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Three Lakes Farm: Another Loss in the Corral
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Seeking Self-reliance on 5 Acres. Sunday, January 6, 2013. Another Loss in the Corral. While feeding the chickens this morning, I found a dead hen. Since the body was complete, I doubt it was killed by a predator. This is the second hen to dies this winter. Those hens are 3 years old, so this may not be too surprising. Posted by Andre Lochin. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Sustainability Starts At Home! Goat Health and Hay. Another Loss in the Corral. Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.
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Three Lakes Farm: September 2012
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Seeking Self-reliance on 5 Acres. Sunday, September 30, 2012. A weekend Hard Work. Good progress this weekend. Posted by Andre Lochin. Sunday, September 16, 2012. Forced Air Compost System. When I visited Cedar Groove Composting 2 years ago, I really liked how they used forced air to provide oxygen inside the compost pile. They use french drain pipes connected to a ducted fan to force air inside the pile. Information is available on line:. Aerated Static Compost Pile. Posted by Andre Lochin. Thursday, Se...
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Three Lakes Farm: July 2012
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Seeking Self-reliance on 5 Acres. Sunday, July 15, 2012. I found a miniature egg in the nest boxes this morning, among the normal sized chicken eggs. One of our 5 new pullets started laying. Welcome to a new productive member of the farm! The picture below shows one normal egg, next to the pullet's first egg. Posted by Andre Lochin. Thursday, July 5, 2012. Hay Making by Hand. Here is the area mowed by hand:. Here is the last load of the day:. And here is the hay shed:. Posted by Andre Lochin.
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Three Lakes Farm: February 2013
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Seeking Self-reliance on 5 Acres. Thursday, February 14, 2013. The light spectrum of the grow light is therefore important. I made some research on the lights I bough. There isn't enough energy in the short wavelengths. The grow light setup currently has 2 tubes, and will soon have 6 tubes in a 3x2 setup, with 2-3 inches separation between each fixture. That gap is enough to fit a line of blue LEDs in between and gives a useful boost. Here are the full specifications on the Ecolux lights used in my setup:.
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Three Lakes Farm: Update on compost system
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Seeking Self-reliance on 5 Acres. Sunday, June 9, 2013. Update on compost system. A new compost pile was started 3 weeks ago with donkey and goat bedding. Some dry bedding was added on top a week ago. Today, I measured the temperature inside the pile: 100F. Not bad. This means the forced air system appears to be working. Posted by Andre Lochin. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Sustainability Starts At Home! Update on compost system. Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.
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Three Lakes Farm: November 2012
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Seeking Self-reliance on 5 Acres. Sunday, November 11, 2012. Posted by Andre Lochin. Rainwater, and compost. The first flush diverters on the rain water system were left open yesterday. We had several frosty mornings in the past few days. If the diverters are allowed to freeze, they will bust, so rain water collection is stopped at this time. Posted by Andre Lochin. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Sustainability Starts At Home! Rainwater, and compost. Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.
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Three Lakes Farm: March 2013
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Seeking Self-reliance on 5 Acres. Saturday, March 30, 2013. I planted corn starts a week ago and put them under a row cover. Despite a few frosty nights, they survived and are growing. So, We'll plant another bed of vegetables today. With a row cover, mid-march seems to be a good planting date. Posted by Andre Lochin. Posted by Andre Lochin. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Sustainability Starts At Home! Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.
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Three Lakes Farm: June 2012
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Seeking Self-reliance on 5 Acres. Saturday, June 30, 2012. The donkeys are back to our farm, 7 jennies and 2 foals. Three of the jennies were already here last year, and they did recognize our place. Here are the donkeys entering the pasture. They will share the pasture with our goats, who can't keep up with the grass. I am sure the goats will appreciate the help, although they seem to have mixed feelings on this picture. In the picture below, a jennie that was here last year, with her baby.
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Three Lakes Farm: Grow Light Informations
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Seeking Self-reliance on 5 Acres. Thursday, February 14, 2013. The light spectrum of the grow light is therefore important. I made some research on the lights I bough. There isn't enough energy in the short wavelengths. The grow light setup currently has 2 tubes, and will soon have 6 tubes in a 3x2 setup, with 2-3 inches separation between each fixture. That gap is enough to fit a line of blue LEDs in between and gives a useful boost. Here are the full specifications on the Ecolux lights used in my setup:.
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Three Lakes Farm: Goat Health & Hay
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Seeking Self-reliance on 5 Acres. Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Goat Health and Hay. Posted by Andre Lochin. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Sustainability Starts At Home! Goat Health and Hay. Another Loss in the Corral. Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.
