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06/10/2006: ""

Time for an update.
The cows are doing very well on the tethering system. Lady is getting bigger every day and Belle is finally looking like she is putting on some weight.
I am building a 10x12 shed out back on an old cement pad and will have 1/6 acre set up with the shed as permanent pasture that I can connect to the other 2/6 that will rotate. The trusses for the shed should be here next week.
The chickens are in a tractor and the coop is reconfigured for the new chicks which are also arriving next week. I have to build cages in the area left in the coop for the bunnies. I will be putting them in the coop when the weather gets cold and hopefully their water will stay unfrozen.
Once the cows are out on pasture I can rip out the brooder coop they have been staying in and start on a couple of big box stalls.
We had our first batch of bunnies (only 2) and everyone is enjoying how cute they are.

The garden is looking good. Had a couple of strawberries all ready! Corn is looking good and the potatoes are growing to beat the band. But so are the weeds. Luckily the tiller works well and the hoe is sharp.
I have noticed that the seeder we have seems to leave a lot of open spaces in a row. I think I will be looking for a different brand for next year.
Later this week I am going to try to get the plans for the bunny cages and the chicken tractor up in the resource area.