Our long weekend...

  Yeah! it was Mike's weekend off, so we got a longer weekend than normal. Actually today is supposed to be his day off too, but because he is manager and he didn't want to break up the weekend to do end of the month inventory on Sat. he is in doing it now with the hopes of getting it done this morning, so he can still get projects done here this afternoon.
   Let's see, I haven't gotten any pictures yet but.... we have a hen(chicken) with three chicks and a turkey hen that had five poults but we think a feral cat got two of them*sigh*, so now she only has three. We didn't have a portable brooder for the turkey and had hoped we could leave them in the turkey hut( where the hens were setting), but alas the poults kept getting out and we think that is how a cat got them. We still have one chicken hen setting as well as one turkey hen setting( for now but she acting like she's not really interested since the poults are gone*sigh*)
   Still waiting on a calf, it's almost funny and then again not! When we took her to be bred the people were supposed to keep track and well.... obviously they didn't. From what we figure the bull must not have gotten her on her first cycle, but her second so that now puts her due date( all approximation at this point) around June 8th. She is HUGE and waddles down the pasture and then again back up for a drink or to go in her barn for the night. She is bagging up more, but nothing like our Jersey cow did. This being our first time with her calving, we aren't entirely sure what to expect, so we just keep checking and watching, LOL!!! 
   All, but the Painted Mountain corn, is planted in the garden now and we have some  herbs and flowers we started from seed to plant yet. The tomatoes and peppers are doing well in the hoophouse, but we have to watch carefully because it doesn't take long for it to get to hot in there. We may end up buying a shade cloth in hopes that will help with the inside temperature, if not we may end up having to install a solar powered fan to help ventilate it better. This hoop house comes with a learning curve, but it's fun! We also are still weeding and cleaning out flowerbeds( 3 left to go). Mike tilled up an area on the south side of the hoop house that was all weeds and future home to a raised/bermed bed( this Fall) that I'm going to plant in buckwheat just for something new to try. I also have millet I'm thinking of planting in a few open areas again( we did this two seasons ago) 
   Yesterday was spent mowing the lawn, watering, weeding and figuring out new housing for the mama turkey and her three poults.  Today is supposed to be rainy and cooler( low 60's F), so the plan is to get laundry going, make bread, plant the corn if it's not raining yet and clean the house, it's a mess from tracking in and out all weekend.
     I hope to have a few pictures later this week to share of our progress, the chicks and poults and hopefully our first Dexter calf.
   Blessings to each of you this week :o)