With that being said, we know the girls were probably getting tired of being in their small coop, so Chris and I spent a saturday afternoon moving items out from one of the stalls so we could make a "chicken barn" out of one of the former horse stall.
They seem very content there, with room to stretch their legs and wings. To make it even more like home, Chris used his handyman skills to convert some of the old cabinets that were hanging low on the wall, into a new chicken coop and roost! Check out the pictures, I think he did a very creative thing with that recycling idea.
Well even though we are 18+" over our normal rainfall for the year, we are using the foul weather as a time to go to the drawing board with new ideas for the bed and breakfast. After doing tons of internet research and visiting a few local farms, we are toying with the idea of turning the front field into a small cut flower farm. We already have a great head start with alot of the equiptment needed....Dad left us the tractor and commercial grade tiller for us and a previous employer left us 2 huge greenhouses, 1 of which we have already installed.
We are looking forward to documenting the progress on this venture as it seems to be a great match for our backgrounds - Chris's background with having a landscaping business and my masters in plant biology, we are hoping it will compliment our interest and be a great draw to our B&B guests.
I have included some pictures of different angles of the property that can serve as some great "before" pictures, (taken Dec. 27th, 2009). As you can tell the front acre has some awesome road frontage, so having flower farm in bloom will make a spectacular entrance for our B&B guests' arrival. Also, the front acre is the highest elevation on the property, with the best potential for hosting plants.
