The Circle Z

Thursday, May 11, 2006 - You've Heard THIS Before

Our chicks are here! How many times have I read THAT headline on a Homestead Blog over the last two months? Now it's finally our turn. We got our chicks yesterday. 12 pullets, 4 pekin ducklings, 2 turkeys, and 4 guineas. The turkeys and guineas are new to us. They are all in a huge black cattle watering trough (I think that's what it is) in the garage. My husband set the heat light up to hang over them, and the thermometer we put in with the chicks went straight to 95 degrees. Is he good, or what? I was impressed, anyway.

I've started reading Trial and Triumph, by Richard M. Hannula, which is a book on the Ambleside list of reading assignments, and I'm having trouble putting it down. It is a great book on the heroes of the Christian faith. The chapters are short-ish, and the shortcomings of the "heroes" are mentioned, but downplayed. And there are several heroes with some significant shortcomings (Charlemagne comes to mind), but all of them furthered the Kingdom of God in a big way. I'll be reading it with my older son for school soon.

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Thursday, May 11, 2006 - THree cheers

Posted by spinninggrandma

Having chickens is great .... no matter how many others have gotten theirs, it's new to YOU, so worthy of headlines!! Enjoy!

Watch those turkeys - they will grow so fast you will have to separate them from the guineas before too long.

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I'm a midwestern gal, living my dream life on 7 acres in the country. I love Jesus, my husband, three children, Daisy the Wonder Goat, and our chickens. I'd still love to someday have a miniature jersey milk cow.

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