Didnt have to sell yet!

We didnt have to sell livestock after all! I did sell some ducks though since my younger full bloods started laying. I needed to get rid of some drakes and the only way to do that is to sell hens also. Turkeys dressed for thanksgiving between the 2 weighed a whopping 95 pounds! One was 50 the other 45! They were good turkeys though and really didn't eat much. I liked that they couldn't fly :) the 2 blue slates we have can fly and may prove to be a problem yet or accidentally become dog food if they don't stop leaving the pasture :) I also want to ask everyone to pray for donna in her fight with cancer she is taking it rough right now and needs all our prayers! we love her dearly and want her fight to be a successful one. Her transplant had to be postponed due to complications. That is all the update for now will try to post more farm pictures soon!

Sad day

Today is a sad day on the farm. We have to sell off our livestock. Im going to try to keep the horses at least but we will cease to be a farm. Im also getting rid of the little dogs. Im sure most of you are "happy" that i've finally come to my senses but my heart is breaking as I have always wanted a farm. We tried and failed so unfortunately there will be no more eggs no more fresh food. I pray that we will be able to keep the horses though otherwise trevon will not be able to continue with 4-h.  The kids skill be terribly dissappointed but they have to go for lack of food this week. If we can't sell them we will have to butcher them and as much as we need the money I sincerely hope they sell. Hard times have come once again but we will survive we have before. I sure will miss the meat though because prices are getting ready to skyrocket! Hope evetyone is well and has wonderful holidays.

Ducklings and pool

We hatched 4 golden hybrid duck eggs out of 23. We also have hatched 7 khaki campbells out of 18 not a very good hatch rate but our room temperatures change frequently. The golden hybrids are twice the size of their parents at 2 months and already start laying! They are all black with blue wing feathers. They are gorgeous!  We also finally got the pool up! It's going to take a while to fill though due to well and drought we dont want to run well dry we let it rest all day yesterday.
Our garden had also come in nicely I canned 3 qts green beans and 13 qts potatoes. We had spaghetti squash for dinner and we also have zucchini.

Forever Busy

I'm trying to look for work and or a career.  Would prefer a career so I applied to 6 state jobs today and was trying to apply for a 7th but something is wrong with the website apparently.  I'll keep looking.  I'm sure I will find something I just hope it will be worth the money I will have to spend in Child care and gas now.  Wednesday we took the horses to a 4-h meeting for Trevon.  He had a blast the horses did well.  Rose did excellent with another 4-her that was wanting to try all the horses.  She got on Rose and never got off for the whole meeting so that is great for us because she got her workout.  I ended up riding whoever didn't have a rider and of Donna's 4 horses only 2 didn't get ridden.  One that I wouldn't call broke and another that is just green but all around a good horse.  We will be looking for more hay for the winter soon so I HAVE to find something (work) so that we will have something at least I don't think that the grass around the pond will be enough to feed them all winter long. I wish we could cut the neighbors grass and just pile it in the barn that would be enough for the winter I'm sure. Of course if we had a sicle bar to mow with also and for that much a tractor.  Airiana had the flu last weekend then I got it the other day and Jeff had it a couple days ago apparently Trevon is right as rain because he never did get it.  Dad also got all the trusses on his building this week.  This weekend we are going to get Jeff's dad's pool and set it up here.  I only pray that we will be able to afford it but I guess they aren't as expensive as the in ground pools so that will help a lot.  He also maintains it all summer long with the el cheapo chemicals at walmart and meijer too I guess so that will help a lot! I hope we will figure something out with our finances soon though.  I'm dreading not making any money at all.  Well that's all for now!

This month must be out with the old in with the new

Today I got laid off from help. So I'm searching for another job although I hope I can go back to work at the law office but don't know.

New horse

Went picked up a new horse last night. Her name is Rose! She is a sweetheart. Trevon loves her. Jeff can ride her and Bullet loves her. I will post pics later

Going to ohio

Spent most of the day trying to load buddy. This was the last thing I could think within our reach to get some help but he didn't load and I'm over the whole of everything with him anymore so I've listed him for sale. Hope someone buys him so we can get a more experienced horse or at least one that likes us. I'm unbelievably disappointed and so is Trevon. Happy anniversary to us!