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Thefarmofdreams
Loving the herd life
Another busy few months. Maybe over the winter i'll get caught up... It was one "thing" after another this summer- sister on vaca, sister QT for covid, then I was down for undiscovered reasons (my body was just like nope, youve done to much. no moving for 2 weeks.), then my house was QT for covid... then sister twisted her ankle... and i then tore my rotator cuff.. 
It never ends. My mom's floor is finally laid, but i need to do a few last pieces and the molding, i need to build her bathroom vanities so she has sinks... I'm half way done insulating a big water tank for the winter. Bought some wood to make a pallet wall around the future feed room to try it out for size. My sister got goats. I got 2 more rabbits. They're all set up and ready to breed starting february/march, but i still need to build their tractors for grow outs (altho i have enough room to grow inside if it comes down to it). I have buckeye chicks lined up for spring, and bought an ATV drawn trailer to turn into a mobile, secure coop to use during non-snow months. (I'm actually quite excited about that build!). My oldest has his own lawn tractor now, and is over the moon. And my littlest is in love with his donkey and its the sweetest thing ever. Oh! And the donkey boys got castrated, thank goodness that went well. And momma donk had her tiny baby 2 days before our house warming barbeque!!
The barn repair guy comes out next week so he can schedule our first round of repairs. (after i finally got rock devliered, tried to move it by hand and finally paid a neighbor to tractor it up against the barn for reinforcement.) And I got a forester to arrange to sell our timber. We're clearing 8 acres of pine plantation (2 for garden, 8 for pasture) and the rest of the pine plantation will be thinned by 50% to allow hardwoods to grow. It should hopefully pay for the fences around the 8 acres, the dry lot and if i'm lucky, a round pen. IDK if i dream of a garden fence so easily though. lol
Still no tractor
Sister and BIL ended up buying the house next door instead of a tractor. It's important but means the tractor got pushed back. But also, no neighbors between us and the barn, YAY! My brother decided I need an ATV and took it upon himself to buy and refurbish one. It'll be here in a couple weeks, very exciting. My hugel kultur bed still isn't set up. And I'm behind on hoof trimming. And need to choose a couple deep cell batteries & an inverter to power some lights this winter. But we'll get there... eventually. At least we found a ton of great hay!
The hay lady was greatly impressed by my hay stacking (this after cramming 80 bales in my 4 horse stock trailer) And I skipped the straps, i guess i was feeling bold lol
The rabbit colony "stalls"- room for 2 colonies w a buck each and 3-5 girls. Or fewer breeders and let grow outs grow inside.
Here's Phobos the day he was born! Still hadn't even fully sorted nursing out.
Riding Luke with my littlest helper. Such a farm boy.
The kids also appreciate a barn full of hay. possibly not quite as much as me.
The littlest helper with his beloved DaDa Donk
The big kid w his tractor.
I also made Luke a custom, donkey proof reverse-creep feeder so he can have hay outside but the donkey's cant get into it.
The future chicken coop! I'm gonna make it a bit wider and longer. It should hold about 12 birds with pleeeennntttyyy of space, or more with a more rigid turn out routine so they aren't ever locked up.
It never ends. My mom's floor is finally laid, but i need to do a few last pieces and the molding, i need to build her bathroom vanities so she has sinks... I'm half way done insulating a big water tank for the winter. Bought some wood to make a pallet wall around the future feed room to try it out for size. My sister got goats. I got 2 more rabbits. They're all set up and ready to breed starting february/march, but i still need to build their tractors for grow outs (altho i have enough room to grow inside if it comes down to it). I have buckeye chicks lined up for spring, and bought an ATV drawn trailer to turn into a mobile, secure coop to use during non-snow months. (I'm actually quite excited about that build!). My oldest has his own lawn tractor now, and is over the moon. And my littlest is in love with his donkey and its the sweetest thing ever. Oh! And the donkey boys got castrated, thank goodness that went well. And momma donk had her tiny baby 2 days before our house warming barbeque!!The barn repair guy comes out next week so he can schedule our first round of repairs. (after i finally got rock devliered, tried to move it by hand and finally paid a neighbor to tractor it up against the barn for reinforcement.) And I got a forester to arrange to sell our timber. We're clearing 8 acres of pine plantation (2 for garden, 8 for pasture) and the rest of the pine plantation will be thinned by 50% to allow hardwoods to grow. It should hopefully pay for the fences around the 8 acres, the dry lot and if i'm lucky, a round pen. IDK if i dream of a garden fence so easily though. lol
Still no tractor
Sister and BIL ended up buying the house next door instead of a tractor. It's important but means the tractor got pushed back. But also, no neighbors between us and the barn, YAY! My brother decided I need an ATV and took it upon himself to buy and refurbish one. It'll be here in a couple weeks, very exciting. My hugel kultur bed still isn't set up. And I'm behind on hoof trimming. And need to choose a couple deep cell batteries & an inverter to power some lights this winter. But we'll get there... eventually. At least we found a ton of great hay! The hay lady was greatly impressed by my hay stacking (this after cramming 80 bales in my 4 horse stock trailer) And I skipped the straps, i guess i was feeling bold lol
The rabbit colony "stalls"- room for 2 colonies w a buck each and 3-5 girls. Or fewer breeders and let grow outs grow inside.
Here's Phobos the day he was born! Still hadn't even fully sorted nursing out.
Riding Luke with my littlest helper. Such a farm boy.
The kids also appreciate a barn full of hay. possibly not quite as much as me.
The littlest helper with his beloved DaDa Donk
The big kid w his tractor.
I also made Luke a custom, donkey proof reverse-creep feeder so he can have hay outside but the donkey's cant get into it.
The future chicken coop! I'm gonna make it a bit wider and longer. It should hold about 12 birds with pleeeennntttyyy of space, or more with a more rigid turn out routine so they aren't ever locked up.
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not my kinda weather. NOT!
