I really should update

The new year bring new possibility of awesomeness! But before I jump to far ahead our Christmas was good, the kids got tons of new trucks and cars. I got a smartphone and now a slave to the smartphone world and Jason bought a van cause our green car died so that is also part of my Christmas gift. We made out alright.
For the New Year we bought a good amount of fireworks and joining our neighboors around a campfire setting off fireworks. The kids had a blast enough thou it was cold outside.
The rabbits are doing good. Bebe had a liter of 8 and now 5 wks. Keeping 2 does for future breeding stock and Clover is due with her second liter on the 10th. The chickens are also good. Build at larger coop cause I bought 3 new Barred Rock chicks so now I have 9 chickens.
Hunter had his birthday the 23rd of December and is now 8 yrs old. He gets baptised in 2 weeks.
Wouldnt it be even cooler if i had photos to show you.... but I dont cause during these last months... I've been WAY to busy to even stop to take pics.

Babies and Dinner

Saturday we dicided to kill our old hen. She hasent layed in a month so it was time to go. The process was quick and over with in about an hour. I stashed her away in the frig to let the meat relax so Thursday or Friday we can have baked chicken.

Also my Clover delivered 10 baby rabbits on Thursday or last week. I was jumping for joy, I was soo excited! Since our night have been getting cooler I unfo lost one to the cold so I have 9 now. And they are doing great! Mama is feeding them and keeping them warm. Very happy to report!.

Halloween was awesome!!! The kids got tons of candy. My favorite are the Reeses cups. Dont tell them I raid there bags look for the stuff. lol

Update 10/23

October has been a great month. The weather is starting to cool down, if you call being in the 90's cooling down, but yes cooling down. The kids are having fun in school. Hunter is a B average student and Chandler is enjoying Early Bird Preschool. Korbin is a mini monster as ever.

All chickens except 2 out of the 5 are laying brown eggs. One is 2 weeks shy of laying and another has ended her laying career and as of Saturday will be having a whole chicken for dinner. The rabbits are doing wonderful as well. Babies rabbits are growing fast and mama rabbit will be rebred in a week. My other female rabbit is due with her first liter on Thursday. I never get tired of feeling babies kick when I have my hand on there bellies.

Last week I got to go to Tuscon for "Tuscon Meet Yourself" festival. A celebration in cultral dances and foods. I got to watch many dances ranging in Indian to Chinese. I got to try foods I had before like Indian fry bread to a something I forgot the name but it was octopus. I had a blast!!! My hula group got to dance as well which made it more fun!

Egg hunt

October is finally here and that means....... my hens will start laying! I've started to notice that my one and only hen thats been laying hasent been using her nest box. Ugh so I've been doing some egg hunts. After finding 7 eggs in a nest she made behind a wooden panel, the other hens thought it would also be a great idea. Checking that same nest with no egg today I just so happen to check around .... I found a brown egg!!! My first brown egg!!!! WOOOHOO!!! Finally my hens are laying. Now mind you not all are laying just yet but we are off to a great start. So here's to a happy egg layers!

A major accomplishment

We have babies!!! 3 healthy pink babies rabbits! My californian doe kindled last night and even with my effort to be there to watch, she holded off just enough until I went to bed. But you know I cant be more excited. I have worked so hard for this liter cause the last 3 months of breeding has ended in missed pregnancies. A major accomplishment in this step of raising meat rabbits and now on to the next step, raising babies!

Update

Sorry for the silence but we have been busy for the last few weeks. Hunter is loving school and even tho they haven't been sending alot of homework home he has been working on his spelling tests. He's been getting 80 -90 percents on his test. Chandler has started school at EarlyBirdPreschool with Erin Banda. I absolutely love Erin for putting in the time and effort in helping and teaching Chandler. Huge thank you! Korbin is turning into a 2 year old mini monster. He can climb up on tables and wave his finger at me and say "no no no". Jason work is starting to pick up cause with the weather starting to cool down. Woohoo! We had some fun up at Mabb's ranch a few weeks ago. We finally took 1st place at Mabb's Olympics! The boys had a blast and Jason and I got to duel it out with his brothers at air soft wars. I came home with some wicked brusies. LOVE IT!

Update on the backyard farm. I got a few plants potted tomatoes, onions, peas, broccoli and lettuce. Rabbits are doing great, I got 2 does due THIS Sunday! *fingers crossed* I will update on them when I see babies. Chickens are busy eating my bugs. No eggs yet but hopefully next month they will start laying. I will have so much eggs I will be selling a dozen for $2.00. If you need fresh eggs, call or write! Goats are being goats, enough said!

I have been hard at work canning jam. I have made strawberry, raspberry, black berry and apple butter. I've also been making homemade bread and butter. Every Saturday we've been going to the farmers market. We get great produce and this time I bought some prickle pear jam. That bring back great memories! I just love going to the market!

Hula dancing has also kept me busy. I danced last Saturday and this Saturday we have a fund-raiser. We also have more dances to to next month and getting ready for March. The Tempe Aloha Festival will be going on so it back to practices. I just LOVE it! Pa`ahana nõ au

Thats is for now, more to come in a few days and weeks!

Aloha Nui Loa ~ All my love

Mabb's Farm update

Since June we've been busy building our mini backyard farm. What we have finished so far is the rabbit hutch which houses 3 of our meat rabbits. The chickens are in there coop and just recently we finished building the goat pen. Enjoy the pics and our next project in a few weeks will be making the chicken run, planting grass and getting the garden boxes built.