I forget what movie/cartoon that comes from. The old roof is completely off. A new roof is mostly on. The rafters and stringers are in place. We have agreed (shockingly) on a floor plan and the placement of roosts, nest boxes and doors. The metal roofing is ordered and should be here by Wednesday. I am hopeful that by the weekend, there will be a true chicken shed in our back pasture. I am hopeful because there are six chickens in a rubbermaid tub that are getting awfully crowded. The big chicks need a bigger home. The little chicks need a bigger home. Can we all live peacefully in one home? Segregation is not a good thing even for chickens. Is one very large chicken shed big enough for 12 birds? Who knows? I hope these chicks lay good eggs because the time investment is even larger than for a nice garden. Certainly the money investment equals a nice garden.
On another note, it is 45 degrees outside and raining. It feels like it could snow. If it snows, all that gardening work is for nothing. Right now the garden is pretty weed free and everything is germinated and growing properly. A freeze would wipe all of that out. The raspberries look especially promising. They are loaded with berries that I hope to get before the birds do. The corn is up. The pumpkins have sprouted. No bugs have created an infestation. The compost pile is even composting. Yeah, garden! After 25 years in the same house, we have a garden and animal set-up we all like. Is that amazing or what?
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