Asparagus planting, flock watermelon party and fiddleheads!

It's spring, finally, finally no more snow and ice. It was a long winter and we're glad for spring. Over the past week I've planted a new asparagus bed, cleaned the coop, worked on getting garden areas ready for planting, continued getting the baby chicks outdoors and in view of the flock for some time each day, removed the weatherproof wrap on the covered run and picked the first fiddleheads of the season. The flock has been glad for the warmer days, bugs and worms to find and longer pleasant days outdoors. They celebrated the start of the warm weather with a watermelon party.

Planting a new asparagus bed, with a little help.

Baby chicks are now 3-5 weeks old.

 Baby chicks enjoy some time outside most days now. 

They have a fenced area next to the main flock's yard.

 The frizzled tolbunt Polish is so pretty.

Finally time to unwrap the covered run.

 Coop cleaning time too.

 Some of the smaller baby chicks.

Fiddlehead Ferns!

The January chicks will be laying soon, their combs and wattles are getting red. 

This will be the baby chicks cage within the coop soon. For now they're still in the brooder in the house at night.

Some time in the run with the big birds.

A chicken and duck watermelon party to celebrate spring!