) Corban said that right when Brian got there, he examined the trees till he found what he was looking for - a branch that would serve as a handle for his potato hilling tool. He quickly climbed the tree, chopped down the branch (with a machete I imagine?) and put the tool together. The boys said it works GREAT ... though they are not nearly as good using it yet as Brian is. Here are a few pictures Brian took ...
This has to be the most goofy picture of Tylor I've ever seen ... but it is a great picture of the hilling tool!
Our chickens are all doing well ... happy as ever. Here is a picture of them roosting in their house and a picture of them eating a green smoothie (we sort of spoil them I guess?!).
green smoothie for chickens?! Great idea! Especially if you are in the south. Have you made it with ice to help keep them cooler or is it that hot yet? And did you use grass or other greens or would you use grass? I have considered dumping the grass our mower collects in for chickens to eat but wasn't sure if it was a good idea. We don't have chickens yet but hope to get them soon.
ReplyDeleteAmi - we had someone staying with us last weekend. I made this person a green smoothie and she did not like it, so I gave it to the chickens :) My children will give them tastes every once in a while, but this is the first whole smoothie they've had. They are so cute!
ReplyDeleteWe've dumped grass in their cage before but usually we save that for the compost pile :)
Lord bless you!