Getting ready for the little chicks, I heard this terrible buzzing.  I thought it was coming from the distance, maybe someone working in the woods farther back.  I found this swarm instead. It stayed about 2-3 days then disappeared.
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After painting the big hen house, I renovated the summer hen house. It looks like the hens like laying in there now.

The little chicks came!  We got 75 this year.  Opening up the wall to make one big area seems to be the answer to the crowding problem. The pigs came too.  Three to fill the freezer this time!




They were ready to run outside for the first time.  They were excited about their food too!














Jess had her new boyfriend over this past weekend.  He had his first lesson in horseback riding.