November Egg Count

150 eggs.

Thanksgiving dinner

Notice the beautiful bird on the table. We're hoping next year we'll be able to raise a couple of turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner instead of getting a frozen bird from the grocery store. Something to look forward to and work towards.

Egg count

35 this week.

Egg count

39 again!

Growing piggies!

It's amazing how quickly the piglets are growing. They could potentially eat us out of house and home!

Egg count

37 eggs this week.

Egg count

39 eggs again! We are loving our hens!

Animal Swap Day - again

Today is the animal swap again. We're still looking for sheep and anything else that catches our eye. We arrive again at 8am, but this months venue is even smaller than last. What the heck? Anyway we look around and since we have the two cages we bought last time in tow, we're better prepared.

After we look around a bit, we decide on 4 Californian does and 1 Californian buck. Total cost for all 5 was $40 total. Not too shabby. Also, the nice lady that sold us the buck told us that we need to get there right when they open at 6am to get the best selection. She said some people even arrive early around 5:30am to start looking over the animals. Hmm.... who knew?

We stopped at Buchheits to get rabbit feed, waterer, hutch-building supplies, etc.

Egg count

Wow! Big week for the girls! 39 eggs!

October Egg Count

155 eggs.

Egg count

35 eggs

Egg Count

31 eggs

Egg Count

This week: 29

Animal Swap Day

So today we're driving 40 miles southwest to an 'animal swap'. We've never been to one before, so we're not entirely sure what to expect, but it should be fun none-the-less. The flyer says they'll have animals, veggies and flea market items for sale and trade.

We're going looking for sheep. As we drive up around 8am, we realize it's a pretty small venue. But they do have quite a few animals. No sheep though. Well, I hate to leave empty handed, so we start looking at some cute little pigs. We do a little haggling and we leave with 2 miniture pigs, 1 potbelly and 1 mixed breed (and two cages to get them home in.) Cost: $80.

We make a quick stop by Buchheits to get some feed, waterers, etc.

Here are little girls and guys:

Egg count

This weeks production is really ramping up! 21 eggs!

Total Eggs for September

11 eggs.

Egg count

This week: 8

Egg count

Eggs our first week = 3

Eggciting Day!!

Our first egg! Actually 2! We just found our first eggs from our little hens... so exciting!!

Pasta Sauce and Salsa!

This weekend will be spent making jars and jars of pasta sauce and salsa - two things that our family eats a ton of. Besides we have to find something to do with our excess tomatoes. I think we have about 100 sitting on the kitchen counter right now.