Chicken News From the Green Acres Cottage

I'm new to the backyard chicken thing.  I've only had them for 3 months now. I can't believe how quick they grow and change and how dumb I really am about chickens.   I thought I would share a picture with you of Buttercup my Rhode Island Red.   I took this picture 3 months ago of her.    Look how cute she was only 3 months ago.  I was so excited to look forward to large brown eggs......

This is a picture of Buttercup I took today, only 3 months later.

 

Yep, she's a ROOSTER!   And the really sad part of it all, up to 2 days ago, I actually still thought she was a hen!  I guess I better read one of those Chickens for Dummies Books.  Yeah, go ahead and laugh at me, everyone else is! 

Merry Christmas

The True Meaning of Christmas

Love, Anne Fannie

Caribbean Blue Waters

My husband and I just got home last night from a beautiful Caribbean Cruise.  I was so intrigued and fascinated by the beautiful blue waters.

I took this picture with  my cell phone.  I was walking around an island and I glanced over at our cruise ship and the blue waters just took  my breath away!  If I didn't take this picture myself with my cell phone I would think it was touched up!

Here are some more beautiful blue waters from the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Turks & Caicos and the Bahamas

I am joining Ms Sally at Smiling Sally Blog today for Blue Monday!

Vintage Turkey Planters - Pink Saturday

I haven't joined Pink Saturday in a while!

I love my collection of Vintage Turkey Planters.  This time of the year I love to display them!  Some of them have faded over the years to a soft pink color!

Be sure to visit our hostess for Pink Saturday, Ms Beverly at How Sweet the Sound!

Step Back in Time in My Vintage General Store

My husband has built fake store fronts inside our Car Museum to house some of our Junk Collectibles.  This Car Museum is in our yard and is 12,000 sq feet!

(Yep, I'm in California) 

Today I will show pictures of the General Store. 

For years I have collected old spice cans, cans, Drug Store items, coffee cans, signs, cash register, bottles,  etc.  Every Flea Market or Garage Sale I would go to I would pick up something.  Some of the items use to belong to my father or grandmother! You can't just keep them in a box in your garage.  To much to display in your kitchen, so..... my husband built me a fake store front of a general store to display my items!

Is this not awesome or what?

The two outside windows are very special to me.  They are from the house I grew up in, the house that my father built for us!   

These old Miner Gold Pans had old lanterns added to them so my husband added lights and I have those flickering lights that look like candles burning!

Old metal Signs hanging outside the store

We added vintage lanterns as lights above the walkway

Check out the hanging lights inside the General Store.  They are vintage Mason jars with lights in them!

Thank you for visiting my General Store with me!

I am also hooking up with Suzanne at Colorado Lady for Vintage Thingie Thursday!
and Open House Party at No Miminmal List Here!

My Chicken Coop

I haven't blogged for a while and I have really missed everyone!  Life has been so busy but I found time today to take some pictures of my newly decorated chicken coop.

I wish I had taken pictures of this thing before I painted it and fixed it up.  It was a old shack I think it was a old pigeon coop.  My husband saw a vision and decided to revamp it and make it into a chicken coop for me.   It now has a huge sun roof window, 2 side windows, automatic heat lamps that turn off and on,  nesting boxes on each side for easy access to the eggs, roosting poles across the back and it is completely enclosed with chicken wire to keep any predator out.

I had it painted bright yellow, added curtains, hanging plates, vintage lanterns, vintage egg baskets and I hung all around it my collection of vintage and new farm signs.

It is completely closed in to keep out predators.

I have vintage hanging lamps

My vintage signs are also hanging inside the coop

I love this boot bird house!

I have vintage egg baskets hanging all around the back

I have roosting boxes on each side of the coop.  I can't wait till they start laying eggs!

Even the Scare Crow is dressed up in a John Deere Apron!

I bought this adorable sign from a etsy store called  Mulberry Lane Folk Art  She custom made this for me for the side of my coop!

Here are some of the girls pigging out around the food bowl

Tom the Turkey is getting bigger.  He calls all the shots and tells everyone what to do

This is my favorite of all the chickens.  This is Susie.  She is a White Silkie.  Well, I think its a she....at least I am hoping its a she......the other day she made a really deep chirping noise.  I am keeping my fingers crossed!!