Kings Castle Farm

Sunday On The Farm

It’s a beautiful, clear and delightfully cool morning. I’m sitting out here on the deck w/coffee and my laptop. Normally I don’t like to type on it but it’s so quiet and peaceful right now that I’m going to stay out here for a bit. Brock and Scooby love it when I come out here early in the morning because they get to run off and play w/the Anatolians for a bit. For those new to this blog: Brock is my English Mastiff overgrown pup, Scooby is Alex’s gangly Great Dane pup (my dad gave him to Alex for his 6^th b-day in May) and Aslan and Antoine are our Anatolian shepard LGD dogs. Brock and Scooby are inside dogs and the Anatolians stay outside working.

Yesterday afternoon and last night was busy w/the arrival of new baby animals. Our female rabbit had 7 healthy babies (we bought a doe that had already had 1 litter successfully therefore giving us newbies a better shot at a good outcome) and our expecting goat had Twins. Our little "herd" has expanded wonderfully. We’ll probably only be keeping the girls, have to make a firm decision in a couple wks.

A few days ago a lady asked me about meat chickens and I told her what I knew of the "crosses". Well, I’ve been thinking about it ever since and have decided that instead of waiting until after winter is over I’ll go ahead and see about getting some now. The amount of chicken we go through is unbelievable and currently we’re still supplementing w/store bought.

Plans for today include:

*before 9a.m. routine

*normal daily maintenance chores

*Aja, Tony, dh & I off to church – early service

*depending on weather, work in the garden

*finish cute little outfit for Arissa

*dds will be making pizza dough to put in freezer

*playtime w/the Littles

*board game or 2 w/middles before dinner

*go out for coffee w/dh after dinner

*spend some time w/teens

Blessings,

Tam

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06:23, 2006-Jul-9 .. Posted by homesteadinthemaking

I make homemade pizza as well, how do you freeze it?
Blessings,
Trixi

Hello

10:53, 2006-Jul-9 .. Posted by cherianne4

Just out random blogging and happened upon your page. Have a blessed week.
Cheri

Hi Tam!

05:40, 2006-Jul-10 .. Posted by lancelotacres

I would definitely get the chickens now...it's so nice to have meat in the freezer that you raised.
We may not do chickens this year and I am going to miss having them in our freezer when we run out...