Welcome to the mud pit. Please bring rain boots if you plan to visit us. Seriously. I need to make a warning sign. We have pasture mud. Lots of pasture mud and guess what’s on the forecast for today? Yep, rain. Ugh.
On the bright side, our pond is full and our ducks are loving it!
Last Saturday, we had to move our A-frame mobile chicken coop. We needed to get it to drier land in order to use it to quarantine some new chickens we were getting. We knew it would be hard to move with the mud, so we took my Tahoe into the pasture to pull it. Of course we got the Tahoe stuck. Then we took the truck into the pasture.
I just knew that we were going to end up with both vehicles stuck, but Eric had just enough solid ground to pull the Tahoe out, move the coop and get the truck back out the gate (without releasing the cow.) This was not without slinging a bunch of mud though. Check out our gate!
It looks like my gate mated with a dalmatian…
After it was all over, it was very difficult for me not to say “I told you so” as, in fact, I had said the night before that if we took the vehicles into the pasture they would get stuck. After awhile I casually said “you knew they would get stuck” to which Eric replied “Yeah, I know. That was fun!” Weirdo.
The coop got a little mud of it’s own…
After that, we drove up to Fort Payne to pick up some new bantam Barred Rock chickens. We got seven pullets and one rooster (in case we decide to breed these.) They are super cute and they don’t eat that much compared to our other birds. They should start laying in a couple of months!
Bantam Barred Rock Chickens
On Sunday, we avoided the mud for the most part. We trimmed the goats hooves, and Beulah Belle’s udder. In other news, I used Eric’s beard trimmer, so if he starts looking like one of the guys from Duck Dynasty, you’ll know why!
After that we made a batch of cheddar cheese. We won’t know if it was successful for a month, at least. I hate waiting. That’s why I usually make mozzarella! It’s ready to eat in under an hour. Instant gratification!
Cheddar Curds!
So what about you? Are we the only ones who seem to do battle with mud all winter?
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That is a lot of mud! Wow. It has been pretty muddy here the past week or so too. Definitely not fun to deal with when you don’t know if it’s mud or chicken poo haha.
Congrats on the new chickens – they are so cute! I really want some bantams.
I don’t like mud much either, but if I had to chose between it and 3 feet of snow, I guess I would take the mud! Make mud pies and enjoy! We’re still eating snow cones 🙂
That is a lot of mud! Wow. It has been pretty muddy here the past week or so too. Definitely not fun to deal with when you don’t know if it’s mud or chicken poo haha.
Congrats on the new chickens – they are so cute! I really want some bantams.
Right now it’s snow! Thanks for sharing this on The HomeAcre Hop!
http://www.theselfsufficienthomeacre.com/2013/02/the-homeacre-hop.html
I don’t like mud much either, but if I had to chose between it and 3 feet of snow, I guess I would take the mud! Make mud pies and enjoy! We’re still eating snow cones 🙂
Thanks, I needed the reminder! I’ll take the mud over snow any day! 🙂