Enjoy the pics!!
Your blogging friend,
Hannah
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Butchering a deer
Here are the pics of the deer getting butchered.
Enjoy the pics!!
Your blogging friend,
Hannah
Enjoy the pics!!
Your blogging friend,
Hannah
Butchering Day
On Monday we butchered our meat chickens, turkeys and a mean rooster! Also we got a deer from someone and we butchered that as well! My Aunt and her family helped us as well!!
These pictures are not for the queasy stomachs so don't go any farther!!
These pictures are not for the queasy stomachs so don't go any farther!!
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   helped with this as well.  The biggest chicken weighed about 9 1/2 pounds!! It was a lot of fun butchering!! Your blogging friend, Hannah |
Friday, September 23, 2011
What we did...
a couple weekends ago... We went to a Septemberfest at the History Museum in OKC. Everything was free. Some of the things that we did was crafts, learning how to rope a calf head, seeing a live skunk, a man had a rope and he would rope the younger ones. They really enjoyed that. There was also farm animals there that we were able to pet. We also listened to a couple of men play music.
Your blogging friend,
Hannah
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| The skunk |
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| JoJo learning how to rope! |
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| Here is Gabriel getting roped! |
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| Eliana, JoJo and Gabriel by a longhorn cow |
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| Men playing music |
Your blogging friend,
Hannah
Update on the farm
We have been pretty busy lately.....
We moved half of the broiler chicks out to a pen on the pasture. They are enjoying being outside and enjoying the grass. It is amazing how fast broiler chicks grow! The other half are still in the barn. My uncle came down and helped us get the other pen critter proof so they will be out within the next couple days!!
We have started getting eggs from our layers! We are getting about 5 a day now and we have 12 hens so we should start getting more soon. It is so nice to have fresh farm eggs! My little sister and brother enjoy gathering the eggs. They always try to see who could be the first one out there to get the eggs!
I remember when I was about 5 or 6 I started praying that we could have some chickens, so we ended up moving to a property that we could have chickens. I think we got 12 hens and a rooster and it was my responsibility each day to take care of them. I remember when the first egg was laid, it was sooo exciting. So now I enjoy seeing my younger siblings getting the eggs and the excitement that goes with it!
We ended up pulling quite a bit of the garden up because it wasn't growing and producing much because of the heat. The only thing that we do have is peppers. They did really good this year despite the heat which is amazing. So we are still getting peppers but that is the only thing. We are not going to do a fall garden this year. We are going to get the soil tilled and get it ready for next year.
We have been letting the turkeys free range. They are really enjoying it. It is so funny to watch them because they all stay together. In about 5 weeks they are going to be in the freezer.
Your blogging friend,
Hannah
We moved half of the broiler chicks out to a pen on the pasture. They are enjoying being outside and enjoying the grass. It is amazing how fast broiler chicks grow! The other half are still in the barn. My uncle came down and helped us get the other pen critter proof so they will be out within the next couple days!!
We have started getting eggs from our layers! We are getting about 5 a day now and we have 12 hens so we should start getting more soon. It is so nice to have fresh farm eggs! My little sister and brother enjoy gathering the eggs. They always try to see who could be the first one out there to get the eggs!
I remember when I was about 5 or 6 I started praying that we could have some chickens, so we ended up moving to a property that we could have chickens. I think we got 12 hens and a rooster and it was my responsibility each day to take care of them. I remember when the first egg was laid, it was sooo exciting. So now I enjoy seeing my younger siblings getting the eggs and the excitement that goes with it!
We ended up pulling quite a bit of the garden up because it wasn't growing and producing much because of the heat. The only thing that we do have is peppers. They did really good this year despite the heat which is amazing. So we are still getting peppers but that is the only thing. We are not going to do a fall garden this year. We are going to get the soil tilled and get it ready for next year.
We have been letting the turkeys free range. They are really enjoying it. It is so funny to watch them because they all stay together. In about 5 weeks they are going to be in the freezer.
Your blogging friend,
Hannah
Monday, September 12, 2011
Our newest addition....
to the farm. We got a Siamese kitten on Saturday! We named him Simon Boots. He is about 3 or 4 months old. He has a very cute personality.
Your blogging friend,
Hannah
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| Reflecting |
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| Being Playful |
Hannah
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Happenings around the house
It has been very hot here lately! But within the next couple days it is supposed to start cooling down! By cooling down I mean higher 80's lower 90's :) I know to some of you, you are thinking cooling down.
But when you have had 100's nonstop for a few months then we are looking forward to the cooler temps!!
We are not going to be planting a fall garden this year, since it has been so hot. We are planning on taking everything out of the garden and tilling it for next year! Hopefully next year will be a better success!!
Today we are getting 50 meat chicks! They will be ready to butcher at the end of October beginning of November!! YUM YUM!! Healthy chicken is the best!!
Yesterday was the first day that we have started getting eggs from our chickens!! They are so cute and little at the start! It was so exciting to find them!
Your blogging friend,
Hannah
But when you have had 100's nonstop for a few months then we are looking forward to the cooler temps!!
We are not going to be planting a fall garden this year, since it has been so hot. We are planning on taking everything out of the garden and tilling it for next year! Hopefully next year will be a better success!!
Today we are getting 50 meat chicks! They will be ready to butcher at the end of October beginning of November!! YUM YUM!! Healthy chicken is the best!!
Yesterday was the first day that we have started getting eggs from our chickens!! They are so cute and little at the start! It was so exciting to find them!
Your blogging friend,
Hannah
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Busy Week
Here are some of the things we have been busy with for the past couple weeks:
Last Saturday my sister Abigail and her husband and baby James came over for a visit! We had a very nice time with them! We celebrated four different birthdays so we had icecream cake and she made Susanna and Joanna some cute aprons and she bought Eliana some art supplies. They spent the night in Edmond, OK and then went to church the next day with us. James is growing up soooo fast! He is almost walking!
On Saturday night we went and heard the Cole Family sing and play! They are a bluegrass band. The music was very nice.
On Sunday at 6:15am my niece was born. Her name is Raelynn Marie Sawyer. She weighed 7lbs and 5oz. They live in Philadelphia, PA so we won't be able to see them anytime soon :( Mom is going to fly out there on Saturday and spend a week with them!
Other news:
Our corn didn't pollinate correctly since it is too hot so we won't be getting much sweet corn this year :( We were all looking forward to having sweet corn.
At the end of the month we are getting 50 meat chicks. We are going to be busy getting a brooder ready for them.
Your blogging friend,
Hannah
Last Saturday my sister Abigail and her husband and baby James came over for a visit! We had a very nice time with them! We celebrated four different birthdays so we had icecream cake and she made Susanna and Joanna some cute aprons and she bought Eliana some art supplies. They spent the night in Edmond, OK and then went to church the next day with us. James is growing up soooo fast! He is almost walking!
On Saturday night we went and heard the Cole Family sing and play! They are a bluegrass band. The music was very nice.
On Sunday at 6:15am my niece was born. Her name is Raelynn Marie Sawyer. She weighed 7lbs and 5oz. They live in Philadelphia, PA so we won't be able to see them anytime soon :( Mom is going to fly out there on Saturday and spend a week with them!
Other news:
Our corn didn't pollinate correctly since it is too hot so we won't be getting much sweet corn this year :( We were all looking forward to having sweet corn.
At the end of the month we are getting 50 meat chicks. We are going to be busy getting a brooder ready for them.
Your blogging friend,
Hannah
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