Population: 3069 (approx.)
There's been a lot going on here as of late. Most notably, the population of our small farm has exploded. This is primarily due to the recent addition of a beehive. It's not actually our hive but a friends and she's keeping it here in exchange for some honey sometime down the line. Erin estimated there are 3000 bees in this hive and it'll grow by several thousand more!
We also welcomed our first batch of chicks from the hatchery. I converted a cracked water trough into a brooder complete with heat lamp, feeders and water reservoir. There are 30 White Rock X chickens. We'll have these guys and gals for 8 weeks only. Meat birds grow much faster than laying hens apparently.
On June 17th Freckles gave birth to two beautiful lambs. The boy, a black and white lamb, who looks much like his Finn father, is named Ippi. The ewe lamb is a spitting image of her mom and we've named her Isabella (Izzy). Unfortunately these two are the only lambs that lived this year. We had a rough lambing season with a pair born way too early in April (Ewe: Hazel) and a single birthed in a breached position that took fluid into it's lungs when still inside Henny and later died. So it's been a rough Spring in that regard but we're so pleased with Ippi and Izzy so that'll do. My dad has always said "If you're going to have livestock, you're going to have deadstock", a line borrowed from his father.
Beth's birthday gift, a cutting board made from a birch burl. She actually asked for this about six months ago but forgot about it so she was surprised. The wood is from a tree we had to cut down in a campsite at Neys Provincial Park back when I worked there on the maintenance crew. 
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| Peonies are in bloom. |
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| Dinner a couple nights ago was fantastic. Our own lamb and some freshly cut then BBQ'd garlic scapes. |
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| Finally got the west side rafters on the deck roof. |
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| Chicken Run. |
