Crazy Warm in January!

It is a lovely warm day but it is the middle of January! What will the next few weeks be like?

All is good with the livestock. The goats are all settled in. They are still in the side yard at the store. Russ is working at getting electric at the farm. He will need better fence chargers to keep those goats in! And to keep the horses where they belong. Right now they are all back at the house and we are feeding a lot of hay!

Staying dry on a rainy day.

The chickens at the house are laying about 2 dozen eggs a day. We enjoy watching them interact with each other.

We did have a sad evening when we found one of the Silkie roosters dead. We have no idea as to what happened to him. We were around pretty much all day. A true mystery that we can't solve.

Russell and I took a Heritage Poultry class the other day. It was very good! We learned quite a few things that were good to know. He has decided to get some other duel purpose birds. He is thinking on the breed, there are a lot to choose from!

This morning I took a picture of the pasture when Russell moved the remaining birds. You can really tell the difference of where the chicken coops have been. Green and healthy looking grass!

Look at the green tracks!

The rabbits are doing so/so. I have one great doe that kindled 10 kits a week ago Friday. A couple of them were very small but she is taking great care of them and the little ones have almost caught up with the others. I have bred the other two does and hopefully they will have some nice litters in about 3 weeks.

10 newborn New Zealand rabbits!

Politics and Farming

Since this blog is about Sandy Plains Farm, I feel that I should talk about what the farmer, Russell, is currently doing. Besides tending to chickens, horses and the land, Russell is running for the honor to become a county commissioner here in Polk County, NC.

Election day is fast approaching and his campaigning is geared up into high! Last week he participated in a forum and as a mom, I could not have been prouder. He was well spoken, used a bit of humor and stated his opinions and hopes for Polk County in a clear manor.

He is the "young guy" in what you would normally see a more seasoned person doing. He has been campaigning for months now. Yesterday was the first day of early voting and I was very humbled to put a check mark by his name!

Holding the door for Mom to go vote!