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I went out this morning to take a little look and see how our corn is doing and I must admit, it's coming in quite nicely.  Here's to a happy summer & spring! ...

Our corn has officially been planted for the summer of 2015 growing season!  Papa went out this evening and made sure to get it into the ground before it could rain.  So here's to a happy, hearty corn season 2015!...

  There is a lot to know when it comes to raising chickens.  I would have to say, for the last three years that we have had chickens.  We have probably learned something new each year.   First off:  (1) They've got to be the same age at the same time.   Second: (2) They do not like extreme heat any extreme temperatures of weather (hot or cold).  So there are measures that you have to take for that.     Thirdly: (3)...

  This past weekend Papa went to town building our coop for our chickens. He built this coop off of a layout that he designed himself! Really:) He looked at some of the dynamics of other designs out there and then combined there measurements for what would work for our space, layout, and number of chickens. I am completely fascinated by his work. I have never seen anything like this. I mean, just to watch him calculate the measurements...

I just wanted to take a moment to let our followers know that we have got LOTS that is going on over in our little part of the world and we want YOU to be in on it:)  We've got several new posts that we will be adding to the blog which will correspond with the dates of the events as they have happened.  So when you see a new post, read on, and even go back a little.  There's a lot of fun things that we have to share with you. ...

So here's what we've got going on today!  If you look back at yesterday's post you can see that Don has gotten five of the unplanted rows mounded up.  Today, he's measuring and cutting plastic and laying down the soaker hose (also known as "drip tape).  Now before he puts the plastic down over the tape, he's got to cut holes into the plastic.  Why?  Well, that's where the plants are going to go in at.  After...

  We have had a lot going on these past few days...and I didn't realize that I had not been posting as we had been going all.  So stayed tuned as we be putting up a lot of brand new posts of brand new pics of all that is new with us!    With that being said, here's what's happening around here today.  Okay, I have got to start with the little ones first... we've got two brand new guinea hens!  You read that right,...