We're Just Some Wanna Be Farmers, Now

We started our seeds earlier this year in the hopes that my garden would finally flourish. This will be my 3rd attempt at a garden, and I'm determined to make it work this time. I tested the soil yesterday and found that it has very low levels of important nutrients, so hopefully adding those to the soil will make a difference.


We are not planting as much this year, because if it doesn't work out again, I don't want to feel like a total failure! So, we are planting peas, green beans, and onions. In May, I will start my Giant Pumpkin seeds! I can't wait. We also have strawberries in our front yard for our yummy jam! I love Spring!The Chickens are still doing great! They are starting to lose their cute fluffy feathers, though. The oldest chick (Batman) flew out of the cage today. What a defiant one she is! She is supposed to be the best egg layer; that's why I bought her. But, I can totally picture her not laying eggs for us, just because she's stubborn. Whenever I open the cage to hold them, Batman gets behind the other chicks and pushes them towards me so I won't try to hold her.

The novelty still hasn't worn off yet. Maya loves to go talk to the chickies. She talks in a really high voice and says, "Hi, Chickies!"

Hayden has been really responsible with them. He makes sure they have enough bedding and food and water. He checks them and counts them to make sure they are all still there. (We actually have 5 now!) This picture below is funny: Can you guess what the chick did? Boys think that stuff is so funny.

My little farmer children!

An Early Easter Gift

After seeing Marisa's cute post about baby chicks, I dreamt about chickens all night long. I saw my family cuddling with them as babies, I saw us taking care of them as they matured, and I saw us enjoying the work of feeding them and gathering the eggs they laid. The next day, I could not get it out of my head, so I called Marisa to see how much work they are. After talking to her and reading her "Backyard Farming" blog, Eric and I decided (well, more me) to go and get our baby chicks.

We are really loving them. I can't tell you how much fun it is to hold these cute cuddly things. I check on them almost every hour and my kids always want to hold them. They really don't require much effort to be taken care of. Just food and water every day and change the bedding every few days. We also have a heat lamp on them because they need warmth.

The black one is a black sexlink (holds the record for the most eggs laid in a day) and that one is Hayden's. He named her "Batman". The reddish one is a Rhode Island red and is named "Maggie". And the yellowish white one (my favorite one) is a white sexlink named "Bailey".

Here's Maya saying "Hi!" to the chickies.
I am totally in love with them!!