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AL
Almost Self-Reliant
The last couple of days have been the kind where I am insanely busy and accomplish nothing.
Yesterday I spent the whole day helping a friend move a lot of decorative landscaping stuff - a big sago palm, a beautiful "lady of prosperity
fountain, and a bunch of big rocks. She has started turning her backyard into a flower/vegetable /butterfly garden and it is turning out quite nice.
Anyway, today my knee feels like I have been mule-kicked, my hands are full of splinters and I have nothing to show for it LOL.
It is 70*, overcast and windy. I cleared out the chicken house, put some fresh straw down and moved their "flock block" inside since it is supposed to rain the next few days.
I put a couple more wheelbarrows of horse manure out on the garden compost. I am trying to put a very thin layer all over, but not too much so that it can decompose ok.
Speaking of horses... my foster horse, Buddy, has 2 sores on his back. They are about nickel sized round spots. Originally they had a really thick scab on them - I pulled it off and it was smooth dry skin, no wound. Now, they are scabbing over again. Any ideas? I can take pics if needed, but there isn't much to them.
I have very exciting plans for tonight.... I will be spending time with my friend Kim (meat chickens) and her 2 kids (15 and 7). Hopefully I will still manage to be home for an early bedtime.
Yesterday I spent the whole day helping a friend move a lot of decorative landscaping stuff - a big sago palm, a beautiful "lady of prosperity
fountain, and a bunch of big rocks. She has started turning her backyard into a flower/vegetable /butterfly garden and it is turning out quite nice.
Anyway, today my knee feels like I have been mule-kicked, my hands are full of splinters and I have nothing to show for it LOL.
It is 70*, overcast and windy. I cleared out the chicken house, put some fresh straw down and moved their "flock block" inside since it is supposed to rain the next few days.
I put a couple more wheelbarrows of horse manure out on the garden compost. I am trying to put a very thin layer all over, but not too much so that it can decompose ok.
Speaking of horses... my foster horse, Buddy, has 2 sores on his back. They are about nickel sized round spots. Originally they had a really thick scab on them - I pulled it off and it was smooth dry skin, no wound. Now, they are scabbing over again. Any ideas? I can take pics if needed, but there isn't much to them.
I have very exciting plans for tonight.... I will be spending time with my friend Kim (meat chickens) and her 2 kids (15 and 7). Hopefully I will still manage to be home for an early bedtime.
