We are so excited! We have decided to diversify the farm and in doing so we have made a 5 year plan. We are looking forward to sharing each step of the adventure with each of you!
Some of you may remember from posts on Facebook, that we had two rows of the old Christmas trees taken down across the front of our property.
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| Removed two rows of old Christmas trees |
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| The other side of the driveway....two rows removed here too |
The plan was to take down two rows, remove or compost the stumps and plant some murray cypress trees as a break from the road.
Well, we have moved on to the second step and had the stumps removed and the area graded and raked in preparation of planting the murray cypress trees!
We were blessed to have a neighbor who was having some landscape work done on her property. Were we able to talk with Ricky Miller, who was doing the bulldozer and backhoe work, about removing our stumps while he was in the area. He quoted us a price and it was a bit over our budget, but he assured us that was the worse case scenario. We took a leap of faith and told him go ahead, since we knew he would be honest and do a great job. We were not disappointed! God is Good! The final cost was right in our budget!!
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| The equipment that pulled those stumps right up out of the ground! |
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| Left hand side of the driveway...all neat and ready for trees! |
We are researching and planning for when we will purchase and plant the murray cypress. How many, what spacing, when to plant, etc. We will keep you posted as we move forward on this adventure.
We were also blessed to add ten new chickens to our flock! We met a wonderful man, Ira Whitaker, and his wife, Linda, who had raised some beautiful Golden Laced Wyandottes and were selling them. We purchased three one and a half year old laying hens and 7 five month old pullets that should start laying soon.
The girls are all in quarantine for at least 30 days just to be sure they don't break with any illnesses due to the stress of being moved. They are all settling in well and I can't wait to introduce them to the rest of the flock.
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Special mixture for the new residents! Scratch grains, fresh oregano, fresh lemon verbena, black oil sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, marigold blossoms, rosemary and mealworms.
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| A few of the new girls enjoying a nutritious treat |
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| This is "Itty Bitty"! She is basketball shaped, has a crooked tail and a bent spine, but she is a feisty little lady! My Farmer Man had dubbed her his little girl and is set to tame her. |
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| Two of the "older" girls checking out the yummy treats! |
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| "Itty Bitty"! You can see how round she is in this photo! lol |
We will be building another chicken/turkey coop over the next month or so in the hope to have it completed by the end of Thanksgiving weekend. That will give us double the coop space and plenty of room for these new additions.
Stay tuned as we expand the farm, set out on new adventures and just enjoy our time together. Thanks for checking in!
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