Ducklings!

We've been having some cooling problems. By some problems, I mean our house is 95 degrees with the cooler cranked. We're working on that. Well, we've been working on that for the last month, but whatever. There is a highlight in all this!

DUCKLINGS!
Here they are cuddling together with my sister's ducklings while she fostered them for a week:

Now they're enjoying their new coop:

They are too cute, aren't they? They love their roomier coop! I just need to finish their run soon. I'm getting more in a few weeks, but these were the ones that hatched successfully.

Homestead Round Up

I'm starting a new section on my blog called Homestead Round Up! It's going to be a summary (with pictures) of my progress around the homestead.

The most exciting change? We've named our farm! We're now Thunder Goat Farm (like us on Facebook!). For those who don't know, Thor had goats pull his chariot, hence the name.

What else has been going on?

Well, there was a big wood pad buried in the ground that held the old washer and dryer, which I dug up and moved:

The hole is where it used to be.

We also put up more permanent skirting (the corrugated metal) and used field fence to allow access to our washer hook ups.

I started laying a brick patio using some old bricks that were on the property when we bought the house.

The Christmas tree John and I planted in December has a ton of new growth!

All those bright green spots are new growth!

My sister helped me pound T-posts for my garden:

I got the clothesline Ts cemented in:

Squint! They're in front of the corner of the trailer.

It's been a busy week! On top of that I sewed a hammock for a neighbor and started recovering some patio chair cushions for her.

Stay tuned for next week's update and check our Facebook page periodically. Right now there isn't much on it, but as we acquire more animals it should get more lively!