Busy days around the farm. Warm weather brings a lot of work with it
cleaning up all the mess that Mother Nature left during the winter.
Flowerbeds to clean, leaves to rake, sticks and limbs to pick up. Not to
mention all the spring animal chores like cleaning their pens, fence
repair and making sure they are ready for the new season. Even though it
is a lot of work, I can say that it is just so wonderful to see the
flowers blooming and the sun shining!
I
even managed to plant a few things in the garden! Yay me! Pud'nin
tilled me up a small plot and I put out some cabbage and broccoli. I
also planted some peas, lettuce, spinach and onions. It is always nice
when it is time to garden. My favorite time of the year. Earlier this
year we found a couple of the little greenhouse thingys on sale at
Tractor Supply. We picked them up and I did manage to get some seeds
started in there as well. Not many, but it will be nice to get an early
start on a couple things. I will say that the wind has made the
greenhouses a challenge, I have to tie them to the fence to keep them
from blowing away!!
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Such cute little things! |
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I
checked yesterday and the seeds are actually sprouting, Woot! I am
pretty excited, and I also planted some cabbage in a big pot that I have
in the yard. It works like a charm every year. Keeps me from having to
buy the plants from the store.
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Look! Baby Cabbages! |
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Flossie
and Eleanor are doing great too. Ellie is growing and is just
beautiful! The only negative is that the little piggy is getting almost
ALL of the yummy Flossie milk! She is quite the eater, lol She is eating
hay, grass and will even belly up to the feed trough with her mama for
her share of feed. She is leading pretty good, but a but stubborn!
Hopefully we can get her all ready to be a milk cow like her Mama! It
will not be too long before she will be old enough to wean, and I am
sure she and Flossie will not be happy about that little bit of news. We
are trying to figure out how to get Flossie and Ellie out in the
pasture, but I am worried that once Ellie hits the open range, she will
be hard to get back out to train. Not to mention that Twister can be a
real turd and I do not want him to hurt her..Then we have Keg, the
steer. He is just too aggressive for us to go out in the field to get
her or Flossie. It is past time for him to go to freezer camp, but I
actually have NO room in the freezer for him at this time. Seems nothing
is easy when it comes to the farm life!
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Here's my girls! |
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Ciskgo in the afternoon sun |
Princess
and Elvis are adjusting very well to their new home and they have
become best friends. It has been really good for Princess since she is
getting older and the huge pasture was sometimes a challenge for her as
far as getting up to the barn at feeding time. Now we can keep a close
eye on her and she does not have as far to walk to get to the food and
water.
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Elvis saying hello! |
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Time for a Spring Brushing! |
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We
also have a few chicks this spring. We have Silkies, Buff Orpington and
Polish Crested babies. We also have several eggs in the incubator. I
sure hope we have a good hatch and can sell the little fluffballs to
make a bit of money here on the farm. These guys need to pull their
weight a little bit, LOL! Here are a few pictures of the little cuties!
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Getting ready! |
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Chickies! |
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Little Polish Crested |
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Buffies enjoying the great outdoors! |
Look
at all these eggs! They were all laid right here on the farm! We are
having a bit of an issue with Jayne getting in the chicken house and
eating the eggs, so not so many eggs these days. We are working on
persuading her to stay out of the henhouse, and I am sure she will get
the point soon, She is a smart girl!
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Can't you just hear them peeping! |
The
piggies are also getting along just great! Hopefully we will have the
pitter patter of little hooves this summer. I know Wilbur has been
wooing Charlotte and although she does not seem as impressed as she
could be during the day, who knows what happens in the pig pen at
night!? Here is the happy couple.
I
am especially excited about something that is not even an animal!
Pud'nin made us a fire ring! Yea, I am SO happy. He made it from the rim
off an old tractor tire. Took him a while to cut the old tire off, but
now I have not only a nifty flower bed, but we also have this nifty fire
ring! Last night we all went out and roasted hot dogs and made s'mores.
It was so nice, Sadly, I do not think we gone ONE picture..BOO!!! We
were just having so much fun I suppose. But, I do have a picture of the
fire ring filled with wood and ready to go.
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Too Cool! |
Well,
that is what has been happening here on the Backwards Homestead. Now
off to do a few more things on the endless list of chores! It looks like
it is going to be a beautiful day, so lets all get outside and get some
warm and cheery sunshine on our faces!
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