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Peas and Chicks

By Mavis Butterfield on April 8, 2016 · 8 Comments
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puggle dog baby chicks

In an effort to acclimate our baby chicks {who are currently living in the garage} to the outside world, Lucy and I have been taking them outside for “playtime” twice a day. Yesterday, the chicks discovered {and ate!} worms.

lucy puggle dog baby chickens chicksSince bringing them home 2 1/2 weeks ago they have been a tremendous source of joy for Lucy. All I have to do is say the word “babies” and she immediately jumps up and runs to the garage door to check on her flock. We plan to pass them off to Mrs. HB and family in about a month and I know Miss Lucy is going to miss them dearly. Luckily, the HB’s will let us visit the girls.

silver cochin chickI know there is no way on earth our neighborhood would ever allow homeowners to keep chickens in their backyards… I mean, you have to get permission to plant {or move} a freakin’ tree. So for now I have to be content on just growing vegetables in my backyard. But the next place? Oh you can bet your bottom dollar I’ll have a big backyard flock of hens. 😉

pea shoots

Let’s talk about peas, shall we? Please tell me you’ve planted yours already.

sticks

Even though our shelling peas technically don’t need a trellis {they’ll only grow about 2 1/2 feet tall}, I still like to add a few sticks in between the rows for support.

pea trellis

Lucy and I collect branches on our morning walks and even though it looks a little weird, I think the branches will add a little flair to the garden once they’re covered in green. Don’t you agree?

Keep Calm and Garden On.

~Mavis & Lucy

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Comments

  1. JessB says

    April 8, 2016 at 11:00 am

    I use sticks in my gardens all the the time. They are super charming, especially with peas!

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  2. Lynne says

    April 8, 2016 at 11:56 am

    “please tell me you’ve planted your peas already…” Oh Mavis, if ONLY. It was 10 degrees when I got up this morning, we’ve had snow flurries all week – will spring EVER get to Northern MN??? I’m seriously doubting it…. :-/ LynneinMN
    Thank you for the Lucy pics…they warm my heart 🙂

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  3. Phyllis says

    April 8, 2016 at 2:45 pm

    Just love Lucy and her antics!! Sometimes I think I’ve actually met her!

    This year I planted Sugar Magnilia a sugar pea. It is purple podded. How pretty will that look in salad? The only problem is that the vines are 6-8 feet tall so they need good support. Can’t wait to see how they look and taste.

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  4. Linda says

    April 9, 2016 at 4:09 am

    Good Morning Mavis,
    My Amish friends planted their peas about 3 weeks ago, and to my absolute amazement they’ve germinated. We’ve had such cold here in the great northeast. I haven’t planted mine yet, and will wait another week before doing so.
    I feel so sorry that little Lucy has to hand her charges off. For the first time in 25 years, I have a small flock again. Living in a very rural location, I don’t have to worry about restrictions from control freaks. Fortunately, all of my dogs like the chickens and we can all be outside together.

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  5. katy says

    April 11, 2016 at 4:57 pm

    Do you ave pics of past years with the peas and sticks? I would love to see how that fleshes itself out!

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    • Mavis Butterfield says

      April 12, 2016 at 6:54 am

      I don’t. But trust me… it looks cool. 🙂

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      • katy says

        April 12, 2016 at 12:30 pm

        are you going to add more sticks or is that all? i’m picking ur brain so i can implement this! 🙂

        Reply
        • Mavis Butterfield says

          April 13, 2016 at 4:47 am

          Nope, just those. 🙂

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