We’ve had a really hot summer. Hotter than any summer I can remember. It has been great for the garden and those of us who prefer the heat. The goats don’t seem to mind it. They certainly like it better than the rain. We think we saw a slight decrease in their milk production but I […]
Chickens Don’t Mind Goats
Every morning when I head to the barn I pass the chicken coop and hear the chickens stirring inside. They go to bed early and wake up early ( I can relate to them). Most of the time I open their coop before I open the barn. For a while the chickens have been leaving […]
Birds
We have so many beautiful birds around our home. Above is an Osprey in a tree by the pond. It is fun to notice the cycle of birds as some migrate through and others are here all year long. Our first venture into science was using Apologia’s “Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day”. We bought […]
We’ve Made it a Year
Today is our one year anniversary of moving from here to here. I thought it would be nice to look back at how things have changed. I’ll zip through the changes we’ve made to the place. We’ve added some toys…..oh yeah, I’m supposed to call them tools. We cleaned a really dirty barn. We added […]
Breaking a Broody Bird
Yup. It has happened. We have a chicken that wants to be a mom in a really bad way. How do I know this? My first clue was when I noticed that she was in a nesting box while all the other chickens were roaming around. Yes, there were multiple eggs (from multiple chickens) under […]
New Chicken Run
I made an executive decision a week ago Friday. We skipped math and history so we could get chores done. Michael had to be out of town for the weekend working and we didn’t want him to have too many chores to do when he returned home. First on the list was moving all the […]
Flying Chickens
As you know, we have been letting our chickens enjoy the weeds and bugs in our garden area. We put them out mid-morning and take them back in at dusk. If they are there. The first time it happened was while Michael and the boys were camping. I had put the chickens out in the […]
Goat Walk
We thought the does would enjoy getting out and experiencing a little freedom. We didn’t tell them that between the creeks that surround the lower acreage and the fencing Michael has installed in the upper pasture it wasn’t complete freedom. Look at the nice gate Michael put in the upper pasture. They really didn’t understand […]
New Roof for the Chickens
Michael’s big weekend project was to add some metal roofing over the outdoor pen for the chickens. He expected to quickly get the project done on Friday after picking up the roofing. Projects rarely go quickly. The little bit of time he set aside on Friday was taken up with removing rotten posts. Here is […]
Our Affectionate Animals
Michael has been taking care of opening the barn in the mornings. It helps me to not have to rush getting everything done before I wake the boys up at 7:30. I miss seeing the animals each morning though. I went out in the afternoon to visit the chicks and the goats. Apparently Brown Sugar […]
Animals, Shop, Garden and a Little Fun
I thought you might enjoy some pictures of the animals. The chicks sure have grown a lot. The Barred Rock chickens are very sociable. Our chicken coop has a door that leads out to an enclosed pen. I think that the Ameraucana chicken’s head looks like […]
Chicks Rule
Finally. After nearly 15 years I am not the only female. Three months after getting married Michael and I brought home the most adorable BOY Beagle puppy. From then on every living thing added to our home has been a male. Moving to the farm added yet another male with the addition of Luke. I […]