Sorry about the slack in posting! Lots of changes have been going on...
We got chickens! And not just 2, or a few, or even a dozen... no we have 49 chickens. Yes. I said 49. Four varieties and not a one of them is laying eggs yet. However we're hoping that changes over the next couple weeks. Oh, and we have four ducks. No reason really, just four very annoying, terrified of people, big ol goofball ducks. They are pretty... and they are HUGE. No seriously, wait until you see the pictures. They started out as teeny tiny little cutie pie ducklings and they are now ginormous. And again... terrified of people.
So here are a few pictures of our latest adventures...
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| Here's a Rhode Island Red the day we got her.. she's about 6 weeks old here. |
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| These are our four adorable ducklings at just 6 days old... |
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| This is one of our Buff Orpington Chickens at just 2 weeks old. |
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| The Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rock Chickens together (6 weeks old) |
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| Cute little Buff Orpington's at 2 weeks old |
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Now, lets fast forward to today... here are some photos I took of these same fellas yesterday, lots of growth as you can tell!
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| This is one of the Rhode Island hens (about 5 months old now) |
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| Here is my favorite Barred Rock Rooster... this guy greets us every morning with his extremely loud Cockadoodledoo! He also crows every time a dog barks, bird flies, duck quacks... yeah, he's noisy. |
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| Remember these little guys above? They are now 4 months old and they think they're ducks. No seriously... they follow the ducks around and hide from us just like the ducks. Goofy chickens.... |
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| Ahhhh... my big, beautiful, annoying ducks. I'm ready for some duck meat but Jay wants to wait and see if any of them are female and lay eggs... again, I'm ready for duck meat. ;) |
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| My little farm hand. Madeline loves helping & playing with the chickens! |
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| Lunch time! |
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| Yes, I had to use the zoom on my camera because these guys run like they're about to be Christmas Dinner every time they see us coming... beautiful... but dumb as a brick. |
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| My handy helper!!! |
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As you can see there's lots of new additions to the farm... and it's only continuing to grow! What else have we been doing? Well let me show you!
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| This 100% organic garden includes no fertilization & from seed plants... it's taking a bit longer than our fertilized gardens of the past, but I'm excited about offering 100% organic veggies to my family soon! |
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| Jay grows sunflowers & amaranth for the chickens so they will be 100% organic as well! |
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| Nora is surprisingly gentle with the chickens, she'll chase them but so far she hasn't had any chicken dinners yet. She loves farm life though, she is perfectly content to spend all of her day outside lounging in the sun and running free. |
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| Jay's newest adventure with the girls is raising tadpoles into tree frogs! The girls go out each morning and feed the tadpoles lettuce and look to see if there are any new frogs... its such an exciting moment when they discover another changed frog!!! |
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| Here's one of the tree frogs just one day after he changed! Lots of fun for my girlies and as always, life is an adventure with daddy!!! |
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Lastly, here are a few pictures of the farm in full bloom - it's so beautiful and peaceful out here! We can't wait to start building our house, but in the mean time we're all enjoying the beauty of the land.
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| My favorite tree on the property... a young, beautiful weeping willow |
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| I love the mimosa tree's around the house, such beautiful unique blooms! |
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| This is a view from our driveway of the mimosas, willow & chicken coop... I love seeing this every time I come home!!! |
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That's all for now! But I'll be sure to post more often! Hopefully my next post will include eggs & veggies ripe for the picking! :)
