Evening Chores

The winter weather wasnt so awful today... 

Actually it was kinda nice this evening while I was goin about my barnyard chores. 

 

 They're always happy to see the "hay" lady

 Thankful for some fresh unfrozen water

 Cocoa and Chloe enjoying a special treat of grain

Sweet Chloe will be 11 months old on the 27th.  

Shes from Tulip and Ringo Dec. 2013 Quads

 When your chickens free range ya never know where you'll find eggs sometimes.  This hen has been laying eggs in the unused feeder for atleast 5 days now, lol.  I will start checking this spot daily.

Ended the evening letting Fiona free range

We Need More Eggs Mom...

 My human daughter left the nest as of last night, you can read all about it H-E-R-E. Earlier this week I was in the kitchen fixing myself some breakfast taking for granted the yummy farm fresh eggs  that sit in a basket on my counter and a thought popped in my head... " I'm gonna have to make sure my daughter and her fiance have a nice supply of my yummy eggs... cant have my baby girl eating those pale, yucky, no tasting store eggs!" Tomorrow their coming to visit, I'll send them home with 3 dozen.  You know how it is when your young, in love and moved out for the first time in your young life... might not have much money or food but if your momma keeps you supplied with farm fresh eggs your good, wont go hungry, so many yummy egg recipes.  Now I just need to teach the girl how to make/bake homemade bread

One of my pretty girls that gives me eggs

Look at them colorful eggs. 

I love it.

Blessings come in many ways, shapes and forms.. 

be wise enough to recognize them..

The Egg Strike Is Over...

 It was such a wonderful surprise to go into the coop this morning and find that one of the girls had laid me an egg... its only been 1 month and 4 days since I've seen ANY eggs in the coop!  I was one happy farm chic today and almost did the happy dance right there in the chicken run ;)

Ended The Day With 3 Beautiful Farm Fresh Eggs

Feelin very blessed

* Some of you read my other blog All Because 2 People Fell In Love and know that I froze egg this past spring with I was over flowing with them.  I'm so thankful I did that since the girls decided to go on strike... I did not have to buy nasty, pale, tasteless store eggs.

Farm Update: Kids, Kittens, ducklings... Oooo My.

Seems I always have so much to share & I get wayyyy behind, lol

Peanut was 3 weeks old last weekend... hes doin great. He really is Ringos shadow, I love to hear them callin for each other down in the barnyard. All the other goats have pretty much accepted him, they will give him a push every once in awhile.

(Ringo is 3 months old now)

The 5 kittens are so much fun to have around... they stay in the family room & kitchen now. Ya gotta watch out where ya step or ya might just squish one! They will goin to their new homes startin next week. I am keepin one. The lil calico girl with white on her face :)

They 3 week old ducklings are doin great... Lu Lu is such a great momma duck, shes hasnt lost any of her ducklings. They walk everywhere & stay close to the barnyard at feedin time

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More sweet ducklings started hatchin yesterday... Scarlett has her nest under the shed so I really dont know how many have hatched yet.

Garden is tiled up & ready to be planted when my honey says... Lets do it. He did plan some giant sunflower seeds the other day.

& we cant forget about yummy farm fresh eggs... I get anywheres from 20-30 eggs a day right now, its great. Been sellin eggs, which is always nice & I've been freezing some of my extra eggs (I am gonna post about that on my other blog... All Because 2 People Fell In Love ) soon. I did sell 5 hens yesterday so production will go down alittle, til some of my younger girls start layin.

Linkin to... A Rural Journal for...

Just some pretty eggs I've collected lately...

...I just love all the colors...

These 3 are from my 3 Easter Egger Hens

I'm always findin hidden nest here & there from my bantams, lol

Makin goat yogurt today