Spring Time = Babies

                                                MORE BABY ANIMALS 
 In early April, we got nine piglets -a whole litter, so that means that they are all brothers and sisters.  It was still cold and the piglets were small, we were worried if they could survive outside.  So we put them into a trailer and parked it in our heated garage.  They lived in there for 2 weeks.  Then we moved the trailer to the shed, where they stayed for another 10 days.  Finally the weather was warm enough to move them outside to their pen.

 

About the same time as we got the piglets, we hatched 2 chicks from eggs that we had incubated.  We were hoping for a few more to grow our flock.  So we picked up 10 organic chicks from mom's coworker. When we got the chicks they went straight to the coop, but in a little separate area from the bigger chickens.    

The other chickens are doing well and laying good for us.  The calves are still alive and slowly growing.  Springtime means new babies on the farm, but it also means a lot of work to get ready for another year of raising animals.

FARM

                                 We got some bread from our farmer friend, and she told me to feed it to our chickens and it will double our egg production. I went home and fed it to my chickens and in the next two days I got 15 eggs but I usually only get 6-8!! That night we went to get in the car and my dad saw a cow out, so it took us about 25 mins. to catch him and put in the pen. Just as we were going down the drive way and we saw cow tracks going down the drive way and on the Ericksons' drive way up to the shed then to the porch then to the pool and on the pool and around the love shack then back to the pen. So then we finally get to go to Grandma and Grandpa's house. :)

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                                                          ** CHICKEN FACT** 
   

How Eggshells Can Naturally Heal Your Cavities and More

Eggshells contain the perfect amount of the ideal substances for healing cavities – massive amounts of calcium and 27 other minerals. The composition of eggshells resembles our teeth. Eggshells provide the necessary amount of calcium to remineralize teeth. Just boil shells from one organic free range egg  for about 5 minutes. You can add them daily into your smoothies or grind them into a fine powder and add it to your food. NOT MY FACT,  FROM A WEB SITE!!!!!!!!!!!! I might try this!