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The baby chicks moved out! My house no longer smells like chicken poop…hooray! The big hens love their new boxes and the chicks are enjoying having more space. Dad did a wonderful job hanging it up and in no time, the girls had it full of shavings. The top row had to be immediately blocked … Read morebaby chicks moved out
The chickens are starting to go crazy laying, so we needed to update the nesting boxes. Welcome to our chicken hotel! We spent just about every afternoon outside this week working on cleaning out the chicken coop and building new nesting boxes. The girls did pretty good at entertaining themselves while I did my best … Read morewelcome to our chicken hotel
When the highlights of the week are coatracks and a barbie scale, it clearly wasn’t an eventful week. I have been desperately wanting to get our laundry room re-done so we had a place to hang up our coats. The colder weather here means more coats, gloves, hats, boots…and mud, which means a whole lot … Read morecoatracks and a barbie scale
What a crazy week it’s been. Cookies, cakes, and a whole lot of presents! The beautiful weather has pretty much kept us all outside as much as possible. Mucking stalls, cleaning the coop, cleaning the brooder and climbing trees. Once chores were done, we worked on something a lot more fun. I had full intentions … Read morecookies, cakes, and a whole lot of presents
It finally snowed enough to build a snowman here. It did not, however, last long enough to get more than a few trips around the yard in on a sled, resulting in sledding without snow. The snowman was just about the only snow left in the yard by afternoon. I got my workout in pulling … Read moresledding without snow
Some might say their dog ate their homework, but in our case, it’s the puppy burned the cookies. The urge for Christmas cookies suddenly hit when I came across a soft gingerbread cookie recipe. The girls have been obsessed with the gingerbread man story too, so when I offered to make some, they instantly accepted. … Read morethe puppy burned the cookies
Chickens, crafts, and a bucking bronco pretty much sums up this week. Holding the baby chicks is still very high on the day to day priorities for the girls. They are getting bigger each week and watching them grow has been fun for everyone. The rest of our flock however, needed some attention too. Their … Read morechickens, crafts, and a bucking bronco
We added to our already large animal family this week. Dad decided his little chicks needed some babies. Little chicks for little chicks. So he says. It was the whole “they were practically giving them away at the store” speech. I guess that’s what happens when you go shopping at the farm store on black … Read morelittle chicks for little chicks
After grandma went home, the girls were in the mood to paint. Painting pumpkins, painting walls, and painting baths. Yes, that’s A LOT of painting. I fully intended to have them paint this pumpkin after their first grandma visit, but that didn’t happen. So it became an after halloween project and it was fun just … Read morepainting pumpkins, painting walls, and painting baths
The girls are so lucky to have so many grandmas. They are spoiled beyond belief because of it too. So far, 2 of the 4 have now visited. When you have a whole week to do stuff you can really spend time showing grandma around. We went to several of the places we’ve been to … Read moreshowing grandma around