My orchard will be 18 trees when it’s finished. This will take three years to accomplish. Last year I planted six trees and just this week I have prepared for six more. Next winter I will finish it off with the last six.
I added irrigation to make watering all those trees a bit easier.
Here is a video describing how I prepared the next six planting sites.
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The meat chickens are very thirsty birds. I could not keep up with watering them with the small water containers I had so I made some 5 gallon bucket drinkers on an adjustable chain. The chain allows me to move the bucket higher as the chickens get older and taller. At the end of the video you can see how we encouraged the young chicks to find the water.
… and here’s a short video showing all of the birds well adapted to using the buckets.
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We are not really in the business of raising chicks, but we do like to give it a try every now and then. This is the second time that we’ve attempted a full batch of eggs. Our first go was not very successful. This time, however, it looks like we will only have two “quitters”.
UPDATE: Here is the last one that came out of the incubator.
… and finally here they are all together in the coop.
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We got another wonderful opportunity to watch nature at work here on the farm. We noticed that a large spider had made a beautiful web near our front porch. It was a cool night so it was pleasant just standing there watching her spin her web.
The bugs started coming around the light that I was shining on the spider…. BAM, SHE CAUGHT A JUNE BUG! Wow, she went to work FAST spinning her silk, rolling that bug over and over to wrap it up in a beautiful silk blanket.
Enjoy the video!
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Hi! I'm Blake. Online I go by "Daddykirbs". My farm and blog is a place to learn about my journey with Permaculture, Homesteading, Gardening and more. Thanks for visiting!
