admin | February 23, 2010
This weekend was so beautiful! 63 degrees and sunny, it was a taste of spring that we thought would never come. Hard to believe that the low tomorrow is supposed to be 19 degrees. Yikes. I was happy the warm weather was on the weekend so that Quinn could enjoy it [...]
Category: Family, Field trips, dogs, schooling |
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admin | February 22, 2010
Samuel had his 4-H Demonstration today. He did a fantastic job! He got first place for his grade level and topic.
The demonstration was “How to Make a Survival Kit”. He did very well with the speech part. He does very well with public speaking. Samuel said that he was nervous [...]
Category: Family, schooling |
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admin | February 17, 2010
The girls are settling in nicely. It is so nice to see them in the morning. They call out to me when they see me coming.
It has been so cold this winter but the good thing is that it also has been very pretty. This is the view from the [...]
Category: barn, goats |
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admin | February 13, 2010
With the great incubation experiment over I can honestly say that I have learned a lot! After consulting with books, friends, and the guy at the feed store, I now know way more than I thought there was to know about hatching eggs. God knows it is best to have a [...]
Category: barn, chickens, homesteading |
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admin | February 8, 2010
Well, the chicks were supposed to hatch on friday. I had a very hard time achieving enough humidity. I was able to boost it a little and for a short time with small jars of boiling water to produce steam. I dreaded emptying the incubator so I put it off until after [...]
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admin | February 7, 2010
We have two new additions to Heaven Scent Farm. We picked up our new goats on Saturday!
The one that has white on her is named Stitch. She is the more social of the two. She is still pretty scared but will take food from my hand now.
The other one that is all [...]
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admin | February 3, 2010
The fencing is going up! The chickens are a little confused how some are on one side of the fence and some are on the other.
The fence is up all the way down the hill and in the woods. After I took the picture I noticed the beautiful valley all covered with snow [...]
Category: chickens, goats, homesteading |
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