Vermont - Water - Chicken update

We installed a rainwater collection system (the pics don't quite show the 'system' part...the hoses are detached because of the rain storm last night). We are already at capacity...300 gallons each!

We have used the water to:

• water the garden
• water chickens
• brew bier
• wash dogs

Our water bill was only $5 this month!



The Garden is still moving right along. I've eaten cucumbers for dinner, and again today for lunch. Its not that I can't eat anything else, but when they are sitting right there its hard for me not to do something with them. The tomatoes are what I'm really looking forward to. We planted 'Mr. Stripey,' which is alternating yellow and red stripes, I'm interested to know how it will taste. The others are heirloom and cherry varieties.







I've started letting the chickens out every night to graze. Its perfect, an hour or so before dusk Matt and I go out with our gloves, let the chickens out in the yard and we throw softball till the ladies are ready to go back in. One stood in a fire ant mound the other day. Apparently, fire ants sting chicken feet too. The dogs don't care much for the chickens being out, in fact, they ate two of their eggs from the basket yesterday! I forgot to put the eggs away.








Coming soon....wind turbine and cheese making.