So today starts our first day of Chicken House construction. Jordan found some blueprints (which he conveniently made modifications to) for free. Last night we went to Menards to find lumber. It was going to be preeeetty pricey! I ended up looking on Craigslist and found a guy who was selling a pile of plywood for $60. After some negotiating, we settled on the whole thing for $45. We did end up getting a thicker floor board and our 2X4's at Menards...along with some screws, nails, and hinges. Spent $55 at Menards. We are going to scavenge around for some linoleum and shingles. So far we are at $100. We still have $50 to spend---planning to buy some mis-tint paints at the hardware store and paint the deal too. Here is a picture of our supplies...and our little helper!
The sheep are still breeding...but they need to get a move on so we can have lambs born by January! Hopefully we will have some more girls marked by the end of next week.
The pigs are still doing well. We had one pen to fix this morning so we could move a few of them over. That will give each pen a little more room. A couple of the feeders are getting stuck, but Jordan reassures me that a pigs snout is stronger than I think and they will be able to figure it out. But...we will keep an eye on things in the meantime.
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