Happenings

 I've been busy here on the homestead... we're finally in the slow season at work, so I have some extra time off to get stuff done - yay!! :D 

So far it's mostly been cleanup - I have oodles of construction debris and supplies everywhere. Some of it is usable... and some of it I am piling up to burn, or bringing it to the dump. 

Here are a few pictures from today.

Thane on "his" rock. He likes to perch up there and keep an eye on the homestead.

Bartholomew just being handsome. Sometimes I wonder if he thinks he's a dog...he often hangs out near me while I'm working.

Neat textures:

Breeze being photo bombed by Henry.

After taking the winter off, my hens (and ducks) are back on track with laying. I'm getting anywhere from 6-9 chicken eggs a day, and 2 duck eggs. I'm getting more chicks in about a month, and possibly more ducks this summer, so I may actually have eggs available for sale by fall. (Please ignore how dirty my hands are... I've been working outside today!! :P )

And... here's the reason my hands are dirty! My goal today was to clean up this mess:

Here's the "after" photo!! :D 

The rectangles on the left are my future garden and two future chicken coops with runs. Here's another view of the garden:

I definitely want a nice big garden. 😊 

And here are the footprints of the coops and runs. What I've laid out will actually end up being four small coops, as each rectangle is a coop and run split down the middle. 

Now I need to figure out where to put the ducks. I might be getting turkeys too... 😳

Here's a cute group photo of the dogs from the other day. It's really hard to get them all to stand still for a picture, lol. 

Happy Monday!!!!!!!

One Year Old!!

 The very first litter of Butterscotch Farm Scottish Collies is a year old today! 

The reports I've had from owners indicate that each of the pups is a beloved family member, and it sounds like they all have tons of personality, lol! I know that's certainly true of Henry! 😂

Here's a picture of the whole litter when they were about 3 weeks old. Left to right: Mary Jane, JuJu, Rolo (now Rangeley), Abba Zabba (now Henry), Bullseye (now McGruff/Gruffy), Zagnut (now Ziggy), Honey and Astro (now Ty). 

And here's what Henry looks like now: 

And Ty, who is probably the closest in appearance and build to his mama. I don't have current photos of any of the others. 

Happy Birthday, puppies!!! ❤️❤️❤️