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Almost done with the 3rd hay field paddock! Just 245' left to pull. The fenceline is all tidy between SteelMeadow and the neighbors. Guinea keets made it out to the chicken coop- in their brooder pen is inside the fence "porch" of the chicken coop. Keets will get to watch the chickens and learn that "this is home..." Garden has been a little neglected but beans are making a good showing. Blind Hog…
Finally back to the refencing project, Acorn sees the light at the end of the tunnel. Less than two weeks to get the project completed before Blind Hog's cataract surgery. Heat, cold, rain and heavy dew have not been kind to the goats but "we see this..." Acorn calls it "summer pneumonia" and it can take a goat in less than 48 hrs. Good news is that the majority of the herd look great. If Acorn…
VERY Unusual start for August, but Blind Hog and Acorn are not complaining. After a few days of rain, the farmers were able to get out and about and start clearing brush and overhanging limbs on the west fence line. Blind Hog got his cataract evaluation and will be getting a new lens in mid August. Yay! The MD used a laser and cleared crud from behind the replacement lens in his left eye, and it…
Weather was really hot, cooled down, now is hot again. Sounds like perfect summer pneumonia for the goats. Currently 96F with heat index of 116F. Fencing continues- Blind Hog and Acorn pulled fence and took down more of the old fence in preparation for the new. All is going according to plan. Outdoor chores are done in the morning, afternoons spent inside. Heat has brought up the okra and beans in…
Fencing continues, even while Blind Hog was enjoying unlimited cookies and candy during his jury duty! Ha! The case was done in a day so he should be off the hook now. Wood posts are now set with their floating braces. After a couple days of settling in, the woven wire fence can be rolled out. Unusual rains continue, great for the field and garden, but goat parasites are just awful this year.…
Blind Hog and Acorn got the first 560' of high tensile goat fence up and done! Had to wait longer on the chain tensioners but boy howdy did they ever help stretching the fence. Now to move on to the next two paddocks of the hay field. Acorn canned up some blackberry juice and applesauce from last year's apples that started to wrinkle. Fermentation has been working with cucumbers and shredded…
Extreme heat warnings about done for the week, a few slightly cooler days ahead. Fencing project will resume as of next week- waiting on a couple chain strainers to arrive. Blind Hog has been working on the drive, Acorn in the garden. Canning up peaches for the first time in YEARS!!! New incubator is set up and guinea eggs rocking gently- too many little buggers to manually turn 3x a day for…
Wellll, hard to bitch about the rain when the farm is just 2 weeks from a drought. June will be 9" or more... Blind Hog and Acorn set the 8 "floating braces" on the wood fence posts, now to string out a straight line, measure where t posts will go and so on. Acorn has been a " fermentista "- making kraut and deli dill pickles. Blind Hog is dubious of the muffins that have zucchini kraut as an…
The farm fared well during the big rain- driveway washed a bit but the county road did not, at least not on our end too much. A miracle. Garden and goats doing well, another couple posts were set in the field. Acorn dropped the Facebook Marketplace Bike off to get a tune up, and Saturday gave them a bag of accessories to install... Tires/tubes/saddle/pedals. Will get it almost to be a brand new…
Farm chores have been a tad bit limited doe to the weather, namely rain... And more rain... And if not rain at the farm then a toad-strangler in Springfield and had water from the yard find its way under the house. Gutter drain extensions (the black 4" x10 long sections) should noodle the water on away. Acorn got her application FedEx'd to The Great White North... Project completed. Now to wait…
