Where did the weekend go?
Plenty was accomplished, but it felt like a whirlwind that finished as I sat down for work this morning.
A 'big' job that got accomplished was clearing out the deep bedding from the chicken coop. With a rake and barrow, it took around four trips to rid the structure of built up material. While it is a dusty nasty job, it is a job that has to be infrequently done. I spread the spent litter as mulch over a patch of pollinator garden where I'm working to restore fertility to. The April showers will do a good job in smoothing and leveling the material while spreading the fertility through the soil. The vast majority of the spent litter is already a crumbly compost consistency with some flake still persisting. I'm not worried about nitrogen burn where I placed the material so we will see how the space fares as we progress.
On the flip side, there is new flake/sawdust in the coop and the coop was inspected for grossness. The good news is that nothing wrong was found! I've been hyper-vigilant about mites and so far have not had any issues in that space.
So far, the hens seemed pleased with the renewal rewarding me with eight eggs out of fifteen hens after a long winter with barely an egg a day.
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