25 Mar 2018 2 Comments
in Animals, Every Day, Pictures Tags: birds, Chicken, Chickens, eggs, Snow
The snow is starting to melt and the girls are enjoying getting back out to forage
They are enjoying being out in the parts of the yard that are free from snow
And finding bugs that are coming out now that the snow is melting
I am happier because I am getting more eggs
They are much happier now that they can be out in the yard roaming which is what they are used to.
22 Mar 2018 2 Comments
in Animals, Every Day Tags: baby animals, baby goats, Chickens, cows, Goats, Small Farms, spring
A few weeks ago my friend and her father got a new mama goat and her two kid goats.
A little boy…
And a little girl…
They are so cute. I just love baby goats. They are probably one of my favorite, if not my favorite baby farm animal.
Come on how can you not love this face…
They got them to keep in with the chickens to help with flying predators, like hawks. My friend’s family also has a couple year old cows…
And a big flock of 21 week old golden and silver laced wyandotte chickens…
They only have a few acres but do a lot with them. I am hoping spring will come soon, the grass will come back, and the warmer temperatures will come for our chickens sakes. 😉
21 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
in Animals, Pictures Tags: birds, cats, Chickens, Snow, spring, winter, winter storm
So “they” say yesterday was the first official day of spring. Well at our place yesterday and today looked something like this…
Not that I am complaining as it was the only good snow we actually got this whole winter. Hubby and I were both home, no thanks to my county job. They were too cheap to let us off in a foot of snow so they put us on liberal leave, so I took off. I am not dumb enough to drive with people around here who have no idea how to drive in the snow. Hubby and I enjoyed two days together. We had a great time taking care of the animals, doing things inside the house, I cooked a lot, baked some, we cleaned the vehicles off, played games, and we watched the birds.
We had some company watching the birds, as little Grayson is an avid bird watcher. He spent most of the day at his bird watching spot very much entertained.
We get a little variety of birds like woodpeckers, blue jays, blue birds, nuthatches, cardinals, etc.
It’s hard to get pictures of them all as by the time I would get my camera they would fly off. We even had our squirrel visitor.
Some of them liked to stay on the ground and eat the seed that fell from the bird feeders. Others flew all over from tree, to feeder, to the ground playing and eating in the snow.
We have a few pairs of cardinals. The males…
And the females are both pretty to me and I counted at least 4 pairs today.
Looks like we got at least the foot of snow they said we would get. The chickens won’t be happy they still can’t get out tomorrow, but the treats of corn, seeds, veggies, and fruits we have been giving them, have kept them happy for now. Hope you are seeing spring where you are.
08 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
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We had more snow and ice today. Not a lot, but enough to make the girls go back in after they were just enjoying their first day out out of the enclosed coop run in over a week due to the snow, bitter cold, and wind.
We did put new hay in the coop to add some warmth and they got some goodies so that helped. Hopefully they can get out in the next few days. Despite the snow we did get the boys out for a little hike. They had a great time running and being dogs. Hope your staying warm and cozy where ever you are.
07 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
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Happy belated Christmas and New Years. We have been quite busy and I let this blog get away from me. Maybe in 2018 I’ll be better about posting. Hope your having a a great start to 2018! 😁
09 Sep 2017 Leave a comment
in Every Day, Pictures Tags: Florids, flower photos, flowers, Hurricane, Louisiana, Prayers, Texas, weather
My families thoughts and prayers continue to be with those in Texas and Louisiana affected by the hurricane. We have also added the people of Florida to this list.
I have family down there including my dad who is on his way back up here. As some of you know who have been following my blog for a while, my dad is paralyzed from below the chest. He finally agreed to leave so he could be safe. We pray if you know people down there they left and are safe as well. Thoughts and prayer with Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and any other states that may be impacted by these horrible hurricanes and the tornados happening because of them.
07 Sep 2017 8 Comments
in Animals, Every Day Tags: birds, Chickens, Dogs, fox, life, sad, wild animals
It’s official… we have a fox 😦 We have been pretty lucky here that predators usually stay away because the dogs are in with the chickens off and on all day and until bed time). The smell of the dogs and us usually keep them out of the fenced in area we have for the dogs and chickens. But not this fox… Sunday night we went to lock up the girls and found this one missing…
We looked and looked and never found her. We assumed we had a predator. Well Tuesday morning we woke up and two more girls were mulled… Luckily hubby found them (or what was left of them). We found out it was our old girl…
And my only blue egg layer that had been gotten…
I was pretty upset this predator got my blue egg layer (well I was upset about all- never fun to have chickens die like that). We predator proofed our coop and the area more, and had to finish in a bad thunder storm. Then Tuesday night before we let the boy out we would check the area. About 9:30pm I went to open the back door so the boys could go out and a fox shot out from behind hubbys grill, down the back porch steps, and across the yard. By the time hubby got there the fox was in the neighbors field. This fox must go he’s too bold and I can’t have him killing my chickens. I am praying he doesn’t get anymore.
28 Aug 2017 Leave a comment
in Every Day Tags: cross, faith, floodin, prayer, Texas, weather
Prayers being sent to the people of Texas who have been affected by this terrible flooding…
Praying you are safe and if you have family down there that your family is safe. And thank you to all those who are able to go down and are there helping in any way they can. Praying for your safety as well.
24 Aug 2017 Leave a comment
in Animals, Every Day, Pictures Tags: cats, Chickens, Dogs, eggs, flowers, plants
Been a busy week around our place. Chickens are happy and hopefully laying more on a more regular basis. The dogs and cat are happy with more sun than rain.
Flowers were enjoying the rain and are blooming like crazy now in the sun. Got a fun comment on my last post from the UK, its neat to learn about other areas of the world. Fun news to come about one of the chickens 🙂
22 Aug 2017 2 Comments
in Animals, Every Day, Pictures Tags: chicken eggs, Chickens, eggs, food
Two of our middle chicks are laying and their eggs are still small and cute. Here are the first 8 baby eggs… we have gotten a few more since this.
To show you the difference from our older girls here is a comparison. The eggs in the back of the carton are the older girls and the ones in the front and in front of the carton are the baby eggs.
Here is another comparison…
I am hoping they will get bigger soon 😉 In the mean time I will just use these cute little ones 🙂
