Erin was NOT happy - she wanted to hold the chicks

Now she's happy!

They guys (Curt helped Jeremy nurse some wet chicks and build the brooders) checking out their handiwork:)

There are 107 broiler chicks in there!

A double, sorry:)

100 broiler chicks in their new brooder

Isaac, Erin and the pup playing after one of the rains...

Lyndsay "I wet, Momma"

Isaac and the pup

Brooke - hard to believe she's 17 today, helping the kids search for eggs... the pup was helping, too. She brings me the eggs the hens lay almost daily and she doesn't break them:) So, the kids had some competition with the easter eggs:)

here are more....

Lyndsay looking for eggs

Isaaac and Erin searching for eggs

Curt and Missy

Love to swing, push Momma!

Enjoying outside! Isaac, Erin, Lyndsay and a buddy

pictures

I will post more pictures tomorrow - it's evening and game time for everyone and the internet connection is dragging:( We had a busy day of school, taking care of the chicks, haircuts for the guys, menards for more supplies, taco bell and now home to play after finishing a few school things... Now I am off to fold laundry for awhile and watch some TV:) Have a great night! Hopefully it isn't too cold in the morning to go for my walk before cleaning the barn!

Gathering sticks to take back to "Bookie"

Daddy and Erin plowing the back field - see her sitting behind/side him???!!

Lyndsay and Missy (and me) following Daddy out back to start plowing!

The boys playing outside!!!

Starting the new chicken barn!

playing outside

the temporary home of the chickens - horse stall

erin playing in the barn

Thunder and Missy

deer outside our bedroom window!

deer outside our bedroom window

Lyndsay got into the frosting on Amber's cake

Erin

Grandma Coe blowing bubbles with the kids.

April is here!

Spring has sprung and so has the rain:( Very very wet here from the past few days of rain! But, the kids have fun no matter what the weather is like - Lyndsay begs to go outside constantly! But, we have to get school done first(usually)... We have 117 chicks we are brooding and 5 turkeys. Jeremy and his brother and a friend built a chicken barn and Jeremy built the brooder inside last night to house the chicks. Had a close call this morning - the air compressor came on during the night and blew the fuse and the brooder lights went out. Thankfully, the chicks kept each other warm enough til we got the lights back on this morning! Amber turned 20 a few weeks ago and tomorrow, Brooke is 17! Where has the time gone! We have had some nice weather - nice enough to get 3 fields plowed! We are planning on planting hay this year and we've been having some fun outside time. Here are some pictures to enjoy! I am trying to do school with the kids in between...