It is so difficult to be productive when it's raining all the time!
Iris, Cinnamon and Honey have not left their shed since Sunday afternoon, and likely will not until Friday or so. We have become a bit closer during this period, mostly because the girls are not willing to run out into the rain, even if it is to get away from me! And, I brought them carrots!
Farming is a lot of trial and error.
We found out that goats LOVE chicken feed. But, we don't want to let the goats eat it, it's really expensive the way they go through it and I've heard it's not good for them. Since the goats and chickens live together we had to find a way to separate the goats from the chicken feed. First we tried creating a chicken wire barrier in one corner...Iris just laughed at us as she stuck her head under the chicken wire and pulled the fencing right up and over her. We needed something sturdier. I had an extra piece of plywood left over from the milking stand, it was approximately 18" by 36". I used the jigsaw to cut a small opening on the long side of the board (an opening for the chickens to get through, but not goats!) and drilled small holes all around the edges. Then I threaded wire between the board and a corner of the fencing. I had created a (small) protected space for the chicken feeder, unfortunately it can only accommodate six or so birds at a time. I figure once the rain winds down I will do the same thing with a much larger piece of plywood. Trial and error, it will never end.
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Trial and error is a way of life for anybody working with animals, kids, and produce. I can't tell you all the trial and error involved with just planting a relatively small patch of vegetables. I have been using trial and error all my life, still do, and will continue. Rain is still with us, unfortunately. Will it ever clear up, even if I am getting great lettuce, have peppers already forming nicely, and tomatoes as well. How they grow in such conditions is beyond me.
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