Sure, they are playing in the mud, but otherwise they look very healthy and clean. Their hair and skin are in excellent condition.
Like I said, I haven’t taken sides yet. But the picture of the baby sitting around a lot of building scraps did give me pause. His nose has been running and there is dirt pasted into the mucus. Kids also put everything into their mouths. On the other hand, they say farm kids have fewer allergies because of their natural exposure to allergens helping them build immunities. So I would have to know more before making up my mind.
I will say that many of us have a wistful view of the golden rural past that is at odds with many of the realities. This woman survived home childbirth, but appalling numbers of women and infants did not. Chopping wood and other hard labor with tools resulted in great strengths in those who survived it; but there were awful injuries as well from a moment’s bad swing into a knot or stone. I saw it in my own house while renovating, how quickly the little ones could get their hands on a sharp tool and start swinging before you could get down off the ladder.