Coulter Family

Posted by: Maddy We got 15 turkeys shipped to us this morning. We all thought they would be a little larger, but they are quite tiny. But they are only a few days old so I can't be surprised.  As I said earlier, we will be processing them a week before Christmas! Also, today it rained for the first time in weeks!!!! It was great! We really needed the moisture.

Posted by: Maddy Our chickens have done a lot of growing in the past month. Its hard to believe that when we first got them they looked like this... Now those same chickens look like this... We will be processing them in 4 weeks! Our layers have started to lay a few eggs but not many yet. Been staying busy and trying to keep cool. It has been 100 degrees or more for 5 days in a row! Thank God for AC!

Posted by: Maddy This afternoon we got some guinea keets. We are not sure which ones are male and which ones are female yet. They are so cute!!! We have them in the brooder, but in 2 weeks we will move them to a hen house that we have in our front yard. They are for bug control. I also hear that they are great watch dogs as well! The little ones are happy that they are somewhat of a 'pet' and we won't be processing any of them!  So its safe to get attached to them.  My sisters have also been doing a lot of swimming since the weather has been really hot ( you can tell from the pictures that we haven't cleaned the pool for awhile ). Our meat chickens are getting so big! Compared to the laying hens, the meat chickens are pretty lazy. Also a personal note from me, they are quite ugly too! We also have turkeys coming in 2 weeks as well! They will be old enough to process a week before Christmas! So I guess we will all be out there in the cold getting turkeys ready f

Posted by: Maddy The month of July was a really busy month. It was exciting too! We got pigs, sheep, meat chickens, and some really adorable puppys!!!! ( the puppy's names are Maggie and Lizzy. My mom named then after Margaret Thatcher and Elizabeth Elliot )  The highlight of the month for me was when Julianna came out for a week to stay with us. It was great to have a friend out for a week and we where all sad to see her go. She got to be a Coulter for a week and do all the farm chores with us. Moving the animals, watering and feeding them, cleaning up a junk pile on our land etc. She was a great help! And of course, there where some things we just did for fun. Like play in the pool, drawing and painting, exploring the woods, and baking. We also got to show her around some of Springfield and show her fun places we enjoy to go as well! The week went by too fast for me.  It is now a new month , and who knows whats going to happen next! Last Saturday we celebrated Havi's 4th