Monday Musings

I promised pictures of the new bunny hutch.

Better late than never, right?

This is actually before it was totally finished.

Now there is a final cage on the left end

and shade cloth on the east and west ends.

They seem to be quite comfortable out there.

Lots of fresh air.

Tonight we Kyle and I sat out on the patio

and watched the sunset.

One of our favorite things to do.

I thought this one was pretty neat.

See how the clouds look like a reflection of the trees?

SO COOL!

Hey! It's Hay!

This weekend Kyle and I went to the feed store to get our feed for the week.

I generally get 6 bales of "Florida Coastal".

It's basically a grass hay.

We were watching them load some hay into the vehicle in front of us.

We couldn't figure out what it was.

It looked pretty fibrous,

like straw...

And then they started loading it in MY truck!

Ack!

They said it was Oat Coastal.

But I'm pretty sure it was just the straw after the farmer harvested his oats.

There is no way my Senior horses could eat that.

Meanwhile, somebody else got a round roll.

As they took it by on the fork lift

You could SMELL it.

It smelled like fresh cut grass.

I would eat it!

So I went in and cancelled our 6 bales

and had them load up a round roll.

And then Rod got home and saw it.

He agreed it was awesome.

And an amazingly good deal.

So he and Kyle went back and got 3 MORE!

CJ donated his stall to the cause.

We put down a large tarp and then wrapped it up

the side wall to keep the rain out.

The boys LOVE it!

And we don't have to buy any hay for several months.

SCORE!

EGGS

My girls are laying up a storm.

I got 3 dozen today.

And yesterday.

And the neighbor's hens are laying like crazy too.

They have more eggs than they have customers.

Which means they don't need mine.

So I have 22 dozen eggs in cartons on the kitchen table.

Good grief.

I've been researching freezing eggs.

And thinking up creative ways to get rid of them.

(I have posters up at everybody's place of business...)

We are switching back to regular feed tomorrow.

I can cut the price substantially

(and be more competitive)

when I'm not feeding organic.

And most regular folks just don't care.

Since an egg forms in 24 - 26 hours

switching from regular to organic 

isn't that big of a deal.

48 hours after switching, the new eggs are organic.

When the neighbors want my eggs again, I'll switch back.

Meanwhile, the rabbit hutch is coming along.

I was going to put in a picture, but I can't find the ones I took the other day.

They are going to put the doors on tomorrow

and then I can take pictures of it all done.

That will be good.

The girls are nearly ready to be bred, so we need to get them separated.

I don't really want ALL of them having babies at the same time.

Spring has sprung.

and there are lots of babies everywhere.

Pretty soon there will be baby bunnies here.

Well, not pretty soon, but soon-ish.

WHEW...

As usual, I have been busy.

But its a good busy.

I had the weekend off.

Rod went to the Orlando Temple with the youth

Friday night.

So I just relaxed.

Aaaaaah

Saturday morning we woke to a cold front.

It was supposed to be 88.

It might have hit 68.

With wind.

And clouds.

And rain.

But Rod was determined.

So he worked on the new rabbit hutch.

Got the roof on.

And the wire floor.

And, with Kyle's help, the side wire walls.

Pictures tonight.

I promise.

Then some new friends came for dinner.

Bbq country style pork ribs.

YUM!

And corn on the cob.

And potato salad, maroni salad, baked beans,

and cupcakes for desert.

Oh, and Rhodes rolls.

Cuz, ya know...

We eat inside.

Even though I bought new chairs.

Oh well.

It was too cold outside.

More later.

*posting "blind" on my phone.

Forgive errors, k?

Day Four

"They" (T-Tappers) say day four is the hardest.

No Kidding!

I feel great, but whoooooeeeee, it was a killer.

Doing plies like to killed me.

(Southern expression...)

In other news, I have 12 dozen fresh eggs in my fridge.

The girls lay between 26 and 32 every day.

There is a white girl that sneaks out every day.

Yesterday Kyle moved something in the yard and found a rogue nest with 5 eggs in it.

Stinker!

He fed them to the flock.

They went nuts.

And then they got raw burger I found burned in the freezer.
Anybody says chickens are vegetarians never met mine!

*** Edited to fix errors and add:
Tonight I hard boiled 2 dozen - they peeled GREAT even being fresh.
Then I made a bunch of deviled eggs and
a big bowl of egg salad for sandwiches.

YUM!
Is it lunch yet?????

On A Roll

If you do something twice, 

does that make it a "roll"?

I'm going to say YES!!!

I woke up on time yesterday and did T-Tapp's Basic Workout Plus.

It was like visiting with an old friend.

And it kicked my fanny.

Then Sabrina and I went for an evening walk.

Felt good!

So this morning I got up 10 minutes early and did it again.

(I was a little rushed yesterday feeding everybody...)

Kind of loving it!

Hyperventilating

I'm back down south for the weekend.

A little behind schedule tonight, though.

My farrier came this evening.

Finally.

We were a little late setting up our 6 week appointment.

We eventually set it for February 4.

Dennis showed up, but the gate was closed and Kyle was next door.

So he said he would come back later.

(Had a full schedule)

But a couple of hours later, Andy put his hoof through the barn wall.

Didn't really want Dennis messing with his feet when he had a gash on his leg.

Stitches and a wrap isn't a good idea for the farrier.

So we waited until he was healed.

We had an appointment last week, but it rained all day.

Which put Dennis WAY behind.

So he rescheduled.

Again.

The boys REALLY needed their feet done.

So... I was late getting out of town tonight.

(And their feet look fabulous!)

On the way down, I drive by a huge orange grove.

It smelled GLORIOUS!

It's such a lovely smell, that you just can't help smelling it.

Over and over and over.

Until you realize you are hyperventilating.

And passing out while driving 70 mph down the highway isn't a good idea.

And then you come around the corner and hit the county dump.

And stop breathing altogether!

Life is such an adventure!

Enjoy the journey!

(Just don't hyperventilate...)