Who knew that moving was so hard?! Oh yea.. everyone knows!
We’ve been on the farm for almost a month now and still trying to settle in.. but there’s so much stuff!! Between Mitsi’s and my kitchen additions we have double and some triple of every kitchen appliance and gadget you could ever want.. although I’m sure we will still find a way to buy new gadgets. But so so much stuff.. it seems like we will never get through the madness of boxes. But, all is gong well with the merging of everyone and everything. However, not so much for the chickens though..
The morning after moving in was a sad, sad day. I step out the back door on my way to take the dogs for a walk around the property and I hear chickens scuffling and squaking, and I look pass the trees to see whats happening and I see a black dog chasing the chickens. I run faster than I have run in a long time and as I get there the dog has her teeth in one of the chickens.. I charge through the fence yelling and clapping my hands and finally get to the dog and throw myself at her, my hands pushing her neck down to the ground. I drag her by the neck out of the fence and then scare her off through the front of the property. I run back to the chickens.. Continue reading
Austin and Houston have been indoor/outdoor dogs for the past ten years, and now moving to the farm, they need to just be outdoor dogs. So , I promised Austin and Houston I would make them a house:) I thought about buying two large dog houses but after researching I realized that not only was it going to cost over $300, but that even the extra large houses were so small that I knew my dogs would barely fit through the door let alone be comfortable in them. So, I began my own dog house building plan.
The Petticoat Farmer 