It is such a beautiful day today! Thank you, Lord! The sun is out and even if it is a bit chilly, we will love this day. The farm is so relaxing and pleasing to the eye. Every tree has leaves, even the Chestnut Tree. The grape vine is alive and budding, the field Dan and Dad cleared is greening up nicely and Tucker just ran off three big deer from right beside our property. The chickens have (finally) started going in and out on their own, and love to roost on the set-up Dan and Abby made them. Bill and Grampa Chaffin made the girls the most terrific nesting boxes! The chickens are now 8 weeks old and in 3 months, we should, hopefully, be seeing a few eggs in those nests. Odd-Ball is the baby bunny, and female and very cute and sweet. I'm sure if we can't find a home, we'll end up keeping it - but, I'd like to TRY to find her a home....
Our "eyes bigger than stomach" garden is coming along. We have planted early corn, Silver Queen corn, and popcorn. Pickling cucumbers, pumkins, and cantaloupe. Bush beans, peas, and onions. And lots of small sunflowers, that I am hoping to sell in bunches. We still have plenty to plant though......
Dan has pulled out all the fencing and posts (with a very little help from me, and more help from Abby) and stacked it away and is getting the pasture ready for whenever we get the fencing and the cows. Am investigating raising the cows on grass, and supplemental alfafa, instead of grain. This will raise a leaner, more healthy beef but will probably not be able to raise as many at one time. Reports tell me that when you feed beef this way, it has the same healthy values as eating skinless chicken breast or fish.
I feel like I'm in school. Everything is a term paper, with all the research!
