April is shaping up to be a busy month for me.  So far I started a new position at a new time at work.  I started some veggies, the 3 of us moved all the chicks to a brooding area in the livestock barn (they are growing so fast we didn't have room for them in the laundry room, cramped quarters can cause them to start pecking each other and can lead to canibalism) I took a video of them enjoying thier new bit of freedom and I will try to figure out how to post it here.  Today I am trying out a new bread recipe and if it's good I will post it so that you all can try it too.  I also have to finish my taxes which I'm not really looking forward too but oh well that's a part of this life.  Hubs and I still have to build the new turkey pen and move the geese and turkeys outside once they are a bit more feathered.  There are not enough of them to help keep each other warm even with a warming light when the temps still dipping into the 30's and 20's at night.  Check back I'm sure I will have more to tell.

April Fool's

Today is the first day of April, and soon the gradens will be full of little sprouts and all the little chicks and turkeys will be getting feathers and moving outdoors.  I love Spring and the promise of birth/renewal for Mother Earth and all her creatures.  With the bout of unseasonalbly warm weather we had for a few weeks in March, the grass is already a nice green there are buds/leaves on the tree's and lot's of flowers have peeked thier heads up. 

We have some things planned here for the begining of April, I will be starting seeds.  The 3 of us plan on moving the baby poultry from the laundry room to the livestock barn, they are growing so fast that they are starting to get crowded and need more room to grow.  In addition to the farm stuff going on we are hosting a big Easter celebration here with an egg hunt and dinner.  Exciting stuff happening.