It's been awhile since we posted, but we've been busy! Egg production has been slowing...don't know whether it's the heat, the hens molting or what...but we've been struggling to keep up with orders. Hopefully a little cooler weather is doing some good. We rented a trencher along with our friends from Slow Food Farm and Ward dug a trench of about 2000 feet for water pipe. It took about 3 days at a snail's pace. I watched him start the process, and several hours later looked out and it seemed like he was in the same place. But somehow....he managed to get done! YEAH WARD! some of the pipe is in, and the rest is laid out. We got 150 layer chicks and 50 broilers chicks in the last week. Ward has modified our previous goat shelter to make a brooder and all are happy and chirping away. We had our grandbabies the first weekend in September. Whew...it's hard parenting! But both babies were good and happy to go along with the feeding of chickens and cows....doing chores, taking care of animals. both were natural. We even got to ride in the back of the pickup together! We have guests coming next week....Ward's mom and stepdad are flying in from Seattle. Hope to show them some Texas hospitality. Thanks for staying with us and we promise to update more soon!
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