My Weekend 1/5/2020

I’m really Liking the chicken art on my new calendar 

I spent Saturday processing two cull ewes from my friend. I was very tired and sore by the time I got them both hung up on the back porch. It will probably take me a couple of days to get them cut up and into the freezer. In the future I will get them one at a time to make it a little easier. 

Sunday morning breakfast, fresh liver. Dipped in egg and rolled in seasoned flour. Then fried in butter. A little stronger flavored than the lamb livers but still really good. 

First work of the day, fill the wood boxes. The batteries all died so I’ll finish up this afternoon. 

A faint ammonia smell in here so I turned the bedding, sprinkled some charcoal and put down fresh shavings. Then I had a snack and did some kitchen work. Still waiting for the battery to charge for the saw. Oh well at least it’s not going to rain for a few days. 

I planted up the rest of the tulip bulbs. 

This week is supposed to be farirly warm and sunny so I need to get a couple more coats of paint up on this plywood. 

And I need to do something with this wall. I also really need to figure out some gutters for the roof so the walls stay drier.  I have an idea for that but will have to experiment and see if it will work 

Other things on this weeks agenda are planting all my accumulated tree seeds, pruning up some fruit trees, taking dormant cuttings and working on cleaning up out back. Oh and a trip to Tucson to pick up a big incubator 🤗

#100daysofappreciation

Today I really appreciated the warm sunshine and just hanging out at home.   

Solstice Saturday 12/21/19

Today is the shortest day of the year. Beginning tomorrow each day will be about a minute or so longer until the longest day, the summer Solstice around June 21. 

I spent the early morning turning compost. I’m pleased to find some worms coming into the oldest pile. 

I also turned and fluffed the bedding in some of the chicken houses.  It’s due to rain again soon and I need all that bedding to be as dry as possible so it can soak up moisture again. 

Then I filled 48 2 gallon pots with compost. 

I planted 150 daffodils in them and a few tulips. I have a few more tulip bulbs to plant. They should have already gone in the ground but I couldn’t get to it. And where I was going to plant them in the ground, well Giotto decided it was a great spot to dig a big hole to lay in. I don’t have time right now to fix that so this was the best solution. 

I made a run for feed but most of those bags are loose hay I raked up from the hay barn at the feed store. 

The chickens totally love scratching through it and eating it. A lot of it is alfalfa leaf which is a high protein feed for them. 

#100daysofappreciation

Today I’m appreciating the warm sunshine and the relaxing rhythm of work around the place.