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This is what happens as chicks learn to lay down
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They spend the first few days of their lives standing; little by little they figure out they don’t have to and look like a bunch of sleepy drunks in the process.
It takes a surprinsingly long time to paint
I still need to add a few decorations to make it cool. Unfortunately, the supplier has delayed delivery of the colonies by a week to allow the queens more time for their mating flight since the weather didn’t cooperate so far.
Growing up super fast!
In America this is a recipe
Recipe for Cheesy Marinara dipping sauce,
- acquire some prepared marinara sauce
- add cheese
- high-five yourself
8 Buff Orpingtons
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I don't mean to be birdwatching before I'm retired but…
What kind of bird does this? I’m told a “wood chipper” but googling this name doesn’t yield anything relevant. Could it be a Vermont name for a wood pecker? Certainly that tree wasn’t just pecked at.
If I had to guess I’d say a pterodactyl with a chainsaw for a beak.
Stabbing wasps
Living closer to nature means having a higher chance of competing in the great game of “survival of the fittest”. Having had my share of problems with yellow jackets and paper wasps, I want to annihilate them with great prejudice.
Before it gets too warm the nests need to go.
Oh so you can sting? Well I can stab you with a pole mounted knife.
Welcome to freaking wasp central
Bare feet offer optimal traction on a metal roof.
The knife’s angle is perfect for getting in there and cutting the single point attachment of these nests (horrible design btw but I expect no less of wasps).
They will be squashed and buried in snow for good measure.
