The chickens have gone broody! Which in case you didn't know, like I didn't know, means that they are sitting on their fertilized eggs. We are experimenting with letting them hatch and raise their own chicks instead of the modern method of using incubators. This chick is the first one, see her nestled in her mother's wing peaking out just her little head? The mother is very protective.
They are the sweetest little pair foraging around the farmyard together.
The kids have some tadpoles from the pond in a big bucket that they are keeping an eye on.
...and last week Sunday, Brian brought their cow here from the farm where it had been living. The day he went to move her, he discovered she had given birth to her calf. Her name is Sunday and she is so sweet and playful. The cow must be milked every 12 hours and it is a very time consuming job, one which would be much easier with a milking machine. There are many things that make sense to do the old fashion way, but some that become such a burden without modern tools.
Solaya is 12 weeks now and growing so fast! All of our children are growing and learning so much. It is so exciting to see them having so much fun.
3 comments:
Love the photos - as always!!!
I am still planning on coming over next week if you aren't too busy. We need to talk. I'll call you soon.
I love the pictures of the Hen and her chick. Very cute. Also love the picture of Solaya flipping you the bird :)
Thanks so much for the pictures... you guys seem to be having such a great time out there! So many good thing are happening.
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