luna acres

They are saying the temperatures are going to drop drastically over the next two weeks, starting with 3-6 inches of snow tomorrow. Yesterday we prepared the animals by giving the rabbits extra cardboard for insulation and snuggling down into. We reconfigured and anchored down tarps to protect them better from the wind. I reattached the ducks tarp so it wouldn't blow away. Gave them all a pile of hay.  I hope it snows early, so we can call into work.  I hate being gone all day, worried we won't make it home to check on them. ducks like their little crate - yesterday jonathan caught them cuddling up couple style :) the bun buns like their boxes Leela does not appreciate being photographed, please. duckies checking out their new patch of grass Until next time, Angela Kelly

chickies on fresh grass one big happy poultry family I love to watch the ducks drink water always on the look out It's certainly the rainy season in the mountains. Overcast and showers nearly every day last week, and on the forecast for this week. The birds don't seem to mind much though, just another day to them. It's good to have them out on pasture now, and their hoop house is so easy to move, we just hook it up to the four wheeler and drag it a few feet. This isn't by any means our ideal chicken living space. We hope to get an electronet fence sometime this summer, then we could let them out of the hoop house during the day to be more truly free range, then lock them up at night to protect them from the predators lurking in the woods. The electronet is an amazing temporary fencing system, it's easy to move around and with a solar charger we can move it anywhere on the property. One day... rainy day birds   Live simply, Angela and Jonathan

I'm a little late in sharing our adventures of the first storm of the winter season, but it's better late than never, right? Life has been a bit chaotic; returning home, finding work, and fixing the Jeep have been overwhelming tasks, but we can finally cross them off our list (well, mostly.) Amist all the stress my blogging has been on the back burner, but no longer! The next few months will be busy busy busy with farm projects, and I want to share it with you every step of the way. Now, back to that storm... the clouds rolled in then the rain firewood the wind took down the pear tree also, the strawberries (granted there was not much left to them) soaked. and very dark our poor, poor tree it will heal. the morning after the biggest casualty Live simply, Angela and Jonathan