~Our Latest Project...Baby Chicks~

Last night we left our house at 10 pm and went down the Lincoln Post Office to

pick up our 150 baby chicks. We are starting a project for the winter

that will be good for our boys and family time this winter. We ordered

100 Rhode Island Reds, 25 barred rocks, and 25 white ones.

And the whole point of this? We're not sure but we're having lots of fun with it for sure! Hopefully they will start laying by next spring and will be sellable for laying hens and we also are loving farm fresh eggs already from a batch we got earlier. So we have eggs for sale by next spring!

Comments

Arla said…

Really neat! I'm jealous, immensely. Blessings galore to you and yours, Amy.

October 07, 2009 3:31 PM

Shilah Writes said…

Your little chickies are probably big ugly chickens by now... But I think it is a great family project. How do you like the smell?

October 17, 2009 12:58 AM

Happy Birthday Keagan

Keagan turned three while we were in Idaho. So we made a cake and celebrated with the Skrivseth cousins this year. He was enthralled watching me make the cake. Had to have his little hand on that hat! gazing in adoration at it. Just about ready to blow those candles. He kept telling me that we couldn't sing Happy Birthday though. He's easily embarrassed! Silly guy! I rather like my little three year.

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