A quick update before heading to work...
Looks like the new hive stayed in place for the night. It is a very small and weak hive but we are glad to see them staying put for now. I made up some sugar water to help them along. One of the bars in the next town over saves us the big jars from pickles and maraschino cherries that works great for this.
Our honey is still dripping away in the jars. Since it cools down at night we put them on the front porch to warm up a bit in the sun.
One of our hens laid a rubber egg. We swapped out the calcium we had out for them and hopes this does the trick. Having hens is new to me so I will have to investigate as to why this may have happened other than the calcium. These are spoiled chickens. Besides their feed and hen scratch, they get spinach, salad scraps, fruit scraps and on cold days I make them oatmeal !
Dude began tilling. Doesn't it look beautiful? Next we are going to but the raised beds down. He says after this we will just be adding to them each year with compost and soil.
Next we extend the chicken pen to make it larger. Look at the girls watching all the action and wishing they were snatching up worms!
ps... did you see West Virginia Passed Beekeeping Immunity law? It helps their state insect is the bee .... grin.
I will have to watch this little chick. She seems to like to sleep with her head out of the bars. 