Stanley and his Chicks

Did I tell you that one of our hens ended up being a rooster?  I can't remember.  But yes.  We have a rooster.  I named him Stanley.  Punk wanted to name him "Rooster-y" or something like that.  But I over-ruled her.

Stanley.  He is a very pretty/handsome boy.  Some days I want to make him into chicken soup.  Other times I ignore him.  You know that he cock-a-doodle-dos ALL.DAY.LONG?!  Not just in the morning.  All day.  He starts about 5:00 am and goes from there.  Thankfully he takes breaks and we have a couple of hours of quiet.  Stanley and the rooster across the street talk to each other too.  One will crow and then the other and back and forth they go.  It's funny actually.

I haven't shown you our chickens since they were little. 

Stanley.  The leader.

and some of the girls. 

You know what's exciting?

Our bounty!

Eggs!  We got eggs!  Not sure which is laying already but we have eggs.  You can't tell from the picture but they are little.  Not regular size large eggs that you would get at the store.  I'm hoping that over time they will get bigger.

I have another chicken story but it will have to wait. 

Enjoy your day!
Jen

Cheep! Cheep!

Guess what we got yesterday?  Cheep!  Cheep!!  We got chicks!  6 of them. We'll be getting 6 more next week when the store gets a shipment of other breeds.  I have no idea what kind of chicks these are.  I asked my husband and he just shrugs.  Men.  I was working when he and Amelia went to the store to get them.

 Aren't they cute?

Enjoy your day!
Cheep!  Cheep!
Jen :)

Need a Creative Mind. Any takers?

We are now an official farm.  On the books for taxes as a farm.  Imagine that?  A city girl marries a old country boy and is now living in the sticks on a farm.  Never thought in my big hair, head-banging music days that I would be living on a farm in my adult life! 

Yes.  A farm.  We currently have 3 goats as "pets".  I want 2 more.  Pygmy ones but I can't find any at the moment.  We will be getting the pigs again this year.  We are adding chickens (egg laying hens and meat hens) and steer.  Goats, pigs, cows and chickens.  What did I get myself into?!  My husband is also leasing land to plant corn for grain.  There's some money to made in grain corn.  Who knew?!

We're stuck for a name for our farm.  Because I want a sign at the end of our driveway marking the farm.  Why not?  My husband's ultra creative mind came up with "C&J Farm".  Amelia is upset because her name isn't part of the farm's name and she should be upset.  It is as much hers as ours.  So I'm thinking of incorporating a block name from quilting and then having that quilt block put on our sign.  Clever, yah?

So, help me think of a name for our farm.  Please??  Just throw out anything.  Something has got to stick.  I did a little looking around online but I haven't really LOOKED.  So far my list has one possible name on it: Bright Hopes Farm.  But the quilt block is BORING.

Another name I came up with over the weekend was "My Husband Wants the Farm but I'm Reluctant" Farm.  Not catchy enough though. ;)

I appreciate the help!
Jen :)