Sring is here!

 Spring is in the air!  So very happy. I have been finding a few more trees around here that are blooming and now just to wait and see what they are.

The veggy garden is starting to grow really well. Onions, Garlic, Lettuce, Radishes, Broccoli, Beets, Kale, Carrots and potatoes are all coming up. Cant wait to harvest the first veggies from it.   The flowers are getting very pretty and walking up the back side walk it smells really good and to add to the flowers is the fish pond that is finally finished.

 The little ducks , well not so little anymore are growing so fast.  They started out with 2 water dishes and a garbage can lid to swim in and now have two swimming pools and an old pond form to swim in.  They are so cute.  You go in their room in the morning and open their door and they file out.  At night when it is time to go in the file back in.  They learn so fast.

All the green stuff we have been planting to grow for the rabbits , goats and fowl is coming up great. Soon we will be able to go out and cut fresh greens for everyone.  Hopefully there will be a good crop that we will be able to dry some for winter.
      Brent and Heath got the doors made for the other side of the rabbit barn.  They also repaired the big hole in the wall. Now they will have really good air flow in there , plus we bought a misting system to put in there to keep them cool in the summer time.

See yall next next!!
2 Moores Ranch

A week on the Ranch!

     This has been a fun week. We had some days with wind and some rain so we were able to get some things done around the barn.  On Tuesday due to high wind Brent was home so he worked on the rabbit barn along with our son Heath and took the wall down that divided it to make that area larger and easier to get to all the rabbits. Also the front part of it the dirt had really worn down inside so he put in several big bucket loads with his tractor to raise the floor up.  Now we dont have to step down to go into the barn.  The rabbits that run on the ground sure do like all the extra area to run and dig.  All the cages are now on the walls , nothing in the middle.

     On Wed. we had a late start to work due to some rain showers so we decided to clean out a little room in the middle part of the barn to make a nice little Brooder room for the baby ducks and turkeys. There is a lot more room for them to run around and will be a lot easier to clean now.

     Our barn cat that came with the property has sure been making herself useful.  Because of all the trash and rubbish that was around the place when we bought it, there is a lot of mice and rats.  She has been helping out with stalking, killing and eating them. Good Smokey.  She is a very friendly cat and loves to be petted, but does not want to be held. So we still have no idea if the kitty is a Mr. or a Miss.  Oh well, she is paying for her food.

     Today is the first day of Spring and I am so ready for it . Although I have enjoyed a nice warm fire the last two days while it was wet and cool.  I bought some more daffodils and hyacinths to plant in a back flower bed the other day. Now it is really starting to look like spring around here.  We were told there was an apricot tree here.  Noticed the other day that there was some blooms on it.  It is a rather large tree and I think it probably needs to be pruned a lot.

     Brent has been getting to do some work on his shop and just about has all the sheet rock up on the walls now.  Next up the ceiling.   But it is looking really good out there now and should be cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter once all is finished.

Until next week,
The 2 Moores Ranch

Busy week on the Ranch

     This past week has been really busy.  Brent had a full week cleaning windows.  The weather has been so nice his calendar is getting full.  While he was working I had bunny duty morning and night.  Playing with all the rabbits are so much fun.  The new babies are old enough that them and their mommies have moved back to the rabbit barn.  Last night and this morning we on purpose breed 2 does , while on the floor 1 of the grow outs was being breed.  So hopefully in a month we will have 3 sets of new babies.
      The 3 hens finally have new friends to talk to .  Mom and dad came up on Wed. and they brought us 4 hens and a rooster along with a Guinea.  They seem to all be getting along today.  That puts us up to 7 hens.  Yesterday and today we got 4 eggs.  Next time we go to mom and dads we are going to bring back more hens.

     Today we went to pick up some baby ducks to raise for eggs and maybe meat.  We also bought 3 Turkeys. We are still on the look out for more Guineas.

     We also bought a Nanny goat named Fancy today that may be preg.  Will find out in about 2 months.  Also bought her 3 month old baby.  When Brent was in high school all the guys in FFA were called Goat Ropers. Now he really is. When we were inside the barn finishing up with the new ducks we heard something and went into the chicken coop.  Inside were the chickens and the Nanny goat and the baby.  Cant believe she went thru the small chicken door.  They are in another corral now.

     We have the garden area broke up and have the onions and garlic planted.

  He has also plowed up some of the pasture and we have started planted stuff for the rabbits to eat.  I have also been planting some spring flowers and we have planted some fruit trees.

Kanga and Robin have settled right in.  Robin wants to be outside with Brent all the time. Kanga likes to set in the windows and look outside at all the birds.

       

 
                                                                          Until next week,
                                                                                  The2MooresRanch

2 Moores Ranch is back on line!!!

Can you see us doing the happy dance?  We finally have internet!!!!!!  Seems like it has been forever.
     House is coming along.  A lot of boxes have been unpacked and it is starting to look a lot like our home. The Living room and the Kitchen are done and one of the bathrooms.  Now to get the other rooms looking good.

However there is still boxes in the garage. Oh well, It will all get done.  Brent has gotten his shop up and running and has started making holsters again.
      With all the winter we have had Brent had to get the rabbit barn closed up.  A new door on the front and insulation in the cracks up by the roof and it is a lot warmer in there.  Next year it should be a lot better for them.  Right now the mommies with babies are in the chicken house in cages as it is warmer in there. So far so good. The girls dont seem to mind the new guest they  have in their house. Also in a few weeks they will have some new hens and a rooster .  They have been giving us 3 eggs every other day or so. 
      Brent has been getting out on the tractor and getting the 5 acres of weeds and grass cut down and working the fence line so that we can get the hot wire fence up so that we can get a few goats in the near future.

     This picture was taken the day he got the tractor.
      Snow at our new house!

Until next week.  Linda

Moving!!

At this time most of our belongings are out at the new place. Still hard to believe that we now own a place out in the country. All the rabbits and the hens are out there, so everyday we head out there to feed and do some work. Brent works on his BamBam Holsters.com when he is out there also.

Today , on Valentines Day we went out and did some work. Started with this,

and then ended up with this.

We found this stock tank in this corral. Cleaned the dirt out of it and filled it up to see how long it will hold water.

Found two frogs hibernating in it along with a black widow spider.  I am sure just the first of things to come.  Hence , that is why the jeans in the boats. Today we also went to Tractor Supply and bought mud boots to wear.

After we cleaned out the 2 smaller corrals we let the girls ( hens) out as they have been inside for almost a week.  They had a lot fun scratching around the weeds and taking dirt baths,  Country life must be agreeing with them as the egg production is picking up.  Cant wait to be able to go to mom and dads and get more hens and a rooster.

The rabbits are all settled in and they seem to be liking their new digs. We let Pablo out today and he was having so much fun digging around in all the straw on the floor.

I brought  my 5 large fish with us, but one of them did not like we had him in and he decided he wanted to go somewhere else, so down to 4.  There is already a small pond out there.  It should do once we get out there for a while.  I will just need to get it cleaned out.

In preparing for the warmer days, we have gotten snake away and put it all around the walls of the bunny barn.

 

Until next week. Yall have a great week.
The 2Moores Ranch

 

Still Packing!

    I believe that after living in this house longer than we have ever lived in any house (10 yrs.). This is going to take a little longer.

    Some people think we are plain crazy for buying boxes, but look how easy it is to stack them and keep them neat.  Three piles , small, medium and large. With the exception of the large pictures boxes that are behind the sofa and a few odd and in boxes. All the shelves and walls are empty now.  Been working on packing up the closets and drawers.  Really looking blah around here.

       Since I took the above pictures the stacks have grown.  There are also boxes stacked in the Office and our bedroom now. 

Packing

    Packing, Packing Packing!!!   Thats what I am doing , again.  :)  But this time working on getting the whole house packed up.  Right now the closing dates for our house is set for Feb. 2nd.  The house we are buying is set for the 29th of this month.  We really wish that there was a few more days in between the dates.  But what can you do.

    I have so far gotten all the curio cabinets and china cabinets packed along with the large shelving unit in the Living Room.  There are a few odds and ins that need to be packed and hope to get those done today and then move on to another room.

    Going to be a lot of fun getting all the critters moved.  We keep telling Robin she is going to be a country dog again.  Not to mention she will have another playmate after we move (new puppy).  The lady that is out there said she was going to leave the barn cat for us.  Will just have to see how that works out with the rabbits. They use to have chickens , so no problem there.

    Well, better get up and get to work!