Highland Meadows
Ridin' The Range
Hi everyone! Someone mentioned starting a journal and I thought it was a great idea especially since this is the beginning of achieving our dream farm. To start my husband and I along with our two boys just moved to Southwest Iowa from the East Coast to our new 30 acre farm "Highland Meadows". We moved in during one of the coldest weeks of the year here (it was -8 degrees the day we arrived at midnight) and since everyone is backordered for furniture we have been using lawn chairs and boxes😂 This property is pretty much a blank slate except for the pre-existing brick ranch and 32'x60' workshop/barn other than that our property is all extremely flat fields. Here are some pictures that we have taken since being here:
-Katya our loyal Akita who has been the most amazing guard dog-
-Fenrir also known as "Finn" our goofy husky-
-Gimli our little cuddly sheltie-
-The boys eating breakfast for the first time in our new kitchen-
-Morning view out by the workshop-
-Sunset view off of our back deck-
-"Barnyard mix" ducklings due to hatch March 24th. All 20 eggs are developing beautifully! (I absolutely love Nurture Right 360 Incubators. I have three already lol)
-Our ducks in their makeshift duck area in the workshop where they will be staying until the end up the month when their brand new duck coop and pond will be finished!-
I will keep this journal updated especially since we will have a lot of exciting new adventures/projects happening! So far we have planned:
-A new duck coop (This month)
-Hatching new ducklings ( Dutch Hookbills too!) from our current flock (This month until July)
-Fencing in the property (Starting Today
-A new barn 42'x70' horse barn (Build start date sometime May/June)
-DIY Limewashing our brick ranch home (definitely including pictures!)
-A new hay barn (haven't figured out the size yet) (End of this year/early next year depending on timing of other projects)
-Last, but not least hopefully adding some fury new additions to our farm! (Trying to be patient until the barns are built
I will be sure to keep our journal thread updated as new adventures begin to unfold!
-Katya our loyal Akita who has been the most amazing guard dog-
-Fenrir also known as "Finn" our goofy husky-
-Gimli our little cuddly sheltie-
-The boys eating breakfast for the first time in our new kitchen-
-Morning view out by the workshop-
-Sunset view off of our back deck-
-"Barnyard mix" ducklings due to hatch March 24th. All 20 eggs are developing beautifully! (I absolutely love Nurture Right 360 Incubators. I have three already lol)
-Our ducks in their makeshift duck area in the workshop where they will be staying until the end up the month when their brand new duck coop and pond will be finished!-
I will keep this journal updated especially since we will have a lot of exciting new adventures/projects happening! So far we have planned:
-A new duck coop (This month)
-Hatching new ducklings ( Dutch Hookbills too!) from our current flock (This month until July)
-Fencing in the property (Starting Today
-A new barn 42'x70' horse barn (Build start date sometime May/June)
-DIY Limewashing our brick ranch home (definitely including pictures!)
-A new hay barn (haven't figured out the size yet) (End of this year/early next year depending on timing of other projects)
-Last, but not least hopefully adding some fury new additions to our farm! (Trying to be patient until the barns are built
I will be sure to keep our journal thread updated as new adventures begin to unfold!