Scrabble, beer and shish kebabs.

That pretty much sums up our weekend away at the cabin.  

 

We also enjoyed tubing in the ponds, hiking around the trails and reading by the campfire.

And what would a camping trip be without roasting a few s'mores?!?!

Finally, for your entertainment purposes only:  Eric trying out the rope swing!  Izzy was sure excited to see him back on land again.

 

Chickens, chickens and more chickens!!!

If I ever questioned our sanity, now is the moment.  In the barn we are currently housing 44 chickens!  Eleven are our old laying hens.  We have a group of 13 new laying hens that are occupying one of the stalls.  And finally, in the brooder are 20 Cornish Cross meat chicks.  The barn sounds like a symphony of peeping, chirping and clucking.  We truly must be insane!

Circus Goat.



Winslow REALLY likes to eat apple tree leaves.

Eric decided to help him out a little...YUM!

 

 

Cute Abby smiling away. 

 

 

The Outside Adventure.

The chicks have been outside the past few days enjoying the sunshine.  Eric had the brilliant idea to put the chicks in the old turkey tractor.  They've been able to be outside all day long without our supervision, which has been great for them.  They are so funny to watch as they act like the hens, but are these tiny little balls of fluff.  One of the Jersey Giants found a big worm and after much chasing by the other chicks, she finally found a quiet spot to eat it.  For a second we were worried she might choke on the large size, but no, what a worm-eating champ! 

So far no obvious roosters!

Here we go again...

More ear sucking!

The boys continue to grow well.  They're out in the pasture "mostly" full time now.  Both Duncan and Elmer acquired little colds last week, complete with snotty noses.  They sounded so sad and stuffy, so we started putting them back in the barn on rainy days.  Let's be honest, who likes to sit out in the rain when they have a cold?!?!  We are such friendly cow people!