From the pictures, one can not tell, but there are goslings under these broody geese. Very protective parents. If you try to lift up a wing to check on the goslings, you will lose an arm.
Goslings started hatching
Rotational Grazing
Every few days I move the cows and goats to a rested pasture at Busted Bucket Farm. In 2 days, they will go to another area.
Geese re-homed
Today a gander and a goose from Busted Bucket Farm found a new home at Rockabilly Farm (http://www.rockabillyfarm.com). They like their new sheep friends. Happy Grazing!
Cooking from the farm
A good portion of tonight’s meal was from Busted Bucket Farm: free range chicken, ham steaks, grilled pork belly, and sweet potatoes.
Plowing under winter cover for corn
This morning I plowed under the 1 acre corn patch at Jason’s farm. Got out Old Blue, the 1962 Ford 4000 to pull the double plow. Just in time to receive some rain in the opened up soil and break the clods down. I a week or two, I will harrow and till to get ready for corn planting.
Busy on the Farm
At Busted Bucket Farm, we are busy grazing animals, preparing beds for plantings, shuffling farm machinery around, and beginning some plantings. Too much dirt on my hands to do much typing.
Power tilling Frank’s plot at Busted Bucket Farm
Connected the PTO tiller to the tractor and tilled up the wide beds to get ready for Frank’s plantings at BBF. All that was leftover from last year was the garlic that over-wintered. The strawberries did not make it through the extra cold winter.
Making beds at BBF day2
Finished up making the beds. The chickens really love the turned over dirt. I hope they clean up all the grubs.
Making raised beds at Busted Bucket Farm
In the process of making raised beds at the farm. Turning over dirt and making pathways for the tractor to move mulch and soil amendments in the future.
Farm road drainage project near complete
The french drains, surface gravel, drainage swales, and other piping is in place in the tractor path drainage project. Rough grading is also done. Now time for a rain to see the water gurgle out the downhill side. Once this dries the area out, it is time to get the heavy fertilizer truck to pass through, which was the goal of the project.
