One of our roosters, Augie, has laryngitis. Nothing sadder than a beautiful New Hampshire Red Rooster trying to sing out and only making a few raspy squeeks. This all started after the 11 days of rain we had and he caught a cold. He was improving until we cleaned the coop and stirred up dust and wood chips and he is wheezy again. Poor guy.
Otherwise we are on schedule with all our vegetable planting and farm chores. We have a wonderful grass and lespedeza hay crop coming along. We are slowly but surely getting the goat paddock cleaned and tidied up so the goats can spend the coming warm months just lazing around...which they do very very well. I have been sending them out every afternoon to eat up the wild honeysuckle, poison ivy and other weeds. They come home fat and happy. No need for summer hay with all the goat goodies growing wild.
We have three new baby calves..cute and bouncy. The cows are all finally free of their shaggy winter hair and look sleek and shiney.
So far it has been a busy Memorial Day weekend...The weather has cooperated for the campers at Willow Run Farms and the B&B guests have been enjoying having breakfast served on the front porch. Since it usually rains on Memorial weekend these warm sunny days have been a real treat.
Our next big event is the North Mountain Arts Festival in Hedgesville. It is a fun little show with lots of quality participants...a chance to buy locally made art and crafts..one-of-a-kind items.
