Braden finished his movable chicken pens and I helped him move his broiler chickens out to pasture. We have had the coldest April on record, so there isn’t much pasture, but the chickens seem happy in their new home.
Braden put his own spin on a Salatin style, movable chicken pen. I hope to post with more detail in the future. The pens are moved daily to fresh pasture. The pen is keeping the predators away from the chickens, and the chickens are really thriving. He is still planning on having freshly frozen chickens for the May 26th market.
I helped Daniel rototill the garden and she has started moving her indoor started vegetables outdoors, and also started direct seeding some of her crops.
I rototilled the sweet corn plot and plan to plant next week if the soil continues to warm. We should have delicious sweet corn around the first of August.
Winter/Spring farrowing has gone well, and I have lots of healthy feeder pigs. My fall-calving herd has wintered well on our home-raised hay, and are chomping at the bit to get on fresh pasture.
Cattle aren’t particularly smart, but they are masters at body language. They know exactly what it means when they see me repairing electric fence. I’m sure they are salivating as much as when Pavlov’s dogs hear a bell.
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