Today we traveled to Litchfield to pick up the latest additions to our farm, 3 wethered shetland sheep.  Oh these are some handsome boys and we are happy to add them to our farm to help develop our pasture.  I'll have pictures soon.

Sunny also came along for the ride and I got a lesson in not only how to sheer a sheep but also what to do with the wool.  I have a huge bag of Sunny wool.  I'm very excited to start washing it.

We headed back to town to pick up a few items Rich needed to finish a wooden gate.  We then headed out to Beth's to pick up the remainer of the ground corn we started to load yesterday.  We run out of space!  We have to go back for another load! 

So we head out to the farm and realize we hadn't planned for so much feed and had to find a place to store it all.  We had put it in empty feed bags from the goats/rabbits/chickens.  So where to put all these bags... they ended up in a livestock trailer for temporary storage.  Rich is going to work on a more permanent place for them.

My SIL, Amber, called last night and spoke with Rich for a while about chickens.   Amber, you need to talk to me..  not him. He's not the chicken expert.... hehehe.  I know she reads my blog, so here's my answer to her question:
**To get your chicks back into the coop at night: lock them inside for a couple nights.  When you feed them, call them, even if they are at your feet.  You need to get them to associate you with food.  After a couple days/nights let them out in the morning.  Feed them only at night when you want them back in the coop.  Feed them in the coop.  Call them and they should come a running.  That's how I train mine. 

I'm so happy to hear that you are letting your chickens free range.  You will have the best tasting eggs.  The eggs will have a deep yellow almost orange color.  Oh so tasty!

Well, its late, I better get to bed.
Carol