CABIN TIME!

Off My Back Deck At The Cabin

I need a vacation from my Reynolds Family Vacation...so I'm off to my Butte Meadows cabin for five wonderful days!  I've been rushing around trying to get everything organized.  I don't know why I bother: One step forward, two steps back!  I wanted to plant a few transplant trays for this year's Fall/Winter garden...I pulled the seeds out and soaked the plugs, just haven't planted yet; but they will get planted before I leave.  I'm lucky to have saved these awesome transplant trays from the fields after the commercial tomatoes were planted in March.  These 5 trays have enough cells for a huge garden and are so easy to plant and transplant.  When I get back from the cabin, hopefully all the little seeds will have germinated.

Commercial Transplant Trays

The Winter Garden

I found a super good deal for a used shed on Craigslist and had it delivered on Sunday...perfect for the new laying hens...I now have 2 coops...one that will hold 20 birds and the new one will hold up to 50...not that I want 70 laying hens at this point in time...but maybe in the future...the shed was too good of a deal to pass up.  $400 delivered!

Old Coop

New Coop (Shed)

When I get back from the Cabin I'll start working on the new shed.  I'll add multi-level roosts and a dozen nest boxes...even though they'll all want to set the same nest...usually 3 at a time...silly girls. The electric fencing still isn't up and I guess that's a good thing...would have had a problem getting the shed in the chicken yard if I had actually had them up.  The turkeys will be allowed to run loose until it's time for the freezer...another 3 weeks, I think.