The Weekly Run Down From the Farm

  

 From the Farm...

Learning to walk in new boots...

Mud fights (I was NOT impressed).

Here is a list of this past weeks events (in no particular order). With the summer-like temperatures we have been outdoors mostly getting shtuff done.

-researching for my newest poultry endeavour- raising Quail for meat and eggs!!!
-dreaming about and trying to convince Mark that if you are going to raise quail then why not pheasant as well.
-plugging out greens/lettuce starts into the greenhouses for an early crop
-building new chicken runs
-cleaning up the farm/runs to the dump
-seeding, transplanting and seeding some more
-collecting eggs and starting my first hatch of the year
-wondering why our turkeys haven't started laying yet
-ordering some new laying hens (day old chicks) for pick up in April from here.
-listening to the spring peepers with open windows at night (unheard of around here considering it is still March)
-hiring our first employee (ever) to help around the farm for the season.
- more teething and screaming coming from the lil' miss around here (sheesh get those teeth already...)
-mulching and starting new compost piles
-visits from friends who are eager to get their hands dirty around here.
-planning the new Kinder Gardens at the Elementary school for this spring and planting projects to do with the children.
-wild energy exuding from every pore of the boys- lots of mud, running, and play fighting
-cleaning out the chicken/turkey pens
-dancing in the kitchen to the Jackson 5
-eating our first wild harvested salad of the year with sorrel, chives, greenhouse lettuce,lemon balm and dandelion greens
-watching this show and thinking that Amy and I could do this someday...

How was your week?

The Weekly Rundown From the Farm.

From the farm...

Collection of eggs (blue chicken egg, large chicken egg from one of my bigger ladies, duck egg and a brown chicken egg).

Here is a brief rundown from our week here on the farm. Included in the tally are both highlights and low lights in no particular order:

-trying to get some much needed sunshine therapy spending time in the greenhouse (because this glum chum is tired of being cooped up) organizing and tidying up.
-opening up one greenhouse to the chickens who are ecstatic to be able to get a decent dust bath.
-spending a lot of time in my head planning out this upcoming growing season and figuring out the logistics of farm life and three children
-getting a chuckle out of these guys while watching them with the kids
- longer days and spring- like temperatures have the chickens/ducks  really upping their game and are pumping out the eggs
-shamelessly enjoying this show every Monday night.
-sleepless nights due to teething and coughing
-ordering in my yearly supply of kelp for the poultry and maybe need to dust off the old saddles for the lady turkeys because breeding season is just around the corner.
-seeding countless trays of onions, pea shoots, sunflower greens and sprouts in buckets.
-working on a few chalk board/sandwich boards for the spring/summer market season.
-bought our first plough for the tractor (next step figuring out how to use it).
-enjoying the first bar of  homemade soap.
-feuding with a lil' Millie Mae because she has decided she doesn't like eggs anymore (mainstay of our diet around here) but wants to have a diet comprised mostly of fruit, sweet potatoes and bread.
-sprouting, and eating lots of roasted sweet potatoes
-became a host on this site (farm work trade for travelers) and I am enjoying the emails from some keen youngsters from France testing out their English.
-putting laundry out on the line almost everyday!

How has your week been?