I've had the wind taken out of my blogging sails lately with some less than positive feedback on what I've written here. I had no idea that anything in this farming journal could be made controversial...but let's just say "abusive", "trashing", "defaming" and "attacking" were all thrown at me along with being told that I'm degrading myself . See what I mean when I say the joy of writing here has been marred, just slightly? I've been keeping this blog as a way for others (mostly family and friends) to get enjoyment from reading about our adventures in farming. To those who have not been getting enjoyment from reading this, close your browser windows and move along - simple as that :)
Back to the intended writing...
We are now fully moved in! The house is a disaster zone and it will take us some time to get unpacked but at least all of our things are in one place. We've had a couple of not so great things happen in the last 2 weeks: 2 of our chickens were eaten by a raccoon (we are pretty sure - judging by the chest/crop being eaten, only one bird each of 2 nights and the size of holes we accidentally left in the eaves of the coop). This would be sad but not devastating..except that one of those chickens was Speckles. Our wonderful Speckles - the Speckles who chased off ravens, came over to eat from our hands and be picked up, and was the best hen ever.
Speckles getting her bumblefoot treated.
Checking out her spiffy bandage.
Cleaning up ZH.
Only Mother Clucker is left out of the original 4 oldies. She has a whole lotta chickens to boss around.
The next not so great thing was that suddenly our water ran out of the cistern under the deck. We had a weekend of panicking thinking our well had run dry (the bad luck of that happening within a week of moving in!!) and had to have a truck load of water brought in while we waited for the water guys to check things out today. Luckily (well, kinda), it was the pump that wasn't working. With a new pump and a nice big 1000 gallon cistern to collect the water (it's a slow well, but that's fine as long as you have a big storage tank to collect all the water the well produces all day and overnight) we should be back in business by the end of the week.
The amount of stuff left behind on the property is massive. In a way it's overwhelming, but it also means that when we're building something and say "I need _______", that thing can usually be found after a quick lap around the property. Lumber, tools, water barrels, piping...it's all there, along with some cool and questionable artwork and a few long dead chickens.
I promise to post some photos soon! I've been taking lots but haven't had the time to do anything with them.
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