Hobby Farming

Between my familiy and my sister's, we own 10 acres. Recently we decided to put the land to good use by building a chicken run (because we have finally gotten tired of cleaning chicken poop off the porch.), planting a garden and getting honey bees. We have owned chickens for about 3 years and we currently have 6 chickens and 6 chicks. The run has been a 2 week project so far. All is ready except for the door which is lacking a handle and hinges. The garden has been taking a little longer. We are going to plant in raised bed squares. We already have five 4'x4' square frames built and plan to make more. Seeds have been planted and are being tended indoors until the beds are ready. We have purchased, put together and painted 2 bee hives. Today we took them to the bee man's house. He is going to pick up a swarm of bees later this week and give them to us for free. He also gave us a tutorial about beekeeping and the life going on inside the hive.
It feels like this will turn out to be the perfect country spring out here at "Windy Hill Farms" as I look forward to fresh eggs, delicious produce and sweet honey.