critters, veggies, life

Hey everybody!!! Sorry it's been quite a while between posts. Things have been a bit on the busy side with summer, and canning, and critters.
We finally got the grow out pen completely shoveled out, and some fresh new bedding down, a coop moved in, and we now have our Americana hens and roosters in there. (yes!!!) Although the one rooster is going to have to go. He's way to mean for my liking. I've never been scared of a rooster until him.
We did get our Americana chicks moved outside a couple of weeks ago, and they are doing fantastic out there in their little coop and run. We are starting to be able to tell the difference between the girls and the boys so, soon, very soon we will be taking out the boys, butchering them, and getting the girls ready for market.  Which will be great because my newer pullets that came in the mail back in the early spring are about ready to start laying, so I will be able to do my next round of hatching.
My dogs, all 3 of them are doing fantastic. Sam pretty much so stays in the house, because he melts outside.
My pumpkins are growing fast!!! I have some more up to date pics than these, but I've just got to get them uploaded. Some of them at this point are already turning orange!!! Hard to believe that they have grown so swiftly.
Then finally, I'd like you all to meet Lucy!!! She's the newest Silver Fox in our herd. She is the Daughter of Fred and Ethel, and is just under 4 months old. She has a great size, and great fur, so I can't wait to see how she finishes growing out.
Even better news!!! Betty, my Chocolate Silver Fox who was having such a hard time taking care of her kits, finally has a litter that she is taking care of perfectly. she made a nest, she's feeding them, all of it. She just seemed to have a hard start with the others.
I have a few recipes that I'm going to be posting here in the next day or two as I go.
Oh speaking of recipes. Remember a while back when I made that chocolate cake from that old old old recipe, and couldn't find the Hershey's syrup that I could have used in it at Food Lion? Well, Matthew my favorite grocery store dude, showed me where it's located! For some reason they have decided that it does not belong in the baking isle, but with the ice cream stuff. Ah well, at least I know they have it for next time!!!