This week students built a separate area in the coop to keep the pigs out of the chicken food. We also began placing a pliable orange fencing around the raised gardens to keep the chickens out. Earlier in the year we had planted broccoli and for the second time the chickens picked the plants cleaned
And for the first time since mid November we had consecutive days with more than 10 eggs laid.
Photos from Feb 1
Using a class that I fave been subbing for the past couple of weeks we trimmed the grapevines.
Over the past month the pigs have been eating the chicken feed. Today Sebastian and me built an area out of pallets to separate the pigs from the chicken feed.
Note: The Jan 4 chicks spent their first night in the coop last night. They were greeted by a tremendous wind storm. Also the power went out sometime during the evening and continues to be out.
On Friday, Jan 20 we had sustained winds of 33 mph with gusts up to 77 mph. The only damage at HHS was to the pepper tree next to the coop. The pepper tree lost one branch. In the garden, the sunscreen blew down. As a result, the sunscreen (tarps have been removed)
The chicks have been in the wheeled brooder for a little over a week and for the first time, today, one was out of the brooder walking on the floor below trying to figure out how to get back in.
On Saturday I was in Ontario and stopped by Amy's Farm for a visit. Here are some photos of things that I would like to have on the HHS Farm.
We have now had the potbelly pigs on the HHS Campus for a little over a month. The pigs are a perfect fit for the farm. The students love to interact with the pigs. The pigs love to be scratched on their belly!
The December 2 hatch of chicks was moved into the coop on December 28th. They were placed in a separate cage with two heat lamps. 6 chicks total
