We picked up a Scottish Highland Bull 2 weeks ago to breed with Mandy in May. He is all black except for some reddish brown on his ears and top of his head.
We now have four hens and a rooster living in the chicken tractor that Cris built. One of the hens started laying yesterday and we have two eggs so far!
The chickens are americaunas and buff ophingtons. We ordered 25 black australorp chicks that will arrive in April. We plan to raise them both for meat and eggs and they will live in the tree orchard area to help keep the trees pest free. The chicken tractor works great We move it every few days in the garden so the chickens scratch up the ground and fertilize it for when we plant vegies.
The sustainable living group got together a week ago and harvested sassafras root to dry and use to make sassafras tea. Other projects we plan to do this year with the group is take a handgun course, first aid/cpr training, Ham Radio training to get our license.
There just aren't enough hours in the day though. Trying to get everything done and adding more things to the list all the time and the never ending things that need repaired....like the $450 tractor tire that had to be replaced, the wires on the lawn mower and UTV that the dogs tore up trying to get to a mouse, the roof on a storage shed that has to be replaced after a hail storm.
But for all the aggravating things that happen, there are the great things that make it all worth while. Like the first egg that our chicken laid, watching piglets being born and growing up, watching the boar run over to us like a puppy dog when we come home from work, petting our hairy highland cattle.
We are still trying to sell our house in Memphis. Hopefully the few repairs we do and the spring yard cleanup will help us get it sold. It is a buyers market for sure.
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