4/5/2015

4/2/15 - moving in the coop

The coop rode in on the wagon seen at the left, was lifted off with the loader and s.l.o.w.l.y driven into place.

Here it is nearly in position, ready for the foundation logs (they used old telephone poles)

April first

The guys spent the most part of the week hauling manure:  scooping it out of cattle stables and spreading it on fields as fertilizer.

This job must be done prior to planting.  Here in the distance you can see the tractor and spreader across from the pasture in the bottoms field.

After the manure is cleaned out, clean straw is added back in.

It makes a comfy place for the cattle to lie down!

Cattle love tromping around in fresh straw

Later, in the river bottoms field the drifted in bean stalks from last year were burned off to make a nice seedbed for this spring's corn.  

Daddy's apprentice is thrilled to help with the fire!

Feeding calves is hard work!

But we still have time for silly selfies!

3/31/15

Lilacs

10 day old chicks

3/30/15

The chicks have been here for one week.  

They doubled their weight and are growing wing feathers.  

3/29/2015

This was the only photo I took on 3/29.  We were driving the UTV around the pasture checking for calves and these two looked comfy resting together around the hay bale.

3/25/2015

Spring beauty

Self-y

They did take turns:one pushing at a full run and the other having a wild ride steering haphazardly with the handle.  No children were hurt.

Does this fence make my butt look big?