I didn’t get a whole lot of barn work done today. I spent several hours trying some various ideas for getting my new air compressor running on my 4kW generator, none of which actually worked. In the end I tried … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2014
I had been planning on going up to Grass Valley today, but the forecast was for a 60% chance of rain so I reconsidered. Instead of working on the barn, I stayed in San Jose and installed the nest boxes … Continue reading
After eight months of inactivity, I’ve finally got enough time available to put the barn back in rotation! The fine fellows at wanderingsofbaloo.org came out to California for a three day weekend, and were kind enough to help me out with … Continue reading
Well, one hen has started laying anyway. I went to check on the chickens this morning and I found two small eggs which look to be from the Ameraucana. The shells and membrane were quite robust. I’ve heard that they … Continue reading