Storm June 08

OK so we covered the chickens.... We had a huge storm roll through Mason County in June. We got 12 inches of rain in a very short period of time. There was 48 roads closed in the county and we were actually declared a disaster county. The slide show attached is pictures of our road right in front of our house near the driveway. We were only able to get in & out one way. Our road was actually closed for about a week.



The kids did have fun with all of the rain. The rain filled our pond up to the rim. The boys had a great idea to build a pontoon boat. Requirements: 2 seats and be able to hold a cooler. They were telling bumpa about it and he gave them some old inner tubes to help keep it a float. They had hours of fun!

The chicken's are growing fast

Well we are approximately 6 weeks into the chickens and all they do is eat & sleep. I found myself actually walking out of the house to the garage and saying good morning chickens. We were hoping to move the chicken's to a coop, but that was delayed.


Well the time has come to say good bye to the chickens. They have been part of the family for 7 weeks now. We were very fortunate that we did not lose any of the birds.

Chicken's grow fast

I can't believe how fast these chicken's grow. Collin & the boys made a pen for the chickens to move into as they out grew the holding tub fast. With this being the first time for us, we had not idea what to expect. The kids did a really good job making sure that they had food & water.

Additions to the family

Hi Everyone - It has been some time since I have updated this blog. The Thompson's have been having quite a summer so far. We decided this year to raise chickens. With the help of our friends the Johnson's and Mom/Dad, we got 25 chickens and raised them for 7 weeks. We should have kept them for another week, but we were going to be gone.
The chickens arrive.... via the mail. I don't know how Gena does it with all the chickens coming through the mail. They are very cute when they first arrive.....