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Published On: Apr 02, 2008 11:10 PM
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Published On: Apr 02, 2008 11:10 PM
Up and running
I wish the title above was in reference to the
market gardens, but we're still waiting for those first seeds to sprout out
there...but actually our computers were down. E bought and installed a new
router tonight and voila - we're live again. So, news.
Baby C finally had a growth spurt and passed her birth weight, so we're good to go on that front - a relief, especially not having to go for our weekly weigh-ins at the doctor's office. My dad is home and recovering pretty well, slogging through the massive antibiotic doses of his H. pylori treatment, and he and Gi are spending the day together tomorrow. Planting is coming along, though E and I both are anxious to get everything in the ground NOW. Our replacement pullets are coming in two weeks, so E is starting to pull together the hoop house, get the batteries charged for the electro-net, and gather supplies to build a second hoop house. We will be housing about 50 hens per pasture/hoop house combo this year, and will see how that goes. We had some issues with productivity compared to the birds we kept in the barn and attached yard last year, but we'll try the solar lights we started late last year and keep our fingers crossed. The fruit trees are pruned, but the asparagus and rhubarb beds need to be cleaned out before everything starts sprouting up and the grape vines need to be attached to new arbors. The to-do list is always a mile long around here....
While the girls sleep I've been sewing (quilts for the etsy shop we'll be stocking soon) and making projects for swap-bot....
Baby C finally had a growth spurt and passed her birth weight, so we're good to go on that front - a relief, especially not having to go for our weekly weigh-ins at the doctor's office. My dad is home and recovering pretty well, slogging through the massive antibiotic doses of his H. pylori treatment, and he and Gi are spending the day together tomorrow. Planting is coming along, though E and I both are anxious to get everything in the ground NOW. Our replacement pullets are coming in two weeks, so E is starting to pull together the hoop house, get the batteries charged for the electro-net, and gather supplies to build a second hoop house. We will be housing about 50 hens per pasture/hoop house combo this year, and will see how that goes. We had some issues with productivity compared to the birds we kept in the barn and attached yard last year, but we'll try the solar lights we started late last year and keep our fingers crossed. The fruit trees are pruned, but the asparagus and rhubarb beds need to be cleaned out before everything starts sprouting up and the grape vines need to be attached to new arbors. The to-do list is always a mile long around here....
While the girls sleep I've been sewing (quilts for the etsy shop we'll be stocking soon) and making projects for swap-bot....
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Posted: Wed - April 2, 2008 at 11:10 PM