Monthly Archives: January 2014

Horror oh Horror

Posted on January 30, 2014 by jkmcintyre

What’s the only thing better than internal parasites? External parasites! Our hen Blanca has a bad case of chicken lice. I have learned a lot about lice in the past few days researching the problem. 1 – Chicken lice do … Continue reading →

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Bees in the Trees

Posted on January 15, 2014 by jkmcintyre

After a week of gale winds and sideways rain, this morning was still, 50 F, and sunny.  So the bees came out.  I was anxious for the weather to calm down because the witch hazel has entered its first bloom … Continue reading →

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The Bees are Alive!

Posted on January 6, 2014 by jkmcintyre

We haven’t seen much of the bees since we turned the corner into winter.  Last week Scott said, “I think the bees are dead”.  But Saturday was 46 degF and sunny.  For the few hours that the hives were in … Continue reading →

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