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Been getting a lot done lately, on top of full time nursing work, on-call just about every weekend, and driving Door Dash/Uber Eats on the way home...

This week, I built a French drain to drain our driveway which catches all the rain runoff from our yard. Unfortunately, I done have a before photo. 5 hours after I finished, my 18yo son drove off the driveway over the grate. Thankfully he didn't break it, but I put a cinder block in the way so he doesn't do it again. Teens 🤦

Then, with the weather coming, and because of a Hawk that took out one of my free range hens, I built an enclosed run/greenhouse for them. I just need to connect the run to the mobile coop. In the spring, I hope to use it to start some plants.

I also had to enclose a screened in porch with plastic to prevent my plumbing from freezing. This was an addition that one of the previous owners installed, but we've had issues with the pipes freezing in the ceiling of that room. So, as a temporary fix, until we're ready to hard scape the room, I put a double layer of plastic over the whole exterior.

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Maria2000 1y ago

Predators are always an issue. We've had a bobcat taking out our rabbits and chickens.

NurseWang 1y ago

We have a Premier1 electric fence around their free range area. I dump a full truck of arborist wood chips out on a section of my yard, put the birds in there for a year, then use that for a garden the next year... This Spring I'm building a permaculture orchard where there at.

Maria2000 1y ago

We might end up doing that too, right now we're setting traps and game cams. I love your idea using the wood chips.

NurseWang 1y ago

Yeah, it's worked well for the last few years. I screened the wood chips, and added in bunny poo and biochar to make raised beds, and the gardens have done great. Last year I charred some 2x6 boards to make some nice raised beds. I use cattle panels for arches as well as cutting them in half, and using electrical conduit as frames for upright trellises.

Maria2000 1y ago

Dang you have a nice setup!

NurseWang 1y ago

Thank you! Little bit at a time, develop more each year. Small, thought out steps, building on knowledge and experience year after year. I only have 1/2 acre, but feel like we do pretty good with wat we have. I want to add meat chickens to the mix next year. We have 8 hens, and 5 breeder rabbits (3 does, 2 bucks). I got fodder trees from Nick Ferguson 2 years ago, and propagated them last year and this year. Hoping to grow 50% of their feed this year, and 80% next year.

I am putting in persimmons, asian pears, figs, cherries, apples, seaberry, goumi, adding peaches, plums, and a few other things to the orchard this year.

After doing little for the last 2 years, because of our desire to move out of NJ, and my wife's cancer, I decided we're going to stay for 5 years (now that she's cancer free just to make sure she's out of the woods, so to speak). I figure, I have to develope more while I'm here, just in case

Maria2000 1y ago

Sounds like you have made more progress than most! Glad your wife's health is better.😊

NurseWang 1y ago

Thank you ... I'm still just getting started. Little but at a time. Learn new things, and apply them. Wish I had land enough for ruminant animals. That's the life goal, regenerative ranch.