Thursday, May 1, 2014

Ranch Hands May 2014



April saw wild spring growth here... our fruit trees amazed us with their progress...  our chickens luv the new "chick chalet" & even our geese hatched eggs this month!!


We planted fruit trees as soon as we moved in & the growth rate in the tropics amazes us!  After 18 months one guava tree grew up from a small sapling to a height that we actually saw song birds nesting in one of them this week...  As well as giving us fruit this past winter!!!

Our chickens must luv their new chalet & the ability to now free range across more than an acre....  our daily egg count doubled in 6 weeks!!  Leslie is negotiating with new vendors for the additional egg volume!

Our geese have been laying eggs this spring & the first batch hatched 2 new goslings that roam the ranch with their protective mom....  alot of other eggs still being sat on so we'll wait.  But thinking about adding an incubator to the Bunkhouse as an option too.