Sunday Project: Planting Rye Grass

Yesterday, my two brothers and I planted about an acre of rye grass by hand.  It was pretty fun and only took about an hour and a half.  We walked in a line and spread out the seed by hand, sprinkling it as evenly as possible.  After the seeding was done, we took a piece of chainlink fence, and folded part of it on itself, making it heavier at the end for dragging on the ground.  Dragging the fence spreads any uneven seed out and helps bury it a bit.  Now we just wait for rain and growth!

Rye grass seed

Some photography from today  :)

Goodnight fellow bloggers!
~Hannah

New Ranch Project: Miniature Donkeys

Yep, so I decided to buy a mini jenny (miniature female donkey) yesterday as my new school/farm project!  The front pasture is getting quite tall and we needed a cheap way to mow our lawn, and she's a perfect choice!  My brother bought a john (castrated donkey), and together, we're working on halter training them both.

Josiah with his miniature donkey

Mini jenny

We've only had them for a day and already have halters on them.  They're leading quite well for how stubborn donkeys can be  :)

That was pretty much it for today

Cheers!
Hannah

Monday Farm Tip #1

With this intense heat, I just wanted to remind everyone who has animals, to do regular water checks during the heat of the day.  In these high, sweltering temperatures, the animals' need to drink and stay hydrated grows and water evaporates very rapidly.  Hydration = survival!

Cheers!
Hannah

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