Food!

[errantember]

I actually got what was probably the 4th egg from my three chickens all winter today *despite* the fact that Louie, one day after I fixed a large hole in the front of the coop, not only dug a second hole in the back of the coop, but actually broke the wooden frame in the process. Rather than trying to bail a sinking boat, I've been concentrating on finishing the Puggle Fence, which will prevent both Coop Infiltration and Extraneous Barking at People on the Sidewalk upon completion. I was resigned to be pretty fucking hungry on the 1st, but somehow fate intervened and I was able to get one egg from the coop today before Louie, which means I'll actually get to eat non-nut protein on the 1st of February.

As a reminder, I am only eating food grown at my own home on the 1st of every month in 2011.

I was pretty fucking hungry the 1st of the year. I should be slightly less hungry on February 1st. I have one large kale plant that survived the summer, a bunch of carrots that have gone to seed, and some really ratty looking arugula. I planted a number of greens and radishes early in January, and while some of them have survived intermittent freezes due to careful care and protection, none of them are larger than a pea at the moment.

This trick is certainly working, though. By forcing myself to put out or get hungry, I spend a *lot* more time thinking about how I'm going to feed myself.

Comments

[emmainfiniti.livejournal.com]

Do you have additional lighting for your chickens? It will help with heat & egg production.

[errantember.livejournal.com]

I used to keep a heat lamp in there in the winter, but I put in some extra styrofoam to help keep them warmer, and I didn't feel it was safe to still have the lightbulb at the same time. The bottom line is that the coop needs to be replaced, not fixed, and in the meantime the best solution is to prevent access by finishing the gate.

[errantember.livejournal.com]

I did get an extra egg today. The fates are smiling upon me!

[emmainfiniti.livejournal.com]

Whohoo!