The frogs and toads are taking over. They love all the rain lately. They also love any item that collects water (like this catch bucket under the hose spigot which is then used to water house plants) around the farm!
spring
It’s chick time!
I recently placed ads to sell chicks to local folks. I feel like we had a great response for the first year of doing this, and we made up a monthly list of hatch dates and folks who want to start their own little flocks locally. We have hatching date set from March, April, and … Continue reading It’s chick time!
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Fixing the pig fence
Step 1: get the pigs busy. Step 2: realize I have the best husband in the world! He got up 30 minutes early and had the fence wire restrung almost all the way around when I went out there at 7 a.m. Step 3: check to make sure the fence is on. .Step 4: remove … Continue reading Fixing the pig fence
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Why today???
I walked outside Thursday evening as Becky was leaving, just in time to see Bitsy was in the chicken yard (not her yard where she belongs!)! The battery died on the electric fence, so she figured out she could just push the gate open and go exploring. Why couldn't she have waited until this weekend … Continue reading Why today???
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Look who got loose!
While getting hay at a nearby farm, this little lady was loose and very interested in what we were doing on HER farm! LOL I called the farmer and asked if I should put her back in the barm, but he said she'd just be right back out when I turned away. LOL
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Working birds
Front flowerbed workers The birds just love the gorgeous weather, and they especially love it when I lock the big dogs inside and let them have the run of the entire property. I like letting them roam completely free because they dig through the dead leaves and practically mulch them for me. Slacker is … Continue reading Working birds
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I always feel like…
.. somebody's watchin' meeeeee! AKA Cooper - the little supervisor!
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Hay helper
Getting hay to the cattle since Ted had surgery has been an adventure. Normally, he just put a round bale of hay into the pasture, and it lasted about eight days. All I had to do was give them a little treat every day, check on their health (eyes, coat, tongue, hooves, and plops), and … Continue reading Hay helper
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Attn: non-green thumb wannabe gardeners!
Martha has an awesome garden. I want an awesome garden, too! Unfortunately, I do not have a green thumb like she does. Give me any animal with four legs, and I can raise it happy and healthy. Give me a patch of dirt, and about the only things I have figured out how to grow … Continue reading Attn: non-green thumb wannabe gardeners!
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The Tao of Martha – I begin this week!
After reading The Tao of Martha by Jen Lancaster, I decided to do it: I'm going to spend the next twelve months trying things Martha's way. I mean, the woman has it all together, so why not? My home and farm could decidedly use a complete rehaul some major organizing, and I've read Jen's book, … Continue reading The Tao of Martha – I begin this week!
Striving Acres 