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| Still in their eggs nice and cozy! |
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| Shot out of the egg and then fell right to sleep again! |
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| Little Bear has gotten in the habit of checking for treats all the time! John's doing.... |
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| Look at this beautiful new chick - bowtie silkie - our first colored one! |
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| Little bear :) |
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| Does this hay bag make me look fat? |
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| me, me! I need the next treat! |
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| double trouble |
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| nice hair! |
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| nice hare! |
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| yeah, I know I look good! |
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| Wolfie is always by our side waiting for attention :) He is the best! |
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| Where is our breakfast?! |
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| This is where the jack-o-lanterns will end up! |
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| They just got the cage cleaned so they need to quick make a mess! |
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| baby showgirls sleeping together in the heat |
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| nice bald spot! |
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| My nesting hens taking a break to snack |
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| The turkeys are starting to gobble! |
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| so tiny! |
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| Ozzy watching over his hens |
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| Buttercup is the head goat and she's looking good on the move! |
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| YUM - breakfast! |
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| YUM! |
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| snacking! |
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| Finally, my breakfast! |
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| We are raising 14 holiday turkeys in a turkey tractor made from an old broken cover-it and some fencing. The turkeys eat regular blueseal feed and all the kitchen scraps I put together! |
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| I made 2 apple pie stroodles for an impromtu party or friends/family/nieghbors (they are all 3) |
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| SysNoodle trying to eat my ipod - she is bitecurious about EVERYTHING! |
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| Wolfie waiting for me to walk them all into the field |
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| My apple corer peeler is the BEST and only cost $20 at the hardware store - makes pies and drying fruit soooo easy! |
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| John trying NOT to share his coffee! |
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| We've now hatched 10 baby chicks successfully! 3 have gone to other homes and 7 wait for adoption! |
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| This is how I start my day, every day. The animals know I will not discuss feeding or walking until I've drank my first cup! |
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| My friend Kevin helped me trim all 28 goat hooves! PHEW! |
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| cuppy waiting to get milked! |
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| frying up onions for tonights fun dinner with friends - beef stew with all the veggies in me and my sister's houses! |
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| John checking the nest with the silkies running around looking for treats! |
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| My English Angora need a harecut! |
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| Pottery I made at the hebron fair is ready to be glazed! |
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| Kids stopping by to be crazy and run around and make silly videos |
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| when I asked Kevin for help I did not know he was afraid of goats! he is cured now! |
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| Morning milking - sooooo cold now! |
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| Stroodles ready for the oven! |
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| The silkies have an outdoor pen, a sun room, and a nesting room |
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| Eight loaves of bread waiting for the oven - yes, we ate them ALL! |
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| We milked 2 times a day 12 horus apart |
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| Doesn't she look like she's smiling? |
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| I dried 1/2 gallon of apples - YUM! my favorite winter treat! |
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| I finished waxing the bottoms of the pottery for glazing! |
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| Lamancha and the babies going back for some hay |
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| Goat fear - cured! |
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| John telling Cuppy that the coffee is NOT for her! |
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| turkey treats after getting ready to make 2 pies and 1/2 gallon of apple leathers! |
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| little chicks looking for homes! $5 each! |
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| There is nothing like homemade bread! |
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| getting ready to clean apples |
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| before the onions, there was the butter - YUM! |
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| making dough |
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| The goats are always curious! |
