Lil Probably Farm

Farm life, critters and gardening, trials and failures...but it's all in good fun!

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Happy 8th Birthday Hank! #donkeyboys #hankthedonkey #bigboi #farmlife #donkeybirthday (at Mansfield, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGNoLcDABxd/?igshid=1jjdjo17yo4hz

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Sweet Henry 💕 #henrythedonkey #donkeyboys #oldman #farmlife (at Mansfield, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGBvoKVApXJ/?igshid=1ug5dfm4mb5p9

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October means time to grind up some horseradish! Ready "any month with an R in it" #horseradish #growyourown #spicy #farmlife (at Mansfield, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CF7_rPNgT-l/?igshid=r4inh1mt4vmr

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In our last week or so of "recovery" we finally burned the pile. #feedthegods #bonfire #triplebypass #recovery (at Mansfield, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CF506o0AgBh/?igshid=9k8wlwncbcyv

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#HBD #mistythellama She's 15 today! #ladyllama #llama #15yearsold (at Mansfield, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFpPEv4AfVK/?igshid=z1t7q95m8owx

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Swarm update. Smaller this morning, covered the hole (yes that is a Post-It note) grabbed a box and scooped as many as I could into the box. Then dumped it into the hive. 3rd pic is about an hour later; even smaller. These ladies are on their own, hope they find their squad! #beehive #ihavenoideawhatimdoing #beeswarm #postit #beesquad (at Mansfield, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD9i0jNgz5Z/?igshid=n38rar1h5tkq

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Well this was new and terrifying. Saw what looked like a hole in the barn from across the yard. Over the next hour it grew exponentially. Finally we had to try to capture the swarm. I don't know if we succeeded but I hope they all go into the new hive. Huge shout out for the help! Best hubs out there #beekeeping #swarmofbees #2personjob #ihavenoideawhatimdoing #somanybees (at Mansfield, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD7ixIWgAhl/?igshid=1pd3nz5lit7it

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Here's a few photos of HRH Queen Eliabee X from today's inspection. I do not believe she is completing her royal duties to expand her kingdom by 1,500 bees per day but she is lovely to see. #HRH #queenelizabeex #beehive #beekeeping #imnew (at Mansfield, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDrT6SxAgMC/?igshid=17hd3yjr1vzwv

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Hello Beezus! Our last #wyandotte from the original flock (2016) #beezus #freerangechickens #frontyard (at Mansfield, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDcXbwGA1MA/?igshid=8uffuojkdcq7

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3 new birds! 2 quail and a hen 🥰 #newbirds #citybirds #fromthestreetsofchicago #hensarefriends (at Mansfield, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDVFq1lAdOS/?igshid=1kltwja8sovrs

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Today in bee land: They can't come out and forage so they get a cabana. (Locked in due to spraying in the area) #🐝 #🛩️ #🦟 #beehive #beekeeping #bees #farmlife (at Mansfield, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDBoDtWg_Q8/?igshid=it4i88pkryuk

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Doing their part. #pollenpockets #honeybees #beekeeping #pollenators #🐝 (at Mansfield, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC6AQSbAWjT/?igshid=1pwpjt6dy9rx8

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Yesterday I had a little snafu with HRH 🐝 and found her outside her kingdom roaming the grounds, surrounded by her loyal subjects (found a ball of bees with the queen inside on the ground outside the hive) After a little online research, she was ushered back inside with a joyful bee butt dance (at least I hope that's what's happening). #longlivethequeenbee #beekeeping #imnew #ihavenoideawhatimdoing #👑🐝 #latergram (at Mansfield, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCrRrupg3WJ/?igshid=u2qahqeaealo

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Framed walls ready for the coop addition! Later this week we will get them in place and cover then with OSB to steady and secure. Then to add the nesting boxes and let the girls move in! #cooplife #hensarefriends #newwalls #farmlife (at Mansfield, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCm557fAQ3i/?igshid=13sj051e4yzzy

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Let the harvest begin! #latergram #growyourown #hensarefriends #eggsforlife #gardening (at Mansfield, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZ-VhhgnFo/?igshid=19d6o69ka6838

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This girl has a rough case of scissor beak but she's making it; eat, drinking, and growing. Her name is #fiskars #scissorbeak #eastereggers #hensarefriends (at Mansfield, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCXgiAFAu37/?igshid=1jba2291n7sez

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Ladies going strong! #beehive #beekeeping #🐝 #summertime (at Mansfield, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCL6uisgLV6/?igshid=bb3r6b5r4wrl