The baby chicks are now almost 5 wks. old. They've lost a lot of their downy feathers and are getting their normal feathers. They are a lot bigger...we've put a net over the brooder so they won't fly out as they try out their wings. Yesterday we took out the little feeder and put in the large one that will be in the coop eventually. It took them awhile, but they finally figured out there was food in there. They'll be ready to go into the coop while Craig is gone to Tanzania...I just need to figure out how I'd go about getting ahold of them.
Earlier in the week Bear had a tick under his "chin". I researched on the internet the best way to get it out. I used the method where you rub the tick in a circular motion...it said that they really hate that. It started to back out...the more I rubbed, the farther out it came...but not all the way. So I got my tweezers and went to work on it. I was amazed at how hard it was to pull the rest of it out. I knew I wanted to get the head, so I was doing this carefully. Finally, after pulling on it for quite awhile, it was out...head and all. I'm sure this won't be the only time I need to do this.
A couple of weeks ago Craig was working on Fred and it was time to put up the sheetrock. He knew he could do the walls by himself, but needed help my help to do the ceiling. That took a couple of hrs. involving getting on a ladder and holding up the sheetrock with my head. But, we got it done.
We've been fortunate to have 2 different sets of friends come thru in the last couple of weeks. First was our friends, Geoff and Shannon Husa...they are missionaries to Pau Pau New Guinea and are home for a year. We met them in Florence on the coast for dinner and enjoyed visiting with them for a few hrs. This week it's been Bob and Marla Davies, friends from our church in Prunedale, Ca. (We were there many years ago). They are buying property in Florence to build their retirement home. It'll be so nice to have them only 50 miles away!
Craig leaves for Tanzania on Tues. and will be gone for 16 days. It will be hard to have him gone so long...I'm pretty much going to be here alone that whole time. I'm not going anywhere this time because of the baby chicks...they need more care than we'd want to entrust to anyone else at this point. So I'll stay home and try to stay out of trouble.
Emily turns 1 on the 30th. I wish so much I could be there for that...but it just can't be. I'll go on April 27 and visit for 5 days. I'm really looking forward to that! I do miss my kids and kiddos.
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Friday, March 4, 2016
I know I'm not very consistent
My husband is so good about blogging everyday...and I'm so bad at it. But, I'll continue anyhow.
We have our flock of chicks...8 little hens. They are cute to watch. When they sleep, they look like they've done a face plant into the floor. They almost look dead. They're kind of like puppies...very active for a period of time, then sprawled out sleeping. Then, back at it again, running all over their enclosure. We have 4 different breeds: sex linked (rhode island red mixed with another breed), buff orpington, barnevelders, and cuckoo marans. They'll all be pretty docile/friendly when they get older. We'll get a rooster when the girls are ready to out to the pen. Did I mention the They are currently living in our 2nd bedroom?
I wanted to get the Cuckoo Marans for 2 reasons: they lay an egg that's the color of a Hershey chocolate bar. And they are described as "goofballs" which will be entertaining for us. I'm looking forward to watching them. Chickens are pretty fun to watch anyhow.
Craig continues to work on Fred...I'll be helping him to wrap the beams on the main floor...he's putting cedar over them. I worked yesterday tearing out weeds and old bushes from an area up against MoHo...we'll probably plant berries there since it gets a lot of sun...when it isn't overcast.
My trip to MI to visit my mom went well. Craig was in Puerto Rico teaching while was in MI. He had a good time...once again, fell in love with the people. He's had many Facebook requests from folks there. He had a fainting spell on the plane going from Portland to Dallas. Paramedics boarded the plane and escorted him off. Because the airline executive decided he needed to be checked out and approved for flying, Craig ended up going to an ER and then being kept overnight for observation (his cardiac enzymes were elevated). He did get the okay from the dr. to fly and was on his way. The staff at the hospital was very accommodating to help him get on his way for the flight he needed to get on. He had only good things to say about his stay there.
Craig's going to Tanzania the end of the month and will be gone for about 2 weeks. I'm staying home to take care of the babies. He has had an appt. with his new cardiologist and was given some advice that should help him fly event free. I'll go to visit the kids the end of April for 6 days...Craig will stay home to take care of the babies then. A week or so after that we'll head up to see Craig's folks. Then, I think we're home for awhile. Baker Rd. is a great place to come home to.
We have our flock of chicks...8 little hens. They are cute to watch. When they sleep, they look like they've done a face plant into the floor. They almost look dead. They're kind of like puppies...very active for a period of time, then sprawled out sleeping. Then, back at it again, running all over their enclosure. We have 4 different breeds: sex linked (rhode island red mixed with another breed), buff orpington, barnevelders, and cuckoo marans. They'll all be pretty docile/friendly when they get older. We'll get a rooster when the girls are ready to out to the pen. Did I mention the They are currently living in our 2nd bedroom?
I wanted to get the Cuckoo Marans for 2 reasons: they lay an egg that's the color of a Hershey chocolate bar. And they are described as "goofballs" which will be entertaining for us. I'm looking forward to watching them. Chickens are pretty fun to watch anyhow.
Craig continues to work on Fred...I'll be helping him to wrap the beams on the main floor...he's putting cedar over them. I worked yesterday tearing out weeds and old bushes from an area up against MoHo...we'll probably plant berries there since it gets a lot of sun...when it isn't overcast.
My trip to MI to visit my mom went well. Craig was in Puerto Rico teaching while was in MI. He had a good time...once again, fell in love with the people. He's had many Facebook requests from folks there. He had a fainting spell on the plane going from Portland to Dallas. Paramedics boarded the plane and escorted him off. Because the airline executive decided he needed to be checked out and approved for flying, Craig ended up going to an ER and then being kept overnight for observation (his cardiac enzymes were elevated). He did get the okay from the dr. to fly and was on his way. The staff at the hospital was very accommodating to help him get on his way for the flight he needed to get on. He had only good things to say about his stay there.
Craig's going to Tanzania the end of the month and will be gone for about 2 weeks. I'm staying home to take care of the babies. He has had an appt. with his new cardiologist and was given some advice that should help him fly event free. I'll go to visit the kids the end of April for 6 days...Craig will stay home to take care of the babies then. A week or so after that we'll head up to see Craig's folks. Then, I think we're home for awhile. Baker Rd. is a great place to come home to.
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