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Welcome to the Farm!

5/11/2016

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This past March, we did something that we've been wanting to do for quite a while now. And being where we live, we can actually do what we're doing. So what are we doing? Well, welcome to Higham Acres!
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As you may remember, last Fall, we were given a chicken coop with a couple chickens and a rooster. We vlogged about it here, We Got Chickens! Throughout the winter we were getting just a couple of eggs a week, with some weeks there being no eggs. But our plan was to add to our little flock and increase our egg laying possibilities in the spring.
So we started watching for when our local farm supply stores would stock chicks. We decided to go with chicks instead of hatching because hatching required additional equipment that we didn't have. And since chicks come inexpensively, we went with chicks.

Once we found out when the stores would have chicks we began planning for our purchase. After checking prices and toes of chicks, we made our decision. Fortunately, down the road from where we live there is a feed store who had chicks.We found that the chicks from our local store were a better buy then at the larger chain store chicks. Plus at the feed store, they were 90% sure that the chick were all hens and not roosters. We didn't want roosters. We wanted eggs. Roosters don't lay eggs. They just eat the feed and make a mess. No roosters.

​We purchased 6 chick and 2 ducklings.
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It's been about 2 months and the chicks and ducks have grown considerably. In fact, just a couple of weeks ago, we had to move the chickens outside. Now this is no small feat. We had to do a little construction to get ready for the move. So we started saving some money for the items that we would need including lumber, wire screening, screws, feed and water containers, and a tarp.

The Saturday morning arrived and we got to work. After an early trip to our Home Depot, we were back at the house and construction began! Step one, move the coop to it new location in the yard.
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Jay made the trip to Home Depot for the supplies. He got everything, including the 10 footers into the mini van.
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With the lumber laid out, we got to work.
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It didn't take us long to get the frame up. Simple, yet effective.
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After the frame was together, we wrapped the structure in 2 inch chicken wire.
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For the ducks we set up a temporary pen for them. Of course they get the pool!
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When we were all done, we had two working pens, one for the chickens and one for the ducks. Friends are calling our house, Higham Acres. I don't know about all of that, but we sure love having the chickens and ducks. And once we start seeing some eggs, I know we'll love them even more!

We have a bunch of pictures of both the ducks and the chickens. You can see them here: Meet Our Farm Friends.

​- the higham family

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Hi we're Jay & Amy, and we've been married for 19 years and are super blessed to be busy raising our 5 kids; 4 boys and 1 girl! We juggle the adventures of life and ministry and share what we are learning as it relates to marriage, family, raising kids, serving in the church, and chasing after Jesus. Raising a family is hard work, especially in today's culture. But our hope is to encourage you and your family, as we live for the glory of God.
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