spring is on the way

Mercy, it sure seems like it has been an extremely long winter for us here on our farm in Michigan!  The livestock have all "weathered" the weather well (te he, get it) and are thriving and doing well.  They actually enjoy the cool winter weather and love to play in the snow!  The old saying goes "March is in like a lion and out like a lamb."  Well, the in part was correct with the winter storms, so we are anxiously awaiting the nice spring weather with out like a lamb.  We know for certain spring IS coming because we have gotten spring seed catalogs in the mail that we are sure you are familiar with. For us one of the joys of farm life, and the first sign of spring, is also getting hatchery catalogs in the mail!  We love to browse through the selections and breeds of chickens, look at the new varieties, then pick and choose what will work well for us.  We dream of warmer days to come, place our order, and wait for our first chics to arrive in mid April.  Yes, spring is indeed on the way!