Day 96

Before we could get the new chickens, we had to prepare the barn by creating coops. Once that was completed, we could add an outdoor yard for them toi run and scratch and live the good life. However, knowing that we needed grading work around the barn  or all the work would be lost, we had to put the chicken adoption on hold.

We reconnected with our farmer friends who had previously mowed and baled our big backyard. Because we did not have the expertise and had not yet acquired any necessary equipment, we knew that we would need their assistance again.

They were happy to oblige our request to discuss some ideas. We were excited to improve the land and excited to bounce ideas off of them. After we all got together, we ended up detailing a plethora of projects to tackle.

We would do grading work around the barn.

We would remove any remaining dirt piles.

We would scrape and level the backyard.

We would add a gravel pathway from the main drive to and through the barn.

And as is usually the case, we would find other odds and ends to complete along the way.

We would just have to wait for the unbelievably busy schedule of our farmer friends to open up, but we were assured we would get the work done as soon as possible.

While we waited, we started investigating equipment we could acquire so that we didn't have to rely on the schedules of our farmer friends to get our projects completed.

One sign you might be a farmer is when you start finding yourself browning through tractor catalogs and researching various equipment on the Internet. It was oddly exciting to see the equipment available and envision yourself putting it to use. Those dreams can turn into nightmares when you see the price tag. Any equipment purchased would need to be bought responsibly and absolutely essential to the farm. 

Though a tractor might be in our future, it wasn't in the immediate future. We were very lucky and appreciative to have access to people who had the equipment we needed.

That being said, we did afford a chainsaw.