Chickens

Well we finally got some chickens, they are not what we wanted, they are not even what we ordered but hey we now have chickens.  We have made great contacts in the Alberta chicken world and we will be ready next year to get the kind we want.  Of course Amanda has totally gone into "mom" mode and is checking on the chicks every half hour to make sure everything is ok, bless her she is an amazing person.  We found out we have a rare gopher living on the property.  It looks like a chipmunk (for those of you who know what they are).  So far I have found no use for any of the civilization (did you know civilized by definition just means skilled at the art of living in cities?) skills I have picked up living in cities for the last 20 years but working with farmer ben for the last two weeks has taught me a whole plethora of useful skills for living on a farm.  Ben is great person to know and always has patience to teach an old greenhorn like myself.  He didn't even bat an eyelash when I got the tractor stuck yesterday and when the PTO shaft broke he just said "it happens".