Hillfarm - good news, thank heavens.

[hillfarm]

Thanks Lori. Im thrilled about going and Iwas told to stay the heck away from Central Park.

He's from Monmouth county, Deb.

He's got lotsa friends and family from Northern Jersey. He grew up a mile from the coast. I can't wait.

Wanted to show our barred rock and my son sharing tomatoes. She about jumped in his arms to get to them. He got a little scared when she took intrest in his big brown eyes.

 

[hillfarm]

This is the coop today. Got the entire run framed and the outside is covered and the top is half done. We used pressure treated wood around the base and may dig a trench around it and fill with concrete to prevent any burrying critters out.

The messy interior. But works great. Girls roost well and only get in the nesting boxes when Im late letting them out.

 

[hillfarm]

some explanations.

In the window is a fan. Its recycled from the blow up snowman that used to go in the front yard for xmas until the colors ran. So now it blows for them at night to keep the heat down. The water bottles are frozen to give them cool spots when needed. The bedding needs to be thicker, just havent added it.
We are working on the run door and will be adding the pop door once we get the run finished. Im really thrilled.
Had we used more recycled wood this would be much cheaper. BUt we are up to 750.oo so far. I imagine for any kind of pet, you spend way too much.

Its a four foot by eight coop. The run is sixteen feet by eight.

 

[hillfarm]

I got a dozen of these to decorate our home for the fourth. So cool.....

 

[hillfarm]

today's pigout-

T-bones
fillets wrapped in bacon
grilled corn on the cob
baked new potatoes
salad
lemon pound cake and fresh strawberries and whipped cream.

I am stuffed to the gills.

And enjoying it.

 

[Denim Deb]

I would have, too.

 

[hillfarm]

Hoope everyone enjoys their fourth.

We attended our small town celebrations, and it was awsome. We honored our vets and active duty men and women. The parade leader was a woman who was a rosie the riviter during the war. hmm. we had a cookie walk. AThe rotary sold bbq sandwiches and the volunteer fire fellas and ladies had hot dogs. A friend sang several songs. And did a great job. We attended classes at a and m together and I learned that he was a singer back then. The kids ran around and I never once thought I needed to watch over them. They were safe. Everyone was looking out for them and everyone's kids.
Just a neat experiance. My kids hugged their teachers and we shared a picnic table with an older couple and talked about my son's age and the older fella asked him if he was a bad kid. My son said no. ANd the man said good, he didnt want to sit next to a mean kid. Made him laugh. My son shared the candy he gathered from the parade with him and he bought my son a snow cone.

My daughter and her friend ran around with other kids and flirted with the boys. The methodist preacher wore really short shorts for the race they had earlier. Kinda creepy. LOL.
this one lady who does not like our family, because her daughter is not allowed to play with out daughter because we are outsiders. Whaterver.
So anyway she was working the cotton candy machine and licked her fingers while making one for my son, ughh. She is like a fifth generation person in this town and we bought here about three years ago. so that makes us bad somehow. And she licks the food she feeds my kids?

Funny how there is always that one neighbor.

Im physically not able to go to the firworks tonite so we are watching the Washington and NYC ones on TV.

SO that is my weekend update. I have finals tomorrow. Yeah, ready to be done.

 

[Kala]

today's pigout-

T-bones
fillets wrapped in bacon
grilled corn on the cob
baked new potatoes
salad
lemon pound cake and fresh strawberries and whipped cream.

I am stuffed to the gills.

And enjoying it.

It's almost midnight here and just reading that made me hungry again!!

 

[hillfarm]

I've been munching leftovers ever since. I had strawberries and pound cake for breakfast.

 

[hillfarm]

this is a shot of some of the clan in their finally finished run. Porceilen D'uccle, My precious barred rock and the RIR. oh and the grey unknown hen.

my D'uccle being her usual spazzy self. She's so pretty, I think. I wish her sister the millie fleur would be still so I can get her.

Precious having a fit cuz moma wasnt feeding her snacks first.

This is the odd bird. Its got feathered feet. I think its a silver pencil wynadotte. But I am far from sure.