Wild Winds Homestead : The Holiday season

Sunday, January 10, 2016

The Holiday season

We started Thanksgiving off with my mom saying it would be a little Thanksgiving, we fed about 28 people. We had a great time and I am thankful for Family, Friends and Daughter that help cook!

The Brown Family Christmas party is always great! Gabbie really, really likes the headphones that Aunt Jen Hansen gave her!!!

Ryan had to works Christmas Day so we had Christmas Eve Dinner followed by the opening of the Sibling gifts. Thank you Ryan Cumberledge for joining us for dinner and gift opening.

We then headed to temple square so Santa could stop by! I rode in the back of the truck with Clarissa, Wesley and this very good heater!

It was cold but the lights were pretty and the company was great!

We ended our night opening presents!

Clarissa opened them really fast and with squeals of delight!

We had our delicious traditional waffle and berry breakfast on Christmas Day and read the Christmas story in the evening when Ryan got home.

I am thankful for the birth of the Savior, I know that he lives, guides me and is there in my time of need. I loved spending time with my family and friends, laughing and cooking and wrapping and baking and sewing!

with Love, Stephanie Loder

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Our late chickens

Lucy the Red Star, died of natural cause of old age. We will miss her. She had the best personality!

Roni the Rhode Island Red-She was eaten, she would not stop eating eggs, we tried many things to stop her but in the end she was eating 3 eggs a day so we ate her.

Sophie the Red Star- She was egg bound, we tried to save her in vain.

Phil the Faverolle-Her death is still a mystery.

Blackbird the Black Australorp-She was injured and then several other chicken pecked out her flesh around the injury. We separated her and she eventually healed but did not walk very good. She spent most of her time just sitting in the lay box. She was put out of her misery.

Pickles the Barred Rock-She seemed to have some kind of a stroke, she stood for many hours in the same place and stared off into space. She would not eat and only drank for my husband. After a week she was kindly put out of her misery.

Willow, the Leghorn, is no more, she got in the dog pen and was played with to death.

Chicken who stopped by

Mabel the Mottled Java- She came to us from a neighbor, she would allow their other chicken in the coop. She was at the bottom of our pecking order until the new chickens arrived. She would hop the 3 foot fence and not allow the new chickens to eat their own food. She moved to the Jenie Hansen coop in West Haven! She does well there.

Ruby and Rhoda the Rhode Island Reds- Bought from a neighbor. They pecked the flesh out of Blackbird and were aggressive with several of the other hens. They found a new home with a daughter's friend. They do better there at the bottom of the pecking order.