Over the weekend we got so much accomplished to finish up before winter comes. It happened that a warm front is passing through so we were thinking about the coming winter on an almost 80 degree day. Sunday morning we woke up early and got Lola pig into her travel box to take her to the butcher on Monday morning. We chose to do this early so that not only would my Mom and I have Jeff’s help but if…
It’s the middle of October which means we are finishing the last few items on the winter is coming list. We have all the pieces to put together the chicken and rabbit shelter for winter and will be doing that hopefully within the next week. The pig is going to the butcher Monday with two of the lambs. We will be repurposing the box we brought Miss Purdy home in to bring the pig to the butcher. The project for…
Fall has officially arrived and so have my first eggs from my girls! I got the first two eggs from them Wednesday and the third from them today. We have six hens total three production red hens and three buff orpington hens and I am finally getting some eggs. They are on the smaller side but thats ok for their first eggs. We are planning to put together their winter enclosure that will also house Pete either this weekend or…
I am incredibly happy to have both the horses home on the farm with us. Ace is also incredibly happy supervising my chores. He follows me to the sheep pasture and watches while I do their chores, he watches me clean the stalls, fill buckets and pass out hay. I missed my horse horribly bad after we moved to the farm and he was still boarding an hour away, there was no need apparently to worry about our bond though….
Yesterday my husband made our sheep a hay manger for their hay to be in so it is off the ground and dry. I can’t tell you how nice it is to have a husband that is handy and can build things for me when I need him to. My sheep will stay clean and dry this winter and so will their hay, this will make me and Purdy happy campers this winter!
I thought that my husband’s workshop needed a nice barn square to have on it. It took me about two weeks to paint this carpenters square for his barn and I am extremely pleased with how it turned out! Next year we plan to paint his shop barn red which will really make this barn square pop.
I may look like an adult who is all grown up but in reality I might just be a little girl at heart whose dreams have come true. Growing up I asked for a horse again and again. At christmas I always joked when guessing what my presents were that it would be a pony. I dreamed of having a beautiful farm with a border collie and some sheep. Well I did get my farm, dog, sheep, and horses and…
Gus has been working extra hard lately helping with chores and is under the impression he now gets extra luxeries. This is one sleepy border collie sleeping in the bed with his muddy feet!
I really love these little dogs they certainly keep me on my toes!