Hey guys. Tiger, welcome to the thread. Glad to hear you're enjoying it. So far, the chickens seem pretty easy, so don't wait too long! At some point I'll get to fruit tree questions and hope you can give some input. SCGargoyle (on this thread) is addicted to the CUBS as well.
Toro, again, glad to hear that people are enjoying the thread. I don't lace the thread with anything. The attraction may be that I am a complete novice that is learning about tractors, chickens, gardening, etc. right here for everyone to see. I think lots of folks on the forum are amatuers like myself. And the ones that are pros like to read about newbies and all the mistakes they make!
Got another 16' of garden row prepaired for red potatoes. We'll be putting those in the ground tomorrow evening.
The fence posts are going in little by little. We have a total of about 25 posts in so far. I'm tamping the posts in place with soil, and finding that they aren't as rigid as I'd like. Any suggestions? Will mother nature take care of "tightening" the posts? They are 24" in the ground. I did the corner posts 36" down with one 80 pound bag per hole. They, of course, feel very solid.
The chickens are growing up fast. They are two weeks now. The temps in the brooder are down to 85 degrees. Today was warm enough that we let them out in the yard for the first time. They didn't wander far. One ate an ant off the driveway.
I also have not mentioned that our new neighbors have just moved their horses in. Beautiful! This is a shot from our front porch today. My lab is keeping them company.
