Frog Breedin’ and Worm Eatin’

If that title didn’t make you curious then nothing will. *smile*

To say it’s been raining here in good ol’ sunny Florida is an understatement. It’s rained every day for many many many days now. And when it rains every day for many many days our yard looks like this.

Our rain boots are the only footwear we can wear out back right now and they are oh so sexy with my shorts.

So when this happens it (the water, not my sexy rain boots) creates a habitat perfect for frogs to come from all around to give birth in. Have you ever tried to sleep to the sounds of frogs giving birth? Have you? Have you? Well, it’s interesting to say the least.

Look closely in the circle and you can see one. One of many. One of probably thousands.

 

We’ve had to let the girls out and about for hours a day because their poor coop is pretty mushy too. We like happy chickens not sad and depressed chickens.

On the upside, if you can really call this an upside, the brave chickens that choose to venture out into the abyss are greatly rewarded with fat, juicy earthworms.     When the yard is like this the earthworms seek refuge on the surface but little do they know what awaits. Yeah……If I think to hard about this I get grossed out because they eat the slimy, juicy earthworms and then we eat the eggs.*sticks fingers in ears*  La, la, la, la, la!

So to say that I’m ready for a change is highly under rated. Bring on fall. Bring on the cooler weather. Bring on the not raining every single day. I’m ready.

This post brought to you by a girl in rain boots who is in dire need of sun on her legs. Thank you!

Have a lovely day my friends.
Kim

Chicken Check In!

I thought it would be fun to let you know how the new girls are adjusting to our other chickens. The big girls are definitely letting them know who’s boss but those new girls are feisty just the same.

Right after I shut the camera off one of the road island reds jumped on my  head as I was bent over. My biggest concern being that she wouldn’t poop on me. *smile*

Well I’ll let the video do the talkin’.

We got the 5 new girls the end of May. You can see just how big they’ve gotten in such a short amount of time. The should probably be laying in about 4 months or so. Yay!

Have you ever thought of getting chickens? Let me tell you that they are still funner to watch than tv.

Have a lovely day my friends.
OXOX,

Kim

The New Girls in Town!

I believe I announced the arrival of our new girls a few weeks ago.

Here they are then.

 

They stayed in the blue bin up until today.

Today we introduced them to their new makeshift coop while they continue to grow bigger and stronger. Then we will let them out with the other chickens.

Now I bet you’re wondering what the other girls thought about this whole new chick thing huh? Well it’s a good thing I documented this pivotal moment in their lives. Believe me you don’t want to miss it. Nothing in your lives today will compare to the excitement you are about to see. *cough*

I think they were excited to have them there don’t you? I thought they were going to bust out of their feathers with excitement. Yeah, I’m pretty sure I expected WAY too much from our girls. *smile*

What exciting things are happening at your homestead these days?

Have a lovely day.

OXOX,

Kim

Teddy Bear Turned Chickie Momma!

A couple of days ago we brought home 5 more chicks to add to our chicken family. Two Buff Orpingtons and 3 Road Island Reds.

They are just so cute to watch. Only a little over a week old and they are already scratching and pecking, not to mention pooping all over the place.

But last night, as we were getting ready for bed my hubby noticed that they seemed a little distressed. They were chirping very loudly and not settling down like they should be. Then it dawned on him (not me because I’m clueless about that stuff) that they were probably missing their Momma.

This was confirmed by watching them for a little while. They would try to get underneath each other for comfort but none of them of course were big enough to handle that responsibility. That’s when my hubbalicious had an ingenious idea.

He suggested we put a stuffed animal in there to act as a stand in Momma. My daughter was happy to oblige with one of her old teddy bears and the rest is history. As soon as we put the teddy bear in there they snuggled up underneath it and went right to sleep.

Can I get a big Awwwww…..! Yeah, it was pretty darn cute.

I didn’t get a picture of them last night but here they are this morning huddled around it.

 I took it out for now so they would have more room to run around in but you can be sure that Momma Bear will be back in there tonight.

Have a fabulous day my friends.

XOXO,

Kim

WARNING: Fun Things Ahead!

Okay so THIS particular part that I’m about to say isn’t very fun but I feel the need to bring you up to speed. We are all slowly recovering from yet another bout with the flu/cold. My middle son came down with it 2 days ago and I’m  hoping he’s the last one. So that kind of tells you why I haven’t been doing a whole lot on the ol’ blog the last few days.

BUT…..the tides are a changin’. (I hope) and I’ve got some fun stuff planned for this week.

There’s one thing you all are going to enjoy I know. I’m going to be having another giveaway for another Gooseberry Patch book. Fun! Fun! Fun! Oh and it just so happens that I’m being featured on their blog today. I did a fun little Valentinesy post. You can check it out here if you would like.

The rest of the fun just involves me, my husband, our kids, our best friends, food, Brian Regan, and an anniversary. I’m sure you’ll get those highlights as soon as readily possible.

Here’s another fun thing. We got our first two eggs the other day! Yay!!!

I wonder who’s they are?

Fun for the boys. We got a killer deal ($50.00) on the 4 wheeler on the left. It wasn’t running when we got it but my hunky handy hubby got it working and now it runs great. So they are having fun zipping around the yard on those.

Well that’s it for now I guess. Be on the lookout for more adventures from the Homestead!

OXOX,

Kim

Chicken Video Update!

I’m a goob. Just look at that. Sheesh! Let me just warn you that it was early, I have no make up on and I just got done working out. With that said. Here’s my chicken update. They are about 3 months old now. 

You know what? Just skip the first 10 seconds and I think we’ll all feel better. *wink*

Well there you have it. Me in all my glory, my fantabulous hubby and our girls. I can’t wait to start eating some fresh eggs.

XOXO

Kim

Chickens! Chickens! Chickens!

We’ll we finally did it. We got us some chickens. My hubby finished the coop the other day and then headed out to buy our chicks.

Aren’t they cute? In a chickeny sort of way?

Their chicken condo awaits. We thought the blue would be calming to them. Just kidding. I’m thinking they don’t care one bit. But it is pretty and who says you can’t do pretty just cause it’s a chicken coop?

Welcome to your new home chicky poos!

The girls took to their home really well. They started pecking at everything and even ate the carpenter ants that were crawling around in there. Bonus!

We got some hay to put in their nesting boxes and some pine shavings etc.

Maybe a picture of Chicken Little would make them more at home. I could pin it up on the inside.

What? We want happy chickens.

Anyhoo! We are pretty excited about our newest endeavor.

Let the games begin!