So originally Jamie and I had a plan to start slow with the animals. A few laying hens this year, working up to pigs and such next year.
Well the opportunity has arisen to host the school’s green technologies animals this summer. The good news is that it will only be for a few months. The other good news is that it will allow us to test drive this whole livestock management/care piece and still give them away at the end of the summer if we discover it is not for us. We will also have access to their teacher who normally cares for them.
We will be getting 1 rabbit, 2 goats, 5 ducks and about a dozen laying hens.
The bad news is that we need to get our act together fast. We need to clean out the lower area of the 2 storey shed and get some fencing up quick. We also need to build a coop and a hutch and some kind of swimming area for the ducks.
– Siobhan
Exciting! Seems like a great opportunity to test things out!