Oh my gosh. Was today a day! We had the chicken coop on the truck, and we had to unload it. It is heavy, made of rough cut, so it had extra weight because it is not dry wood. Just the two of us concocted a plan to hook it to a chain, and come-along it down a set of wooden ramps. Of course, the thing did not want to drag properly, and then suddenly, it was leaning precariously off the back of the truck, and I was begging Tim to get out of the way because if it were to fall, I would not be able to stop it. Which made him impatient, of course, because he was watching out.
I texted my brother in law to come quickly if they were at home, even as Tim was telling me not to do that. They were home, and they dashed right over, although by that time, the chicken coop had crashed from the truck to the ground and nobody died, which in Tim's mind, proved his point that I should not be texting for help when we didn't need it at all.
We tilted it back up on its skids and Anna and Dave were able to admire how well built and sturdy it was.
(Which we proved by losing it off the back of the truck. It bounced, but there was no damage.)
We finished building our raised beds. I did remember to take pictures of those, because I knew Northsider has been anxious to see them. They are not yet filled with dirt and fym and sawdust, but that will happen. Siding the house is on the agenda too.
]Today, I watched The Remarkable life of Ibelin. If you have netflix, I do recommend it. Tissues are required.
Oy!! Glad you’re all still alive!😲😅Your raised beds look great!! Wishing you a great growing season😊 xo, Rigmor
ReplyDeleteIt was pretty stressful. I was so worried about Tim getting killed under it. I was on the back of the truck.
DeleteCool! Once again you've escaped death by chicken coop. That thing is built hell for stout. Congratulations on new tenants. Those raised beds are a thing of beauty. This year I may try growing arugula in my two flower pots. There has been zero joy with the flowers, so maybe herbs will be better.
ReplyDeleteOne of those jobs that I'm glad to be done with. My gosh, that was plain awful. Good luck with your arugula.
DeleteI was excepting a drop, and I was expecting damage, but it turned out well. I see numerous raised bed there. You will really be getting into growing.
ReplyDeleteThe beds are 4 foot x 8 foot, so that's a 128 square feet of garden space. I also have a smaller raised bed to plant a couple zucchini in, since they will take over where ever they are planted. I am going to try once again, to grow my cucumbers hydroponically. I'm pretty sure that I know what I did wrong the first time, so they will not be taking up space in the raised beds either. Corn will be planted separately as well.
DeleteThose men always seem to forget they aren't 21 anymore. I am glad the chicken house made it safely! Those raised beds are pretty great!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm awfully excited about it, Merry. I have to get through tomorrow (snow) and tomorrow night (snow) but after that cold night, the temperatures are suppose to go up into the 50s and 60s. I am hoping we've seen the last of the coldest weather.
DeleteI'm not much different than Tim, forgetting my age and size, thinking I can do it myself. I'm glad the coop survived and your raised beds are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad he survived. That coop is hella heavy. I mean, it could not be pushed onto the ramps. So he decided to use a come along, which meant he was in front of it on the ground. It started shifting off the ramps, and that is when I got scared. If it would have started to fall, there was not one thing that I could have done besides watch in horror.
DeleteMy husband and I built 4 raised beds before he got sick. We had a few bumper crops from them. He added a little ledge around the edge so we could sit on the side and work in the beds, it saved many sore backs. I have potatoes planted now and a few veggies but cannot use but one, my age is catching up with me, I think. (80) I have offered them to others if they want to use them but no takers so far. I love your chicken house, I priced a laying hen thinking I might like to have 2 but it was almost 100.00 for 2.
ReplyDeleteWow. They are expensive there! I haven't priced anything yet because we are not ready quite yet. We got the coop because it was such a good bargain. The timing was interesting. I was discussing chicken coops with Levi, and strangely enough, suddenly, he had a small coop for sale. I think he made it with me in mind, and I am grateful.
DeleteGlad you got the coop there in one piece with no one getting hurt! Can hardly wait to see your chickens when you get them. Will you get chicks or adult chickens? And those raised beds will be marvelous! You will get a lot of produce from them. Wow!
ReplyDeleteWe will not get anything until we are actually living there full time. I'm not sure. I suppose that it will depend in large part about the timing of it all.
DeleteWhat an adventure… glad everyone is okay! Looking forwatd to chicken pics.
ReplyDeleteThis is encouraging: https://open.substack.com/pub/aaronparnas/p/breaking-democrats-secure-major-election?r=53ldq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
I read this last night! I saw that Goughnaur tipped the state house. 63% of the vote was a comfortable margin too. It really gave me hope that people are starting to wake up.
DeleteI'm really interested in the cause of death for Jessica Aber.
Me too…
DeleteHah! Lancaster County flipped Democratic as well! Malone won. So...we have a majority.
Delete(Sorry, that Anonymous was me)
ReplyDeleteOh so satisfying to see it all coming along to plan.
ReplyDeleteDave and I will be anxious to see all your crops growing soon!
Hopefully, you and Dave will be enthusiastic!!!
DeleteEverything looks lovely. There is this Scottish lad I watch, setting up for self sufficiency and he has just built raised beds. But he did one thing different, he scorched the planks until they were black to give them longevity. Apparently it is a Japanese trick.
ReplyDeleteYou know, that's interesting, Thelma. I've seen it done, but I never knew that it protects the boards. I have only seen it done to give the boards character. It would be easy enough to do before the beds are filled. Off to google.
DeleteI hope you get to see the York Museum display of the hoard, and that you report back with pictures. I love stuff like that, and would jump at the chance to go.
Nothing beats raised beds for growing veg, in my small space I only have two, but you can pack in so much, as for chickens, lucky you, I would love some, but neighbour feeds foxes in her garden, so no chance of keeping any.
ReplyDeleteThis is will be an interesting experiment. I've never kept chickens before. But, to be perfectly honest, I know dumb people who keep chickens, so I figure that I will manage to get it figured out.
DeleteLife is busy and exciting. Good to know that the coop is sturdy and now in place. The raised beds look good, too.
ReplyDeleteStep by step. Things are now moving much more quickly because we're just working on one project.
DeleteIs Google giving me the correct result for fym. Like swearing?
ReplyDeleteIt is pleasing that all persons survived the chicken coop delivery.
I Googled it, too! FYM probable means "farm yard manure" and not what Google gave us! LOL
DeleteMarcia got it right. And now I'm afraid to google the term to see what you two miscreants found!
DeleteWhy do men think they are invincible? Glad your’s is still alive. Mine did some questionable stuff but always came out in one piece. Before I knew him, he hit rocks with an old boat and it sunk. I asked him so what did you do? Response was, swam to shore. I was always a bit nervous sailing with him. Lol. Gigi
ReplyDeleteI married the quiet brother. I listen to stories of the crazy stuff his brothers did growing up. For preacher's kids, they were wild as hell. I observed that the difference between their father and mine is that theirs preached following the ten commandments, including the whole 'thou shalt not kill' part. My dad was a nonbeliever, and we couldn't be all that certain he wouldn't kill us.
DeleteOh Lord, I think these men think that we can all continue to do the things of our youth! I think being sensible about getting help is SAFER. I love the coop, will you paint it? I also love the planter beds, my God you will have so much great stuff growing! Does your new home have a place for all the good things you will be canning? I can't wait for the fun adventures at your new home!
ReplyDeleteYes. I have a pantry, which I always wanted, and there will be a cold storage in the north corner of the basement. We are having a small canning kitchen in the basement in conjunction with the meat processing area.
DeleteYou guys have thought of everything! I love that. Again, can't wait to see what you grow, the fun times with your chickens, and all the other cool things you and Tim do!
DeleteMy husband is exactly the same so I can totally relate to this! Glad it all worked out. Looks great!
ReplyDeleteUgh. The man is heart stopping, sometimes. I don't think I'm over reactive. I think he's under reactive. I could see that coop teetering, and I knew it was going to fall.
DeleteOh dear god. I hate situations like that. At least you know how very, very sturdy the coop is. Your raised beds look great!
ReplyDeleteI'm excited about them. I can't wait to get them filled. We are getting a couple loads of manure, and a couple loads of top soil. I am hopeful that I have more success with them than I did the garden. Every year, that got less productive.
DeleteGlad no one was hurt and that you are happy with the coop. Good luck with your gardens! Sounds like you know what you are doing.
ReplyDeleteIt was scary, that's for sure. I just don't think sometimes that Tim assesses risk the same way that I do. He was grumpy with me for texting my brother in law. I don't even know what I expected them to do about it. But I knew that if it was as dangerous as it looked to me, that they'd speak up. And that Tim would listen to them, as opposed to me.
DeleteDoing risky jobs without the proper crew is not fun. Don't try that kind of stuff anymore.
ReplyDeleteRed? I'ma need you to talk to Tim for me.
DeleteWell THAT sounds scary. I'm glad you're all OK! That chicken coop must indeed be built really well.
ReplyDeleteOh man, it was! As soon as I saw that thing teetering on the ramps, I foresaw bad things. Terrible things. Let me know what you think of Ibelin.
DeleteThose raised beds are magnificent Debby. Save your poultry manure for next years crops. You could half fill the raised beds with logs. Look up Hugelkultur gardening Debby. The logs retain the moisture. I look forward to seeing your crops growing.
ReplyDeleteHa! That's exactly what we are doing. We have two trees which need to be dropped, cut to length and we can put them in the bottoms of the beds. Card board on top of that, and then manure, top soil and we are using Levi's sawdust as mulch.
DeleteGood garden beds!! Dad has a chicken tractor coop - the only downside thus far has been it has been lifted twice by freak whirly-winds - but he can pick it up and move it around quite easily.
ReplyDeleteThe chickens will be free range. The coop is just to shut them up at night for their safety.
DeleteY'all sure dodged a bullet on that coop. How's Tim's hand?
ReplyDeleteYou guys live dangerously. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteGarden progress !❤️
ReplyDelete