This past week has been very slow going. Elmer is having a difficult time with bone pain. Not as much is getting done we we hoped but that is ok. We need to be flexible as we can.
We have plans to move the raised garden, putting it closer to the house. A smaller chicken coop is waiting for Elmer to feel well enough to finish, and lots of cleaning to still accomplish. Today we moved the geese after preparing the fencing to be safe and secure for them. Little monsters are pestering the goats, pigs and other birds. A friend suggests they are bored with not enough ladies per male. Now they have a safe place to roam and graze and the Goat pen area is quiet and less stressed lol
Pacing ourself, allowing a step back when needed is important. Things will get done if we address something every day.
Cancer pain is making it hard for Elmer to do much for long, but his heart is in it and so we keep on keeping on.
In the mean time we are looking to re-home the donkeys. Oh it breaks my heart, i love them so much but with the kids building on a large portion of land and with finances being tight, we wont have the graze space or extra money to feed hay all year. A hard reality to homestead life that I wasn't worried about before, and that is having too many animals to feed that are not necessarily feeding us. Making those downsizing decisions are tough but necessary .
We have plans to move the raised garden, putting it closer to the house. A smaller chicken coop is waiting for Elmer to feel well enough to finish, and lots of cleaning to still accomplish. Today we moved the geese after preparing the fencing to be safe and secure for them. Little monsters are pestering the goats, pigs and other birds. A friend suggests they are bored with not enough ladies per male. Now they have a safe place to roam and graze and the Goat pen area is quiet and less stressed lol
Pacing ourself, allowing a step back when needed is important. Things will get done if we address something every day.
Cancer pain is making it hard for Elmer to do much for long, but his heart is in it and so we keep on keeping on.
In the mean time we are looking to re-home the donkeys. Oh it breaks my heart, i love them so much but with the kids building on a large portion of land and with finances being tight, we wont have the graze space or extra money to feed hay all year. A hard reality to homestead life that I wasn't worried about before, and that is having too many animals to feed that are not necessarily feeding us. Making those downsizing decisions are tough but necessary .