Cleaning Up....

We have spent many hours with different people in this past week cleaning up around here and building and taking things apart.

We have 1 and 3/4 of another new chicken coop. As of last Sat, all of the birds are somewhere down the hill. They are not all in their final homes but the old houses on the property line are down and mostly cleaned up. They seem to be happy in their new homes, nice and clean and more space.

My parents were here for 5 days last week. My dad and husband redid the area that we are storing the trailers in. All of the trailers are parked neatly and the rest of the area is cleaned up. It looks great.

The tractor is working great and has been being used daily. It is so nice when you have things that work for you.

Around the Farm...

Well, we have been busy around the farm. Recycling the extra stuff that we have has been going great. Today a bunch of metal leaves and a whole truck. My husband thought that we was going to make a trailer out of this truck , but I talked him into not doing it and just buying another trailer if he really needs a new one. The time and cost of making one is more than just getting a different one.

I am making a little progress with the new cows, it is so slow going. But I know that I can do it.

This morning I was able to put on my boots for the first time since I hurt my foot. On that foot, the boot is loose, but it is on. I am glad that I was able to do this, it is getting colder and I really need to be wearing shoes that are warmer and have the protection.

On the hatchings .....well I have new Guineas that are three days old and we have chickens hatching right now. I really need a new home for some of the guineas....but I know that I will find them a home it will just take some time. I still am enjoying this....

The cows are here...

Time sure goes by fast, the cows arrived on Sunday afternoon---I ended up getting two new ones. They both are girls, the black one is named Val and I haven't figured a name for the brown one yet. The black one is the momma of the other one. It has been an adventure so far, I am still trying to get a halter on them. After that it will get easier. I have been working with them, talking and feeding them treats. They are starting to calm down just a bit. I am going to have to be very careful even though they are only about 32' tall, they are very strong.

Better pictures to come.

The New Cow...

Well, she is not here just yet. But, I have been getting ready for her to get here. She might be arriving today. I am a little nervous about this because it is training a new cow all over again. I know that it will be worth it. Hopefully, this will be the start of something great. I have always wanted a cow that was little.

To get ready for her. I have cleaned out the little barn. It is all down to dirt. I am letting it dry for as long as I can. I will put straw into it right before she gets here. Next, we are going to try out the just fixed tractor. We will use this to get everything down to the dirt in the whole area so it is nice and clean for her.

It should be an adventure for the next few weeks. I can't wait............

Guineas and Work Boots

Well, I think that I have MORE figured out about hatching Guineas---in the past week I have hatched over 30 of them. They are doing really good. It is fun to be learning more about hatching and getting better hatches. Now, I just need to find some new homes for just some of these little guys. I need to find the list that has names and numbers of people that want some.

Work boots---Well, we found some for Scott at Kmart. It was the very first place that we went and looked. I made him get two pairs. We have been trying to get him boots for so long and no one found him any. I also ended up with a new pair of work boots, I even tried to put both of them on but that was a BIG mistake. My foot is going to take a long time to heal if I keep trying to put on closed shoes. The boots were on sale....so we even saved some money.

Band Concert at the Folk Festival

Today we went to the Folk Festival....my DD played her guitar with others from her school. It was the same music as the concert that happened last Tuesday, but these are the kids that really like to be in band. Today was not required, so really only the better players that came to the festival. It sounded so good for a bunch of 6-8th graders. So HIGH five to the kids today!!!

---I have got to remember my camera and use the dumb thing----

Well today has been really long....

I have been doing to much because my foot really hurts. I wish that I could just sit around but I am not able to. Today was the day to get caught up on a few things. Did many loads of laundry and dishes. My son and I did school...this was hard today because he was just cranky...well that passed and he finished his stuff and went over to Grandmas.

Just an off kind of day. I had two Black Cochin chicken hatch. Which means I have 1/2 of the babies I need for my new laying stock. Some of the Guineas went over to my friend house to complete the trade that we did.

Well, off I go............for now

October 1, 2008......

Time is going by so fast. I spent most of the summer wither working at the Farmers Markets or working with Scott or working on the animals.

Well about 2 weeks ago, I tried to break my foot..Here is a great picture of my foot in the ER
This stopped me working at all, so that was the end of the farmers markets and all extra things that I was doing....so I am back to doing things just at the farm. After two weeks, I am now able to do all of my farm chores myself and I am branching out on doing a few extra things. My husband was such a great help with all of my projects.

During this time...I had many chickens and guineas hatch. It is time to get them sold. I am condensing in some areas and expanding in other areas, so things are a little messed up right now, time to get back on track.

New month, new goals and many new babies here...let October be a good one