Kings Castle Farm

Tuesday On The Farm

Tam, homeschooling/homesteading mom to 14 fantastic blessings

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Gorgeous day here today after a little much needed rain that came along w/the thunderstorms late yesterday. It’s going to be another very busy day today (I used to think the days were busy down at the town houses…now it seems like nothing LOL). Oldest dds and I will be spending most of the early morning in the kitchen and then off to do outside stuff that the teens don’t get to. Michael and Brian do all the barn chores each morning along w/helping w/the milking and then they take care of the rabbits, which are their special project.

We had 33 chicks hatch out of 36 eggs and they’re now happily scratching and chirping in the brooder in the attached garage. We put in 48 eggs to incubate this morning. At the rate this family devours food we have to keep the chickens coming! We’re also expecting one of our goats to give birth any day now which is exciting and I’m hoping she’ll do it in the daytime so the dc can see the baby/babies right afterwards.

Plans for the day

*before 9a.m. routine

*normal daily maintenance chores

*make strawberry jam

*make blackberry syrup

*start batch of cheese

*make butter

*finish menu plan and grocery list for tomorrow’s shopping

*get in my 2^nd T-Tapp work out while dh does PE w/the dc

*****All done

Plans for the rest of the day if all goes well:

*groom horses

*Littles and I to have playtime

*do some sewing w/Nicole…we were going to go for a horseback ride but there are severe thunderstorm warnings now

*dh to do some woodworking stuff w/all the boys 6 and up

*enjoy the evening w/the family after evening animal chores finished

Blessings,

Tam