fuzzi's "Gardens and Chickens...and Goats? Oh My!" Journal and More Thread

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Puttering, puttering.

Weather remains dry and fair. I am hoping it lasts a little longer so I can sand and stain the steps. Maybe when I am off on Friday?

Crawlspace guys came by last Saturday, laid the moisture barrier on the ground under the house, sealed up the vents, and installed the dehumidifier. Today the electrician hooked it up to a new breaker he installed. I'm happy, hoping it will help my allergies.
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Had to call the plumber, too, as I couldn't get the sink in the half bath to drain. The drain snake he used kept going up the bathroom vent, so he went under the house and snaked the pipe and cleared the clog from there, yippee!

It's good to have a GOOD plumber.

No frost yet, probably not for a couple weeks. I planted the remaining collard seedlings, so all I am doing now is watering every couple days.
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Chickens are still molting, getting one egg every other day from 6 hens, but the three pullets are growing big girl combs that are reddening.
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Esther is a pretty girl!

I spent part of the weekend cleaning up the areas cleared by the tree guys. There are still so many roots, and I am trying to remove as many as possible so I can level the soil some.
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⬆️ The area to the right of the shed door has been completed and raked. I will probably include some of this area in a goat enclosure, but don't want to twist an ankle in the meanwhile. Out, you nasty roots!
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Amazon has a program where they send you free stuff and expect a review. They offered me a set of 42" electric fence stakes...and I thought "Why not? Price is right". Not sure how I will incorporate them, yet. Still looking, and thinking about possibilities every time I go out in the yard.

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Happy pansy face!
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So you're one of the Amazon Vine folks eh?! I have a friend who is-- OMG the tons of things she has gotten from that.
 

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So you're one of the Amazon Vine folks eh?! I have a friend who is-- OMG the tons of things she has gotten from that.
Eyup. But at the end of the year I have to pay income tax on the stuff.

The shade cloths on top of my hoop coop were from Amazon, too. Last week I ordered a 48"x50' privacy screening fabric. Not sure what to do with it, yet. I know it won't hold goats!
 

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All eleven!
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Zacchaeus watching over his gals...
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Good Boy!
 

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Bummer - but I guess it'd be less than having to buy stuff you hopefully needed. But fun picking stuff out and getting it.
I got more stuff when I first started, but they want reviews, which I refuse to do if I've not yet used the item. So I backed off a little and just request something if I am fairly certain that I will be using it soon.
 

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Going to add this video to the goat post, seems very straightforward:

 

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And I started my fencing thread!

 

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Not flock or herd related...but how I spent most of my Saturday...

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Steps need attention, sand and stain.

My new toy:
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I removed a bunch of loose stain flakes, down to bare wood in some areas.

Think I might need another sanding pad!?
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Halfway done!
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Second side done, mat cleaned and replaced:
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There's a color difference, probably because I have stair treads usually on the right side. They've been cleaned and are still wet so I didn't put them back just yet.

After the steps were done I had some stain left in the bucket, so I decided to use it on the big shed. The small area I stained looked so much better that I opened another jug of stain and did the whole side!
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And then around the back... funny how that works, hmm?
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Notice the difference between the left stained side and the right? I guess at some point I will disassemble the fencing and finish this end.

Clocks get turned back tonight, don't forget!
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