On Monday I stopped by campus and found that last week someone had dropped off heavy cardboard that was covered with plastic and painted black. I think it might be something we can use to cover our compost pile.
Also this past weekend the Silver Laced hen began laying a bluish egg. I collected three. We will place these in the incubator on Tuesday Jan 21st, should hatch on Feb 10th.
Week 9. This is the last week of the second quarter.
Activities this week include:
1. Continue work on the raised garden beds - creating tops and covers to keep the chickens from eating the new vegetable growth while allowing the sunshine in.
2. Continue work on the outside seed nursery next to room #1. Last week we completed the construction of two seed tray holders. We now need to add some visqueen to hold in the heat.
3. Create more separation bins inside the coop for isolation of chickens so we can control the mating process.
4. Continue our work on the composting process. We currently are keeping track of the compost pile temperature and feeding the pile as needed. We have enlisted the help of facilities to provide a tractor to turn the pile on a weekly basis. The temperature this past week has been maintained between 110 and 117 degrees. Since the pile was turned last Friday, and the addition of more brown and green leaves we are recording temperatures above 122 degrees. WE HIT 133 degrees on Wednesday morning with the outdoor temp at 50 degrees. We add the pool cover on Tuesday.
4a. Cut black cardboard and place on small compost piles in the garden 4 x 4.
5. Continue work on the tiny trailer. Last week we framed the trailer. This week we will continue to frame the roof and add a nesting box to the side of the trailer.
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