The boys and I have moved all the compost from the composting bin into the raised beds. We added 3 beds and will add two more this month. (tall guys eat a lot of food)
The goats took the fence down for us, so we will be building a new fence that encloses a larger area, which includes the blueberries.
Without a fence, the chickens have been 'oh so helpful' at rearranging the pathways that we covered in straw. Now the raised beds are covered in straw and the pathways have these lovely, swirly areas where the chickens have been playing.
This is how it goes:
I try not to hit the curious chicken with the pick, as I loosen the soil.
The chicken then gets very excited about digging in the dirt with us and gets lifted up with the dirt onto the shovel.
The chicken gets a Disneyland ride on the shovel and is pitched onto the raised bed.
The chicken then runs as fast as possible back to the area where I am digging to repeat the entire process.
This does slow the process of moving dirt down just a bit, but it is very entertaining.
So, the compost pile starts over anew for 2010.
The blueberries have blooms again and a few leaves. I guess they don't know about that cold February weather that is coming.
This is our new rain barrel. A very sweet patient of mine brought it to me and Shey put a spicket on it.
We are still loving the eggs, but the best part is sharing them with our friends.
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