i cant help myself...

this morning i picked up 4 delaware chicks and 2 golden sex link chicks!

my boy...

gearing up for spring...

 the men-folk working on my chicken coop...

 still needs the nesting box attached, doors & ramp attached, and to be painted...

 salem says "mmmm tastes like chicken"...

 my flock, 1 week old...

 my little auracana chick, can't wait for her blue and green eggs...

one of my little barred rocks!

my chicks are here!!!

we got barred rock, rhode island red, black star, and auracana! im so excited, they are the cutest things ever!

thrifty tip: ways to re-use a scoop...

i am always thinking of new uses for items that would normally be thrown away...when you buy iced tea mix, or infant formula you get a plastic measuring scoop inside. i love these little scoops! the iced tea or drink mix scoop equals to about 1/4 cup and the infant formula equals to about a tablespoon.

~ keep a scoop with your flour and granulated sugar for easy use when cooking.
~ the 1/4 cup scoop is perfect for measuring out pancake batter.
~ use the smaller scoop to measure coffee grinds into your coffee maker.
~ measure out powdered laundry detergent.

wordless wednesday...

fuzzibunz update!

well...i have been gradually making the switch from disposable diapers to fuzzibunz cloth diapers  http://www.fuzzibunz.com/! i started by just using the fuzzibunz during the day, and then just using a disposable diaper for bedtime/ overnight. just by doing that, i have saved lots of money & diapers! the fuzzibunz are great...however, if you have the money, i would recommend you buying them brand new. i bought 4 gently used on ebay...and while they still work fine, the fleece layer looses its ability to wick away moisture, the more times its washed. next, is inserts... when you buy a fuzzibunz diaper new, you get 1 insert. i have found that you need ALOT more than that! another good purchase would be two wet bags...one large one for home and one travel size for the diaper bag. these bags are completely leak-proof and washable...when it is time to wash your diapers, you just throw the bags in too. fuzzibunz sells the wet bags on their website, but you could even find handmade ones or cheaper non-name-brand ones.  i have been washing with rockin' green cloth diaper detergent...
http://rockingreensoap.com/ ...and while it may be a little pricey, one bag equals something like 95 loads, and it smells AWESOME! so in conclusion, i am going to keep on doing the fuzzibunz thing...even though, my mom insists im crazy for wanting to wash poopy diapers :)

beginning beekeeper...

here is one of my hives and my smoker...freshly painted and inspected! i just ordered my 3lb package of italian bees... that equals to about 10,000 bees and 1 queen! i pick them up april 9th, at the Boston Honey Co.! this is all new for me so...here is to hoping my mistakes are few and fixable :)