Just a day outside
Hi steemians, just a day out in the garden. Seems my rosemary survived the winter.
The chickens are happy to resume their composting chore. If the temperatures stay this I might have to get their eggmobile ready again. During summer they stay out on pasture following behind the cows to eat the fly larvae. This is what they are supposed to do and they love it. Their eggyolks get so orange and the taste is fenomenal! At the end of the day everyone goes to roost and I move them to the next spot. Keeps everyone happy and healthy. In early spring or late fall I keep them occupied with composting. They like scratching for bugs and the heat it generates is beneficial on cold mornings.
The cows are... being cows.
Last but not least I put up the arched trellis today. The first tiny project this year. I only had small cattlepanels so I zip tied three together. Need some more iron rods to support the structure in case of severe winds. It is sturdier then it looks it goes quite a way down into the soil for support.
Other things on this years project list:
Hayfeeder for cattle (if I can do on pulleys, salatin style inspired)
Solar powered mobile water system for all the animals
Some more raised beds
New milkstand for the cows
Redo of the pig area, we messed up big time this year and are left with mud, mud, mud
Two chicken tractors
Larger project list but maybe not this year
Horsebarn to cowbarn conversion (more air, light, milking area)
Eggmobile for roughly 50 chickens
Lots of cool projects. :)) The only new thing we will be doing is rethinking the pasture pen, due to a family of foxes in the area.
And I can see the dead rosemary out my office window. It has 4" of snow on it, with lots more coming...
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