Eve preps her nest.

We moved Eve inside to prepare for her coming kindle. Andy set an alarm for 28 days from when we put her in with Adam. It was PERFECT timing because a few hours after moving her, she gave birth! More healthy and LIVING babies! 

Today and other days

Here are the finished geese decoys. I think they look GREAT! All were hand drawn, hand cut, and painted by Andy. I hope they work!

Andy's first pheasant. I'll pass along the photo of the meat when I get it. I could not believe how large and beautiful this bird was! 

This is a heron decoy Andy made to go along with the geese. Apparently, geese look for herons as a safety precaution since herons are easily frightened. The herons are sort of like a "comfort bird." He'll set this guy up and the geese in hopes of others seeking refuge nearby. 

Today/This Week

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Here is our pie!  It was made by the girls. We used the canned apple pie filling from a few months ago. I hear that it wasn't as tasty as Grandma Dora's, but it was still an apple pie!  You can never go wrong with an apple pie! 

It had a tad bit of a jelly texture. I'm not sure if it was after cooling or if it was because of the way I processed the filling. Any suggestions? 

Andy's "turkey" is stuffed and ready for the oven!

Here's the "turkey" dressed and ready to eat! Believe it or not everyone who wanted a piece was able to get one! It looked and tasted just as yummy as the real one! 

Andy has decided to make some "poor man" geese decoys out of cardboard. They're not ready just yet, but they are looking good so far! 

It's never too early...

....to learn how to sort Papa Bear's birdshot! 

Also- we are still taking photos, but they have been on Andy's iPod. Unfortunately, there isn't a wifi connection needed to email those photos!  We'll get them sent soon! 

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Catching up

Here is a bag of furs. I do not exactly know what Andy's plan is with them at this point. I'm sure I'll find out soon. (Andy likes to take blurry photos.)

Look who decided to come outside today!  First time in weeks! Makes my heart warm. Now, how to get them laying again? Jen suggested supplements in their food.  My response to that was they they will be supplementing my food if they don't get their act together quick! 

Stolen berry picker from the Smiths. It's awesome!  Andy is a sneaky one! 

First frost!

It's getting cold outside, so don't forget to zip up!

What a bunch of chickens!

My poor Donnas have yet to leave their coop since the coyote sneak attack. I'm worried they won't make it through the winter if they refuse to get some vitamin d. Their wattles and combs are fading in color, but I'm not exactly sure that's related to it or not. Still no eggs. :(