Were running it!

Building a chicken run, that is.

My sweet little baby chicks are set to arrive on March 25th. I know! Can you even believe it? I am so excited.

In the meantime, we are trying to get as much done on the coop as we can. Just because, well, once the chicks get here...Ill either be sitting and watching them for hours at a time...OR... Ill be napping periodically through out the day trying to catch up on my sleep since I know I am going to be checking on them a bazillion times during the night.

S is confirming with me just where I want it all to go.

Digging post holes is NOT his favorite thing to do in the world.

And while hes digging holes....Im shoveling beans. Llama beans. They seem to multiply overnight.

But look. I got one pile taken care of.

And into the wheelbarrow they go....to be wheeled off to another part of the pasture. Only like, 134 more piles to go...

The great thing about llamas is that they normally choose a place to use as their bathroom place. They tend to keep it neat and tidy...all in one general area. My llamas, however, seem to like to have several general areas....I think Ill talk to them about that.

G, of course, has to have his hand in everything....and since I said that I didnt need his help, he went off to find someone who did. He spotted Brian, a very dear friend of ours who was helping us out, and made it known to him that he thought he could handle digging the holes himself.

So, naturally, he let him have a go at it.

Oh my gosh, he says...this is really harder then it looks.

Hes just really focused right now...please just let me get the post hole digger back out of the hole...

After this picture he looked at us and said...I think I could use a little help, please.

Always good to be able to ask for help if you need it...

That goes for me, too. After I came in for the day, I put in a call to my chicken lady, Penny. I think I finally just realized that my chickens will be here soon!!! I mean, yeah, I knew they would be here soon....but theres a lot to get done between now and then....some important things to purchase and think about....

Thanks for the helpful phone call, Penny. For all of it. :-) What I need to know, tho, is do you have a "secret bat line"....cuz I might need a chicken emergency call....Im just sayin.

Coop update

As you can see, we are really making some great progress on the coop.


Kidding.

We (meaning my husband and some occasional helpers) are actually making exceptional progress.

J has really been enjoying learning how to build things.

This was a week or so ago. This will be the front of the coop.

Right side facing the barn.


Left side where the little pop out door will be.

Front after all the siding and roof is on. And an opening for a door. :-)

Left side again which will contain the pop out door. The roof is visible in this picture, too.

Meet a couple of said helpers. Kip really wants to know whats going on.

Him and Niko go in to check things out.


Just a little itch.

I think Niko really feels that if he asks me just right and looks at me just so...that maybe I will let him and the boys have this new little house.

I told him I didnt think so and Im not sure, but he may be throwing a fit right here...

But soon Kip came over to talk things over with him. And even tho Niko still looked a little distraught over this...

They felt a much better plan was to head out and see what S had in his little basket.

Theres still more work that needs to be done on the coop. There are corner pieces to be put on and windows to be installed, among other odds and ins. But it has really come together quickly and since the majority of the structure is put together, some of the smaller, last minute things can wait if they need to.

Especially since we woke up to this.


4 inches of it.

Our first snow in Washington.

Life got a little hectic

Yeah. I know. Ive been on a blogging hiatus. Heres to hoping that I can get back in the swing of things.

My laptop took a turn for the worse a few weeks ago.


I am now on a brand new, straight from the box one.

Fall seemed to happen out of nowhere around here.

And Im quite certain that it will keep moving forward and soon all the rest of those leaves will wind up happily placed next to the others on the ground.

If you can believe it tho...I still have beautiful roses in bloom.

And the ones that arent blooming have left behind these lovely orange pods. They are so pretty to look at on my way out to the pasture.

We have started a new project on the farm. Do you have any guesses on what it might be?

It will be built right there.

And not only does the middle guy get to help...

But the goats feel the need to put in their opinion.

Which, of course, means that the little guy cant be out done. So he makes his way out there, too.

And, so far, Ive not been too much help on the outdoor project. Gasp!! Along with the everyday tasks here on the farm, and the kids, and well, just life....

I think these apples have been setting on the porch for quite some time now just waiting to be used up.

Have you figured out what it is yet? Here, let me give you a hint. It has two words.

And the first one starts with a C. And ends with "hicken".

So, yeah. A lot going on over here in the western state of Washington.