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072 Piglet mania! (and turkeys and chickens too), Memorial Day pistol range time, row covers in the garden
072 Piglet mania! (and turkeys and chickens too), Memorial Day pistol range time, row covers in the garden
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
May 29, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
With the farrowing behind us this week we can talk about the 17 piglets running around the pasture and the mayhem that ensues! Mama pigs are doing great and we also share the final castration update for the season as we finish off that chore. We also talk about the broiler chickens that are here. Our Cornish X chicks arrived early and we're not ready!!
In the CoopCast Community we give a nice thank you to our listeners who helped us by sharing their experience and letting us know we were not alone. It was a cool feeling! We also mention a great comment from a US Veteran on our Memorial Day post on Facebook. Ohh, Andy shares a gun range story about some not so savvy pistol shooting (smack talk - the shooting was great!).
Finally we tour the veggie patch and talk about row covers and hoops. Kelli shares some of the pros: Protect from cold sun and bugs, Better growth on some stuff and some of the cons: Hard to see in-Need to check in on plants, Blowing off, Getting torn
In the CoopCast Community we give a nice thank you to our listeners who helped us by sharing their experience and letting us know we were not alone. It was a cool feeling! We also mention a great comment from a US Veteran on our Memorial Day post on Facebook. Ohh, Andy shares a gun range story about some not so savvy pistol shooting (smack talk - the shooting was great!).
Finally we tour the veggie patch and talk about row covers and hoops. Kelli shares some of the pros: Protect from cold sun and bugs, Better growth on some stuff and some of the cons: Hard to see in-Need to check in on plants, Blowing off, Getting torn
Released:
May 29, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
018 Spring snows and gardening, pastured chicken (broiler) pen wheels, seed starting and planting for a vegetable CSA: Late snowstorm gets us talking about the vegetable gardens and springtime gardening and the hoophouse filling with seedlings. Our sow is getting ready for farrowing and we expect piglets soon. We also talk about planning seeds and vegetables for a CSA. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast