As you probably know we are pretty new at the farming thing, but we're learning every day. We are going to start putting our chickens in the pasture again soon, but this time in a mobile coop. When they were free range before, they just went off and got eaten all the time. This way, they'll have the pasture without the danger. Right now they are in a run and they eat organic feed. I usually give them our veggie scraps, but we are starting to compost in a bucket so we can throw it on our garden. We will be buying silver grey dorkings soon, so our chicken population is about to increase 5x.
Our sheep may or may not be pregnant. They were born last year, so we aren't sure if they mated in the fall. Sometimes they mate the first year, and sometimes they don't until the second. We are going to get them tested at a vet, but I suspect they aren't pregnant. If they are, they should give birth in late March/early April.
This week we are hardening off the plants that we started inside and we will be planting them outside next week. Hardening off is basically slowly getting them accustomed to the outside. I've put some on the roof for today, and some I left inside (the ones that we have thinned).
Next I will have to get a queen bee for my new hive! I'm so excited about my bee hive. I can't wait to see them buzzing all around the flowers and trees.
Now I'm off to plant herbs and maybe build some planters. Enjoy the videos and photos!
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