Two new chickens

My mom's friend had some older chickens that she wanted to get rid of and since ours aren't producing yet, we adopted two.  Welcome Penguin and Rubber Ducky!

We put them in pillow cases to bring them home.

 Releasing the chicken

Rubber Ducky peaking out

Releasing Penguin

Farm photos

These are some photos that my mom took of us on the farm.

Farmer Dad

Me and Jenny

First dog show

This weekend I had my first dog show with George.  It was a practice 4-H dog show to qualify for County Fair.  We had to be there super early and George had to be super clean.  I bathed him and trimmed his claws the day before.

Me and my 4-H friends

My first class was showmanship.  I had to run the dog around the ring and show off his looks.  Then the judge asked me questions about his breed.  We did OK and got a red ribbon.

Red ribbon!

 After showmanship, we had to do obedience.  He wasn't the best at that but he did do a good recall (he came to me when called).  It was a fun day and it was good to have the experience and know what I need to learn still.

Bean teepee

We decided to make a bean teepee because it would be a fun hang out in the summer but also be a good place for our beans to grow.

We started by spray painting a circle in the middle of the garden.  Then mom cut the line and I pulled out the turf.

We built a teepee frame out of bamboo.

Then we wrapped string around it until we got to the top.

I planted bean seeds all around the bottom leaving an opening.  I'll be excited to see my beans grow and to play inside of it.

Fire pit

This week was spring break and mom had lots of projects planned.  The first was to build a fire pit in the lower field.  Me and London had to dig a hole but we kept hitting stones as big as cinder blocks.  Finally mom got back from Home Depot and we quickly built the pit. 

Fire pit in a truck

Finished fire pit

Our first fire

A ring of fire

 While we were clearing a wood pile, I found a nest of baby mice.

A nest of baby mice

Mick's new job

Mick is now pretty much completely blind and deaf but he has decided to be guardian of the goats.  He spends endless hours "staring" at the goats from the outside of the fence.  And sometimes they stare back at him.

Guitar practice

George decided to be my audience as I practiced my guitar.  He even sang along, though not in tune (just like me).