Cherish Wright

I’m new to rabbits and wondering if anyone has come up with a colony set up that involves rotating rabbits through different sections of a static area  with chickens following behind in rotation? Something like Marjory Wildcraft’s set up but incorporating a small flock of chickens. It would be in deep wood chip mulch so are there problems with that medium for the rabbits?  Would love to hear thoughts.

I’m working on building some raised beds with pallets like DirtPatchHeaven’s hotbeds but don’t really need the heat and was wondering if anyone has thoughts on the benefits of keeping the full height of the pallet versus cutting the pallet in half and having approximately 20-24” high beds filled like a hugelkultur bed that’s just boxed in?

Greg-
Thank you so much. I just selected the link you provided and it says they got their seed through Sheffield’s, which I actually have found prior and I reached out and the representative there said that the two varieties they sell aren’t good for pole wood, although the link you listed says it is. I think it’s going to take some trial and error. We will see and I will update here for growth patterns.

Does anyone know which variety of black locust is more suited for pole wood? I’ve read that there are different varieties but have had a hard time finding anything specific on it being a “straighter” growth pattern.

I have 10 acres that is a mix of lodgepole, grand fir, Doug fir, and tamarack and extremely thick and unhealthy with pest infestation. My plan has been to clear zone 2 and 3 almost completely and develop swales on contour to eventually plant out our perennial crops.

My question is actually a request for suggestions on the appropriate steps to this goal. Would it be better to cut the trees down and then create swales with the stumps still all in the ground or to remove roots and all of the trees and then smooth it out and then develop the swales? My concern on the later is that the contour lines will be changed due to the removal of the trees and the heavy equipment. But if we don’t remove the trees the stumps will be hard to move through with the equipment also. Any thoughts would be appreciated. As of now the trees are so thick you can’t even walk through most of it.

I should also mention it’s a southern slope of approx 5% slope.