Life on the farm...

I simply have TOO many hilarious and fun stories to tell about our daily life on our hobby farm. Stories that take too long to describe via a short Facebook post. Experiences such as our first try at incubating chicken eggs or stomach-tubing a sick goat.

Even our day-to-day life seems to be full of excitement and wonder - so we think other people might enjoy it too. I also want to encourage others that if we can do this SO CAN YOU!! :)

I'm going to start journaling our days. Hopefully, every day.
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Our meat rabbits, Lilly and Daisy had their kits a few weeks ago and we've enjoyed watching them grow. Daisy was a first-time mom and it was still chilly at night so six of her nine kits (short for kitten) perished shortly after birth. Her remaining three are growing beautifully and we will most likely use them for Cheyenne's 4H market rabbit project at the North Idaho State Fair in August.

We have recently added another dog to our mini-farm bringing our total (and final) dog count to three. Timber is 12 weeks old and is the full younger brother to our 1-year-old dog, Skeet.

Our four cats are busy catching mice, moles, voles, and other little critters who sneak around tearing things up. I have put huge bells on their collars because they were catching so many birds this spring -- I even saw Atilla catch one of my beloved hummingbirds! They haven't caught birds since they started wearing the bells...at least that I know of. 

We have a mule named Sugar Magnolia that we are borrowing for the summer. "Maggie" has been teaching Cheyenne by giving her the confidence needed to learn how to properly ride a horse. She's 20 years old and a perfect project for Cheyenne. Lexi, the horse we purchased and kept for almost a year, was just too much horse for Chey.

Our first experience raising meat chickens went well. We purchased 15 of them in May and six weeks later they were ready to eat. We decided to pay $3.50 per bird to have them butchered, processed, and packaged. Next time we'll try it ourselves to see if it's worth saving the money.

I've also had my experience with skinning a rabbit. We had a beautiful holland lop pass away several months ago and I decided to make a memory of him. His fur was gorgeous so I'm attempting to tan his hide and make a hat.

Haying season is in full swing and our son, Robert, is back from a three week mission trip to rural Montana. He hit the ground running this morning back to work as a farm hand. I filled in for him a little while he was gone. It's hard work! But rewarding, especially when the weather is nice and you can get a tan at the same time. :)