Oh the Joys of Raising Farm Animals

Yesterday I noticed that some of the chicks had poop sticking to their bottoms. It was gross looking so I decided to look how to clean it up and if it was normal. Come to find out it is a condition called butt pasting and if they don't get cleaned out, they get clogged and die. That kind of freaked me out and they said it has to be taken care of immediately. So Aaron and I cleaned them up with baby wipes. When Aaron was trying to get one of the turkeys, she just jumped right out of the incubator and into Aaron's hand. She is the one we got yesterday and is very friendly. It startled Aaron that she jumped out like that and it caught him off guard. It wasn't very fun and I couldn't believe I was actually cleaning chicken bottoms. Oh, the glamorous life. At least they are safe now and they still look clean today. Hopefully, it doesn't come back. I've never had farm animals before and it sure is interesting to see the different animals. There is already one chicken that looks like she is going to be the dominant one. She is much bolder than the others and very curious. Another one reminds us of Armstrong because she sleeps or relaxes most of the day. It will be interesting to see what their personalities will be.

My sister teases us about becoming farmers since we have the new baby chicks and then yesterday I spent the day planting flowers and a strawberry patch. We are also planning out our garden. I guess in a way we are kind of becoming farmers. It's a lot of fun and I really enjoy having fresh vegetables and herbs.