More Workers

So I needed some brunch cleared....
This is the young buck.  I haven't thought of a name for him yet and I can still get him registered.  He was born in May.

 This is the doe. She is 3 and had twins the last time she was bred.  The lady who I bought her from said she stopped milking her about three weeks ago.

So for most of the fall these two will be my proffesional brush clearers.  I have a tie-out run put together for them (I will not have them on it unless I am home and can check on them fequently).  I also have a place in the garage set up for them.

The chickens are growing.  I am excited to get them outside in the next few weeks.

 

Also Allie and her girls came out to help paint the chicken tractor.

 

The rabbits tested it out but the little one escaped so once I caught her (wasn't a huge problem) I decided I need to redisgn the front opening that will let the chickens out.

 

 Action bunny shot!  (also were she escaped from - where I have the rope)

Sooo... very very busy month.  But now I need to make a priority of getting the bedroom done.  Next weekend is Deutsch Country Days (www.deustchcountrydays.org).  Allie and the girls will be going to that as well and it looks to be very cool.  Everything from beekeeping to blacksmithing to candle making to a gun smith.  I will take a lot of pictures.

carpentry

Been working most of the day on the rabbit/chicken tractor.  It will be the rabbits till I can build another one for them and move the chicks into it once they are big enough.

I plan on having chicken wire ove the wood and then in winter putting something to fully block the wind .  Likely some scrap carpet or whatever else is cheap.  The front will just be chicken wire - framed to be 2 feet tall.  The rear I will have solid plywood with 3 five gallon buckets for nests.
In all it is 10 feet long and 5 wide, the back five feet will be their weather shelter.
I will also put a drop down panel so they can walk out into the yard once I get my moveable fencing figured out.

Bunny don't care 'bout no dog!

This weekened is the draft horse and mule days in gerald MO.  It is only a half hour away so I plan on going.  I am excited to get back in amongst horses again, even if it is just for a day or two.  Hopefully next year I will have this place ready for a horse.  Both financially and with shelter.