Surprise!!!!

This morning I looked down in my water bucket. I thought my dog, Otto, dropped another rock in it.  But, this rock moved!  It was a big fat toad!

 

 

Coop Cleaning

Yesterday I cleaned the chick coop with a broom, dust pan, and wheel barrow.  The chicks were going crazy while I was sweeping. 

 

 Dad put a roost up yesterday.  Here's the rooster on the roost.

 

 Today I put a board over a nest on the floor where the pullets were laying.  My next goal for the chicks is to get a fence up.

Back From Camp

Last week I went to the USD Music Camp in Vermillion.  I had a blast, but now I'm home and it's time for work.  This morning Bea and I hung clothes on the line and laid out pavers.  My Grandpa and Grandma came over and measured out a roost.  My chickies were trying to roost on the cardboard.

 

   My Grandma gave me a new green water bucket for the chicks. I filled it up and tossed a rock in it.

 

 

It's hot outside today and my leghorns are not too bright!  It's ten times hotter and stuffier inside the coop, and they're all inside!

 

Peaks and Peeps

The last day of our vacation ended with a trip to Harney Peak and Fred's birthday.  We hiked two days in a row and my sister and brother are knocked out.  Bea twisted her ankle on Crow Peak and Fred skinned his knee on Harney Peak.  Here's my two cousins and I climbing around on the rocks.

 

In the evening it was the big birthday bash.  It was my brother Fred's birthday and my Great Uncle LeRoy's 75th.  There was slow roasted beef brisket, potato salad, orange salad, coleslaw, chips & salsa dip and the big birthday cake with ice cream!

 

 

Today we got home.  The kitchen is messy from Dad.  Eggs are in strawberry baskets and coffee cans by the microwave and on a bench.

 

My chicks have grown a lot in 5 days.  Mr. Rooster has grown a bigger redder comb, and all of them are losing feathers and growing brown feathers.  And they all have grown big feet, when they jump off the feeder there is a big thumb!

 

 

The Hills Day 2&3

Yesterday we went to Reptile Gardens.  It was really fun to watch the gator, bird, and snake shows. 

Bea and I petted a tortoise, and Fred caught a gator.

 

Today we climbed up Crow Peak.  It rained the whole way up, but the sun came out when we reached the top.  Here is my cousins and me at the top.

Day 1 of Black Hills

It was a long trip to the Black Hills.  We stopped at Chamberlain and took a picture by the teepee. 

We also stopped at Wall Drug and had ice cream and donuts.  Then we went to our hotel that had a water park.  My sister and I were relaxing in the lazy river. 

Dad is at home taking care of the place.  I showed him what to do with my chickens, and he'll let the robin go.

Rinds & Grabbers

I threw a piece of watermelon rind to the chicks.  They were scared of it and didn't eat it.

So, I left it to the professionals and they ate it down to the core.

 

Well, we had another pregnant cat.  And guess where it had it's kittens?  In the motor of our tractor.

 

 

We got them out with a "grabber" from Menards.  Dad wasn't too happy.

 

My next post will be from the Black Hills!