Home Government – What Is It?
I love, love, love old books. Many times old books are links to the past that often times unearth truths modern culture has forgotten. I have enjoyed one particular book over the last few … Continue Reading →
Month: March 2009
Gardening Thoughts
We have had beautiful weather the last couple of days…right before it gets cold again later this week. I am ready to get out in the garden. We still have … Continue Reading →
Incubating Chicken Eggs Summary
Wow, that was a huge learning experience. Hatching out our own chicks didn’t work out like we had planned. To sum up the results: We finally had one chick…then another…then several … Continue Reading →
Incubating Chicken Eggs: Humidity is important
Humidity is very important when you are incubating and hatching out chicks. We knew we were having some problems with the humidity because our incubator was collecting condensation on the … Continue Reading →
It's a Beauty, Mom!!
Our 8 year old bought a trap with his birthday money. Since then he has been learning the ropes of how to trap like his big brothers. They trap possum … Continue Reading →
Incubating Chicken Eggs: We have a chick!
Late last night our first chick finally hatched out of its egg. Just in case anyone is wondering…chicks don’t immediately hatch out of their eggs. It takes forever. Here’s the shell. … Continue Reading →
A lesson on monetary inflation
The game of monopoly (we have farm-opoly) can get out of hand at our house. Last week I heard them disputing and ultimately banning “bailouts”. This week I caught the kids … Continue Reading →
De-Horning Update
So far Chessnut still has horns… although they are loose. The banding appears to be working as planned, with a couple minor draw backs. First, she cut milk production by about … Continue Reading →
Incubating Chicken Eggs
Very soon we hope to have some chicks hatch out of the eggs we have been incubating. It has been a fun family project either way. The other night the … Continue Reading →
Snowy Sheep in March
On the first day of March, we awoke to a blanket of snow over our farm. It snowed last year in March as well…that seems to be a common trend … Continue Reading →