This year has been a lot of changes and a lot of trial and error.
We started hardcore into haskaps- Over 500 plants! We got a bunch, but we discovered the sheep love them too…
We continued on with our cows… electric fence good… permanent sheep fencing- a hurdle to jump over…
Our egg layers- Do Not like to be disturbed= change is bad…. They went into full refusal mode to lay eggs when we put their roost in with the cows. We were thinking, “Oh, here’s a way to save on time and keep the chickens a little warmer”. Nope. Chickens do not like cows invading their space. Back to the chicken coop, et voila! Back up to everyone laying every day!
Our sheep- love them. Sasha ended up having two girls this year- Lucky and Lucy. Lucy has the most beautiful coat, and Lucky… well…
Lucky has a lot of energy! Savanna had two girls as well- Lola and Lady. Lola has the most beautiful white face, and Lady is a little timid. We almost lost lady about a month ago. Mineral deficient, barber pole more than likely. Believe it or not, kept her alive on craft beer for an afternoon while the multivitamin and dewormer could kick in. Yeah… Having a beer with my lamb… kept her alive and kept me focused on how else to save her.
Our eggplants have been truly abundant this year. We’ve never been as successful with eggplants as we have been this year. Our cucumbers do not like pots. At all… thinking about tearing them all down from their trellising. Sorry kiddos, no pickles this year!
