I tried a single hot wire in the back, but turned off the power, bad move. I had the pleasure of chasing the St croix sheep all over the place, herding them back into their paddock. The chicken pen and shade structures took an interesting transformation as well. 22 Mar 2021
I just got my first load of FCE mineral and a feeder. They really need a disclaimer on the weight of that puppy. 300lb empty, 900lb when filled with mineral. I was definitely not prepared for something that girthy.
I stayed up late a few nights and got the kitchen almost done. Good time allowed me to take the kids out to spread some grass seed. Now to wait for the rain. 28Jan2020
I needed a solution to move my spinning Jenny due to the weight and need to move along the fence line to run wire. This cheap, easy solution using scrap lumber worked great.
It was a busy day, but I managed to get a little work done and made a great contact with another sustainable farming acolyte. I'm looking for help with the videos, LocalFirst.Live site, and a podcast I'd like to kick off this spring.
People say these pigs are like dogs and they're right. I won't enjoy butcher day, but I can say for sure that they will only have 1 bad day in their lives. In the meantime they'll have plenty of scratches and belly rubs. June 2021
Dealing with the aftermath of my wife's dog killing a lamb and damaging my herd. Any other dog and I wouldn't be worrying about this happening again. August 2021