Monthly Archives: October 2012

Our chickens are starting to molt

Posted on October 17, 2012 by farm2011

If you have never had chickens, you might not know that they go through something that’s called molting. It happens once a year and for layer chickens, they stop laying eggs until the molting is done and even for a … Continue reading →

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Free at last!

Posted on October 15, 2012 by farm2011

I’ve been debating on letting the chickens out of the chicken coop for some time now, and tonight was the night that they got out. Now some of these chickens have ever been able to run around outside and go … Continue reading →

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Parents Weekend at college

Posted on October 14, 2012 by farm2011

What a fun weekend we had. It was parents weekend where William goes to college, so we headed down on Saturday morning to Ames to go and visit him. We were a little worried about the weather that we might … Continue reading →

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Reno – a little bit spoiled

Posted on October 12, 2012 by farm2011

It’s been a week since Apollo has been missing and we’ve all come to the conclusion that he’s not coming home. We’re not sure just exactly what happened to him, but now we’re spoiling Reno probably more than we should. … Continue reading →

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Trying to just let go

Posted on October 11, 2012 by farm2011

This is a weird time of the year. If you talk to any of your friends, they are in the same boat. What I’m talking about is if they should let their flowers die at night or keep them alive. … Continue reading →

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Sometimes it’s just better not to ask

Posted on October 10, 2012 by farm2011

I am always amazed how good Daryl is at switching the combine heads from corn to beans and then from beans to corn. And finally I figured out why he’s so good at it. This year with the crops being … Continue reading →

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The weather is changing

Posted on October 9, 2012 by farm2011

I was outside tonight and saw a cold front moving in for the night. Now normally you don’t see it physically moving into the area, so I ran and got my camera to try to catch how cold it looked. … Continue reading →

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Fun weekend with the boys

Posted on October 7, 2012 by farm2011

We were lucky this past weekend to have both boys home! Kyle flew home late Friday night from New York and William drove up from Ames. The reason that Kyle came home was because some friends of ours daughter got … Continue reading →

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A girls day out on Friday

Posted on October 5, 2012 by farm2011

We never know what to get Mom for Christmas and last year we decided to give her a couple of day trips around the area, and it usually turns out as much fun for her as it is for us. … Continue reading →

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Hanging out

Posted on October 4, 2012 by farm2011

I made it to the hotel last night and I’m telling you I LOVE this bed. Daryl and I have been trying to find a new mattress for now a couple of years now and I think I found the … Continue reading →

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