Busy working

So I have been pretty busy the last couple weeks. One of my projects included thinking about pigs. Yes I wrestled back and forth with myself for a few days over the idea of getting pigs to raise for meat. Here is a picture of some I was looking at.  I finally came to the conclusion that I did not want to invest the time or the money in pigs right now.  I always wonder if it would be cost effective, and guess I will continue to research that issue. I also find that the more time I spend working in my yard the more things I discover that need to be done.  I don't feel like I should add to that until I get other things caught up.

So no pigs for now. maybe latter in the year, or maybe next year, but this is not the right time for me. I have instead settled on getting my daughter some more geese. I like to keep geese with my chickens since they are such great guard dogs.  They alert everyone when there is possible danger. I have not had an issue with coyotes, raccoons, skunks or opossum's stealing chickens for years now.
So we are expecting a special package at the post office in about a week from now....and I did order myself a little something too. I couldn't help myself. I ordered a couple dozen more chicks for me! They will be here in early April. SSSSSHHHHH!   Don't tell anyone. 

I don't know why I think I need more chickens, I am getting about 30 eggs a day right now and it will be double that in the summer.  I need to find more recipes for cooking eggs I guess or sell them to the neighbors or something.

This is one of the projects going on here in the last couple weeks. Finally a bridge over the creek so we can fully utilize the lower part of the property. It is kind of hard to haul things over the creek with no bridge so that part of the property has had little use. About the only thing its been good for up until now has been a place for the dogs to run back and forth barking at the neighbor's dogs that are doing the same thing. Back and forth barking at each other along the fence line.  At least it was good exercise and entertainment I guess.

The chicken yard was getting pretty wet and muddy so we found a neighbor who had wheat straw for sale and got a couple loads to use as bedding. I spread 3 bales in the yard over the mud and the chickens thought it was great fun. They scratched at it for days and worked into the mud so its not so bad now, even though the weather hasn't gotten any better. Rain rain go away.