As I write this post, I'm sitting outside watching my son play and the temperature is 75 degrees (perfect)! There really has been the good, bad and ugly since moving out here 1 year ago. Luckily, there is much more good than bad. And when the temperature is perfect like it is right now, we are ALWAYS outside.
Jackson and I have recently started a new tradition of going on afternoon walks together. I let him explore, lead the way and we close our eyes and listen to the sounds around us.
Do we have livestock or animals, you may ask. We are starting with chickens and plan to add a goat or a pig in the future. Just yesterday, we added some baby chicks! We already have 3 laying hens (breeds: Barred rock, black austrolorp, Sicilian buttercup). We attempted to raise 4 chicks (all barred rock's) last year and none of them made it (remember that bad and ugly I mentioned above?). This time we are troubleshooting and trying to fix mistakes we made last year. Our 4 new chicks are adorable and the kids have been so "helpful"! Their breeds include rhode island red, naked neck (yup), white brahma, and Ameraucana. Right now we have brown and white eggs from our current chickens and these will lay different shades of brown and one blue!
More to come on country life!
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