Hello and welcome to another edition of Monthly Musings on the Farm! Phoebe, my girl goose, is still busy making nests and laying eggs. Finn, my male goose, and self proclaimed leader of the waterfowl gang has been looking to expand his pack of ladies. He has started socializing with the Canadian geese and integrating himself with their flock. When it comes to ladies, Finn's motto is the more the merrier. The wild geese don't seem to mind one bit. On the other hand, our two female pekin ducks seem a tad confused by this. They come up to the farm without their beloved leader. No worries, they are quick to forgive. As soon as he comes barreling up from the brook, they are back to being his faithful followers. The two bantam chickens are bosom buddies connected at the hip. You will rarely find one without the other. Burt and Roo are continuing to try and out-crow one another and having their daily battle royale. There is never a clear winner in this competition. The only loser is everyone's ear drums. Come see what else has been happening this spring on the farm!
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Hoping the days keep getting warmer and longer! I'm ready to hear the crickets and see the fireflies again. The lilacs look like they're getting ready to bloom and soon the crabapple trees will be flowering. Is the weather finally beginning to warm up where you live? Seeing any new blooms or adding any new chicks to your flock? Let me know in the comment section below or tweet me pictures @thefreckledrose. I'll see you back here next month with an update and more photos from the farm!
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57 Comments
Judy Biggerstaff
April 13, 2016 at 10:53 pmReally nice images. The goose egg is bigger than I realized.
Thefreckledrose
April 25, 2016 at 11:34 pmThanks Judy! It is giant, that’s for sure!
chloe | boxwood avenue
April 13, 2016 at 10:08 pmhaha! the more the merrier! I like his style, Eleanor (our duck) just started laying eggs as the weather got warmer and day longer. They’ve been delicious! We also just got our little baby goats 🙂 I’d love for you to check out my “ranch life” series!
Thefreckledrose
April 25, 2016 at 11:32 pmFinn his quite the character with his sass & confidence! That’s awesome! I’ll most definitely check it out. Baby goats are the cutest!
sonja hagemann
April 13, 2016 at 9:07 pmanimals are beautiful and your photos are so lovely. you are so blessed to have such a great group of feathered and 4 footed companion. i miss my mare.the chickens are still here and my hen is secretly hiding her eggs again. she is a moa, a wild chicken. love the bantees S/P!!
Thefreckledrose
April 25, 2016 at 11:31 pmThank you so much Sonja! Aww that’s so cute! Same here, they are pretty adorable 🙂
candy
April 13, 2016 at 5:19 pmLove living out in the country on a farm. Your pictures are beautiful.
Thefreckledrose
April 25, 2016 at 11:30 pmThank you Candy! 🙂
Tarahlynn
April 13, 2016 at 2:30 pmOh gosh, I’m starting to get duck fever again! You post such fabulous photos of your farm! We moved into our place (my grandparents’ 100 year old farm house that we renovated) last August and I’m still trying to decide if I’m ready to take the plunge into poultry this year or if we should wait until 2017!
Thefreckledrose
April 25, 2016 at 11:27 pmDuck fever can be pretty contagious! They are super adorable and hard to resist. That sounds beautiful! If you decide to take the plunge, and have any poultry related questions, feel free to contact me! I’d love to assist in any way I can 🙂
Kathy Walker
April 13, 2016 at 1:51 pmI enjoyed our post…taking time from the day to visit with the animals is always relaxing! Thank you for sharing.
Thefreckledrose
April 25, 2016 at 11:25 pmThanks Kathy 🙂
Liz Hagan
April 13, 2016 at 1:38 pmI feel like an urban farm girl reading your blog. Such beautiful photos! My daughter would fall in love with all the nature surrounding. Gorgeous!
Peggy Rudd Jones
April 13, 2016 at 6:15 pmNever lived on a farm but spent lots of time at my grandparents farm when I was a young girl. There was horses and mules and gfather did his plowing with the mules. He would sit us up one and we would sing and laugh and love it. Your photos are gorgeous.
Thefreckledrose
April 25, 2016 at 11:23 pmSounds lovely Peggy! Thank you very much 🙂
Thefreckledrose
April 25, 2016 at 11:22 pmOh thank you Liz! 🙂
Molly
April 13, 2016 at 10:45 amLovely images, they looks like a lot of wonderful characters you have there
mollyxxx
Thefreckledrose
April 25, 2016 at 11:21 pmThanks Molly!
LeeAnna Paylor
April 13, 2016 at 10:22 amglorious pictures. Looks like Heaven on earth, being so close to nature.
As an artist I appreciate the gorgeous coloring on your goose’s beak.
LeeAnna at not afraid of color
Thefreckledrose
April 25, 2016 at 11:21 pmThank you so much LeeAnna! Yes, they are super vibrant! It’s crazy because when they were babies, there beaks were dark brown!
Sandi
April 13, 2016 at 9:13 amI love your pictures! Your farm friends are very photogenic!
Thefreckledrose
April 25, 2016 at 11:19 pmThanks Sandi! 🙂
Sarah
April 13, 2016 at 7:51 amI grew up on a farm. Love your musings! 🙂
Thefreckledrose
April 25, 2016 at 11:18 pmThank you so much Sarah!
Jim, Sydney, Australia
April 12, 2016 at 11:01 pmThis is wonderful.
Thefreckledrose
April 25, 2016 at 11:18 pmThank you Jim!
rusty duck
April 12, 2016 at 3:18 pmAwww. Gorgeous pics. Thank you!
Thefreckledrose
April 25, 2016 at 11:17 pmThanks so much!
daisy
April 12, 2016 at 1:53 pmSo much wonderful activity happening there! You have a stunning array of birds. How lovely those goose eggs are, and larger than I had thought they’d be.
So glad you stopped by The Maple Hill Hop this week! Enjoy!
Thefreckledrose
April 25, 2016 at 11:15 pmThank you Daisy! Yes, they are mighty big compared to a regular egg 🙂
image-in-ing: weekly photo linky
April 12, 2016 at 5:16 amSuch wonderful photos. You have a beautiful farm.
Thank you for sharing at mage-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-many-faces-of-louie.html
Thefreckledrose
April 25, 2016 at 11:15 pmThank you so very much 🙂