Monthly Archives: April 2016

Chickens, Ducks or both?

Posted on April 15, 2016 by farm2011

I went tonight to get my new little chickens that I pre-ordered from a local hatchery and well I just couldn’t resist when I walked by the newest batch of ducks that were just hatched. I saw these cute little … Continue reading →

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Disking corn stalks

Posted on April 14, 2016 by farm2011

It’s that time of the year again when you find pretty much everyone you know out in the field doing something. And what is Daryl working on now? Well he was disking corn stalks to try to break them down … Continue reading →

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Overachiever in the chicken coop

Posted on April 13, 2016 by farm2011

I was in the chicken coop picking eggs and noticed a fairly large egg in the nest. Now when you have chickens you don’t always get the same sizes like you see in the store. Sometimes you get round ones, long … Continue reading →

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Seeding down the waterways

Posted on April 12, 2016 by farm2011

On Sunday we knew that Scarlet was close to having her baby so we wanted to stay around the farm for the day. Well when you say you’re going to stay around the farm – that usually means doing something … Continue reading →

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Our chickens

Posted on April 11, 2016 by farm2011

After I checked in on Charles and Scarlet in the barn, I decided to see how the chicken coop and chickens were doing. See I’ve preordered some new chickens that I’m getting this week and I really haven’t spent a … Continue reading →

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Our new Mom

Posted on April 10, 2016 by farm2011

Guess who had her baby today? Scarlet!!  We knew she was getting close and first thing this morning when we went out to check her, it looked like her water broke just minutes before we got into the barn. So … Continue reading →

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Just driving around …

Posted on April 9, 2016 by farm2011

Have you ever had one of those days and when you decide that this is the day that you’re going to get a ton of errands done? Well that was my day today.  So I packed what I needed for … Continue reading →

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Presidential elections

Posted on April 8, 2016 by farm2011

Now I’m not one to jump to state my opinion on who should or shouldn’t run for president, well until today. I think the person who marketed Beanie Babies should run for President. Yup, H Ty Warner has my vote.  Why … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Dad!

Posted on April 6, 2016 by farm2011

Dad has been gone now for 9 years and it seems just like yesterday that we were taking rides in one of his old cars. See Dad loved what is called now ‘vintage’ cars and even though he had quite … Continue reading →

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Tonight was soap night

Posted on April 5, 2016 by farm2011

I’m working on building up my soap inventory and after some coaxing to get up off the couch, I actually got 2 loaves of soap made tonight. I made a double batch of Lazy Lavender soap and I’m hoping to … Continue reading →

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