Daisychick's *Journal* New Baby and it Moos!!!!

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Took a few pictures of what my new Square Foot garden area looks like. It is a work in progress, but this is the start of it. I have one box filled and a grid in place and I need to fill the other 2 square boxes. The one at the very end is my raised asparagus bed. :)
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This is the filled one with some cabbage and onions and lettuce planted. The taller small box is for carrots so they can grow deeper.
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That is very nice and orderly, I'm impressed.

I have to restart my garden soon if I want one this year.
 

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Just took my 26 "slow broilers" to the processor!!! :D They will be done by noon. I am excited to taste them and have a shelf in the freezer full of chicken. I love simmering whole chickens and making chicken pot pies, chicken noodles, chicken and rice, even whole roasted chicken, chicken in DH smoker, I can go on..........:drool
 

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The slow broilers dressed out at 3 to 4 pounds. They look good in their freezer bags. The roosters all got really big and most of the hens stayed regular layer hen size. I am fine with that because if I need a smaller dinner I will just grab a hen from the freezer. I grew them out to the 18 week age though. They probably could of been done at 16 weeks but I let them grow a little more. I will let you know how they taste sometime this week as I plan to cook at least one soon!
 

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Banded my first male goat all by myself today. Man that was scary and I was nervous. I got the band close to the belly and I was afraid it was too close. :/ Every time I tried to back it away from the belly a little, one testicle would slip back out. So in order to keep both in I had to just do it close. I really hope I did it right. :hu
 

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I am sure it is alright. I understand how nervous you are. I hope it all works out well.
 
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