Building day

Yesterday, after church we had a wonderful new friend, Ron come over and help us start to build the chicken coop.  Well, really he designed it and Darryl and the boys did what he told them to do.  Darryl, I believe, learned alot.  They all seemed to have a great time and the weather couldn't be more perfect.  We are so grateful that he gave up some of his time to teach Darryl and the boys about construction as well as hunting tips for deer.  The boys got to use a screw gun for the first time, which they were soooo excited about and they loved to be included in the building process.  Ron really allowed them to help and they felt like such big boys!  By next weekend it should be done(sans painting) and after we build a run for the chicks they will be moving into there permanantly.

Haulin' wood...

Matthew showing me how he uses the screw gun..

Break time!



Back to the grind...

It's comin' together!

Who it's all for...

(We have 18 chicks!)



Workin'

I got this beauty at an auction a couple of weeks ago for $5!!! (The fridge, not the boy).  They weren't even going to sell it because they figured no one would want it..boy were they wrong!  I asked them to start the bidding on and and I was the only one who did bid so it's mine!  It's an old Westinghouse.  It still works as well!  It just needed some love and my sweet Matthew started to sand off all the rust today so we could paint it.  Wouldn't it be cute candy apple red or pink?  I thought it would be great to hold cold drinks and eggs(from the chickens we'll get) for our farm store.

Nicholas was working his way through our scrap pile today.  He's building a fort.

Just good ol' boys

Guinea update

We have 4 guineas as of today.  We moved the tractor into the woods because that's where all the ticks are at.  We lost one yesterday but this morning he was waiting outside the tractor looking in at this brothers and sisters.  One has still gone missing and we haven't seen him since the first day I brought them home.  They really are kindof cute and I held one yesterday and fed him bugs.  They don't make as much noise now as they did when we first brought them home so I hope they are starting to feel more comfortable(either that or we've just plain wore them out).

Our first(of many, I'm sure) homesteading mishap...

This picture is of a guinea hen....
One of 5 I purchased yesterday...
One flew away within 5 minutes of me being home...I still haven't found that one...
As of right now, I only have 3 left...it changes hourly...
For being such a *stupid* bird they sure are smart at getting out of chicken tractors...
I threw a tantrum yesterday and vowed to move back to the suburbs...
But then I caught a guinea hen in a fishing net and all was well in my world in the country...
Stay tuned for updates...we're getting goats next-that should be interesting...