The blackberries are hitting heavy this year. Probably helped that we had a couple sprinkles of rain in July, but nothing to really consider rain. The temps have been in the mid 80s most of the month, with just a few days in the 90s. The perfect temps for wild blackberries. Picked 5 pounds yesterday evening, and hope to get another 10 pounds in the next few days.
The nice feature about wild blackberries is that they have their own pectin, and if cooked just right, make great jams and jellies. Cooked down a couple pounds of berries today to make up a couple cups of jelly.
It's cooling now, but, yah, I had to sneak a couple of spoons before I put them in the fridge to finish. YUM!
It's the end of the month. Sold four hens and returned the recently injured hen back to the flock. She's being chased by the two older hens. I am hoping that settles down soon enough. Poor gal lost her ranking near the top and has to start all over.
I was able to find a good home for the two Marans that I had, and the two smallest hens, a Wyandotte and a Rhode Island, that have been kinda stunted in growth because they were so small before even going into the main flock, and each have some leg issues. They will be in a small flock now, and that should help them to thrive.
