My Man and I have been discussing the "farm plans" and what the spring may hold for us, God willing.
**Milk cow as soon as I can find one, hopefully by March
January:
Rexella (hopefully bred to Jack) due 1/15
Shadow (hopefully bred to Spot) due 1/15
End of Month-start Tomatoes, peppers, brassicas
February:
Purchase Altex Buck (Rabbit) for meat breeding with current Does.
Breed Sally (Florida White), Nilla (NZW) Cottontail (NZW)
(February 3rd Breed Lops for Easter Bunnies)
Set up Turkey Pen
April:
Pick up package of bees to re-hive.
Lops weaned for Easter
Set up Pig Yard
First set of Meat Chickens
Get 6 Turkeys (Ready Late October)
Start Cucumbers, Hard Squash
Tilling Garden and starting new raised beds.
Meat Rabbits to Camp
May:
Garden in
First Set of meat chickens to processor on May 15
Add two Feeder Pigs May 15 (ready mid September)
Rebreed Meat Rabbits
Look for someone to dig pond
Start Second Set Meat Chickens
June:
Farm Stand set up:
Rabbits Due
Put in Pond
Meat Chickens to Camp
July:
Boy goes to Come Back Camp! (Not Freezer Camp!! Grin!)
4th of July Farm Party & Fireworks
Buy Hay
August:
Rabbits to Camp
Start getting Firewood
Last Set of Meat Chickens
Set up Greenhouse (Hopefully!!)
September:
Pigs go to Camp
Breed Lops for Christmas Bunnies
October:
Turkeys go to Camp
Chickens to Camp
Farm Open house / Craft Show
November:
Weldon goes to Camp
Lops weaned for Christmas
December:
REST!
3 comments:
These are such awesome plans!!
Lookin good! I like the animal additions...oh boy! Weldon's going to camp! So what's the craft plan?
Sheryl
Nice. I really like the idea of a farm open house
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