Here's the thing about farming... it's not horribly interesting, and the fact of the matter is that like everything else, 'in theory' is different than in practice.
We lost a bunny. Found it, and then it died in a storm. Too much for it's poor heart, we reckon.
The goats have been eating everything--the cherry tree, the garden, etc. :)
We added some turkeys to our chickens, and we have not lost one chicken! The turkeys are more alert, and warn the chickens of intruders. YEA!
The ducks are still here. We found that a cheap baby pool works wonders for the pool situation. We had been plugging a hole in the sandbox for the winter.
The key, I think, is to find what works now. Not that you should slap something together, and make it work, but we find that we have grand ideas for the future, and not such good ones for now. Although it seems like a waste of time to put a lot of effort into what we currently have, it's not, not really. These chickens need something now. While it's only going to last a year, hey, that's a year. And in the life of a chicken, it's practically a lifetime! :)
So, as in life, farming is learning.
And lots of hard, satisfying work. :)
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