March Madness - Must all the animals be pregnant at the same time!

We can't keep up eating the number of eggs that are being produced!  The white eggs in the back are duck eggs!  I try every morning to eat my share - I am not making a dent.  Every day there is an entire basket of new eggs.  And this is from only 7 female ducks and 20 chickens.

There is a plan.  We are going to sell duck eggs and chicken and pig meat at the markets.  We are awaiting the arrival of many more ducks and chickens - and the birth of baby pigs from 3 pregnant hogs.

We have been busy building all the new houses and pens for all the newcomers.

building the new chicken house on wheels

New new rabbit home built from cedar trees on property

New Pig houses - or Civil War Camp!

Then there are the gardens - we added 5 new plots.  Talk about busy or crazy!

Oh yeh! I forgot the bees - as it turned out - I lost both hives.  But try and try again.  So newly cleaned and repainted - we are ready for the new bees.  I was able to extract the honey that was left.  Using my father's old honey extractor - which had a few problems I needed to overcome - I extracted 30 lbs of honey.  This is not a pretty picture - but it is the reality of the situation!

As my brother said - Don't loose any weight

Which brings up another topic.  I have not lost a single pound since I moved here - REALLY!! I had such high hopes of getting back to my young-girl weight!! What is a girl suppose to do.

It's all real