NH Homesteader's journal

[NH Homesteader]

Lol and meat-wise, I have goats so I probably don't need sheep huh. For now, anyway!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

There ya go. I hear that some decisions are better made after some contemplation. Never been my style though, lol! I need to figure that out!

 

[baymule]

You have a baby on the way. Usually I am a great enabler, but not this time. You don't need the sheep you have enough on your plate.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Have you guys been talking to my husband? Lol, no worries. We aren't getting sheep!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

There will always be another opportunity - like when you move to Tennessee!!

 

[NH Homesteader]

Lol right?

Lost another chick today. It's been one a day lately. I told my husband at least we know how much a hawk can eat in a day I feel horrible but I can't do fencing right now and DH is working nonstop so short of locking them in the coop I can't do much until he has some free time. Which, considering we still haven't finished cutting up the pig, seems like it's not likely happening soon. He's busy most of the day tomorrow (doing a favor for his friend that I hate but he's also supposed to work in the afternoon), Sunday we'll be working on the pig, and back to work on Monday. Sigh. We need him to have a week off!

Oh man... I made mustard/maple pork tenderloin and scalloped potatoes for dinner. I am still impressed with myself 3 hours later. It was AMAZING

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I made mustard/maple pork tenderloin and scalloped potatoes for dinner.

Oh man that sounds delicious!

 

[baymule]

And you ate it all up and didn't give US a bite?

 

[sumi]

Where is the recipe?!?

String up some old CD's for the hawk, it's supposed to put them off. Also put some pallets or something similar on blocks, so they are just high enough above ground for the chickens to take shelter under.

 

[NH Homesteader]

They're free ranging, so the CD thing wouldn't work so well! And there are a ton of places to take cover, I think the hawk is just faster than them. I found all the chicks hiding under something the other day, in fact! But good ideas for when we fence them in!