VROOM VROOM!!!

It is fun zooming to the top of the hill!
And no, the two of us are
not aloud to go joyriding alone.

Yesterday we received the gift of the year, A FOUR-WHEELER! Our Grandma and Grandpa Kasal knew we had been desperately wanting one for the farm. They weren't using it anymore, so they gave it to us! We promise to keep all four wheels on the ground. Thank You, Grandma and Grandpa!

Elliot the "super hero" on the sweet ride!

Miraclefeet

We have gotten lots of comments about correcting our chick’s crooked toes. The casting method we used is a lot like the Ponseti Method used to treat clubfoot in children. Our friend, Chesca, is the Executive Director of Miraclefeet. Miraclefeet is a non-profit organization created to deliver simple, affordable and effective treatment to children born with clubfoot in developing countries.

We have decided that for every dollar we earn selling eggs this month, we will donate the same amount to Miraclefeet. So far we have earned $17. With only $25 Miraclefeet can provide casts for up to 10 children! Want to learn more? Go to: http://www.miraclefeet.org/index.php

FYI, we just took off Dolly’s brace and all of her toes except for one are straight! The only one that is not fixed is MUCH better! We are going to put two of her toes back in the brace for one more week.

Local Harvest

We were informed about this website where you can post a listing for your local farm or business. We made a page for the Golden Egg. Check it out!
Here is the link:  http://www.localharvest.org/the-golden-egg-M51839

Wonky Toes

Dolly with her SUPER stylish brace

We noticed that Dolly had crooked toes. They weren't bothering her but you can't take a chicken with crooked toes to the fair. After some research, we learned how to make her little "chicken shoes" to fix them. We formed a pipe cleaner to fit her feet then wrapped her toes with medical tape into the correct position. We choose a yellow pipe cleaner because the other chicks would peck at them if they stood out. We will probably keep them on for about a week before we check her toes again. Check back next week for Dolly's update!

Chicks!

Mambo

Bonnie

Sunny

Yesterday we went to Orscheln and got some new chicks! We got three Black Australorps and three California Whites. 

We are hoping we will be able to show them in the Johnson County  4-H fair as pens of three.

Pip

California Whites are white egg layers and is also the breed that Poppy was.  They will grow to have black flecks.  

We chose Black Australorps because they are excellent layers and we don't have any yet.  When they are mature, they are black with a greenish sheen. Very stylish! Both breeds are cold-hardy,  very good egg producers and great additions to our flock.

Come over and meet them sometime. They are peepin' up a storm!

Frannie

Dolly

FIRE!!!!!!!!

While we were getting our haircut Thursday morning we got a phone call from dad; he said there was a problem with the fire at home. Dad had been burning some trees when the wind blew the flames. We raced home to see that there were about five fire trucks.  Luckily it was just the prairie burning, not the barn! Everyone was fine just a little tired, except dad, who was just a little scorched. Luckily, it only burned about half an acre. Thanks Tiffin and Oxford fire departments!

Fire trucks tend to fire

We're famous!

Check out who was on the front page yesterday! 

Here is the link:

 http://www.dailyiowan.com/2012/03/07/Metro/27369.html