Good morning from Chicken Paradise Hawaii. It’s pouring!
A rainy opening
It’s raining, everyone — are you okay? Surprisingly, they seemed fine at first. Ooh, cold, cold, cold! Then, one by one, they turned around and went back inside. Don’t you like rain? Sorry about that.
When I opened the chick room — good morning! You’re missing a feather, you. That’s a lot of rain. Surprised by it, more and more of them came back in, even though there was blue sky in the distance.
Ducks don’t mind
I don’t know if you can tell, but the ducklings’ house is a little bigger now. They’re used to it by now, and they came out bit by bit. So cute! You’re my favorite, but you don’t like me at all. That’s harsh. I like you too — what’s with that funny face?
The ducks don’t care about rain. Chive was putting silent pressure on the chicks. The ducks eat so much that they were hungry again after finishing all the food, and one wanted a drink but couldn’t reach the water.
Thank goodness, the rain stopped! I made mash right away, and roosters, hens and ducks all ate together. Someone found a deep hole — lucky you, a sand bath. It’s a relief to have the sun back.
Breaking new ground
We’ve started turning this spot into a new garden. First we pull out the grass roots, water the ground to soften the soil, and pick out stones as they come up, plowing a little at a time. A cultivator helps with the plowing. There are so many stones that it’s hard work, and sand flies everywhere, so we have to sprinkle water as we go. I just plow and plow and plow.
Over by the entrance, around that scraggly banana plant, I made another garden bed. On the little mound, I planted corn — I don’t know if it’ll grow, but corn for now. By this stick is a watermelon, and cabbages are scattered around them. I heard at school long ago that corn has shallow roots, and planting spreading plants from the melon family around it helps keep those roots from drying out. I want to eat watermelon, so watermelon it is.
In the shade of the banana, I’m sprouting lettuce in a seed tray. Over there, I planted one lavender and one rosemary that I bought out of curiosity. They’re pretty, and they smell wonderful when you touch them. I’m looking forward to seeing how they do!
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