Up in the city, not at the farm

Im in the city at my j-o-b.  Someday, I hope to work only 3 days a week and be on the farm the other  4 days.  Its a good goal.  I am fortunate that my hubby holds down the fort at the farm during the week.  I get to spend Sundays and Mondays hanging out with the animals.  Right now I am kinda happy to be at work cause it is a bit cooler than the old farm house. 

I know that the animals are doing well this morning.  The spoiled goats are getting ice water all day long, as well as the chickens.  We did decide that the horse needed a new home as she was not very conducive with the baby goats.  We were scared that with her spunkiness she would end up trampling a baby goat.  So we found her a new home and she is getting the attention she deserves. 

The heat index has been so high latelly that my chickens went on strike when it started.  I am hoping that they are just finding a nice shady spot to lay their eggs in.  We have not gotten eggs for about two weeks.  Hopefully this weekend, I can get post put in to give them a little enclosure outside the coop again.  I used the t-post for something else, isn't that the way it always goes.  Im trying to get hubby to build a three foot tall by twelve foot long enclosure, but he is worried the goats will try to stand on it.  So we are looking into other options.  Hope to figure that out this weekend as they do not need to be free ranging all day long, because of the egg loss.

Photos around the farm

Around the HOT farm

So we finally got around to naming our farm, no its not the HOT farm. Although the 109 degree temp today is what could cause us to name it HOT farm.  Anyway, we named our farm M&R Farm.  After much thought, we just used our intials.  They both stand for my first name and maiden name.  Plus my husbands first name and sir name.  So it works. 


Two of the mamas should be having babies anytime...based off my best estimates.  Also the way they are showing signs.  So hopefully babies will wait til the end of the month when it hopefully cools down.  But we are prepared if they are born tomorrow. 

The garden is growing, but I do not have the greenest thumb.  So far we have yellow squash, tomatoes, potatoes, some peppers and maybe carrots some day.

Tired of all the rain...its so wet

Its pretty wet around here these days.  Apparently Gran says that the water table is low here.  We need to figure out some remedies for the stall and goat house cause they are so wet inside.  The ground in them is gravel and then we put pine shavings on top.  Thinking of bringing in more gravel, which we need for the driveway too. Im also planning on opening up the stalls big side door tomorrow to dry it out a bit, if the weather cooperates.

On to better things, we are now getting 7-10 eggs a day from our 22 mature laying hens.  I have been told that production should be better.  So I am trying to figure out why they have slowed in production.  Going to clean out the coop on Monday once I send the ladies out for the morning.  This will help me see if we have any shells and also, might help with their laying.

The goats and horse are doing well also, just know that they would like a drier place to sleep.  So like I said we will work on drying out the stalls tomorrow and Monday also.