It was more than time to clean our our layers coop this past weekend. I scraped up the hardened poop, and tossed it in a wheelbarrow, which would later be rolled over to a storage area of sorts. I hope to be able to apply this natural fertilizer to planted areas next fall; right now it is too hot and would burn my cold frame plants if I were to crumble it around those plants.
It was also more than time to move the chicken yard around and give the ladies some fresh grass access. The neighboring horse round pens still dictate where I can move the chicken yard; potentially over the next several months, the horses will be moved to an entirely different area on the farm, thus opening up a broader ranger for the chickens to explore. For now, I’ll continue to use the fence to keep them out from under the high spirited thoroughbreds prancing around.
Seeds sprouted in our greenhouse roughly 4 to 5 days after being sown. I have no idea what will come to fruition before night/day temperatures and length of day prohibit further maturation. I do have a grow-light and small heater . . . perhaps I’ll hook them up this week and enable myself to control more of the growing environment.
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