Homesteading Chicken Coop Build, Chickens, Pond, Garden & Projects

Sure is, took the post hole digger off, that's hanging, kubota in, the 2 ATV's, garden tractor, still need the Bush hog and splitter, push mower in there. This will open up the hoop building for a greenhouse.

 

I could've gone another 4 feet, but then I wouldn't be able to get behind it. I'll put up a woodshed likely in the area where the portopotty was. Lyle, you think I should get some stay-mat inside or a different sized stone?

 

I ordered 8 yards of staymat. That should do it 4" depth. Hopefully here tomorrow

 

We've had a Robin's nest in the roof above the deck. Looks like 3 or4 hatched.

 

Baby robins 3 days old waiting for mama! She's been busy gathering and feeding!








Got 4 yards of stay mat in the pole barn. Another 4 were thinking of putting in the front, then bringing it up the trail to the driveway which we'll likely have graveled as well. Will continue working on it tomorrow.

 

It's basically crushed run. Crushed stone with stone dust, once compacted is almost like asphalt.

 

Robin's day 4.......







Graded the left side "carefully" it's a tight area for the kubota. More room now, added quite a few feet. Maybe a lean-to off the side one day for a processor?






Added some stay-mat in that area too. I'm still debating on how far im coming out with the stone. For those of you who've been here, if I re-stone the trail down, I'd need to add more stone in front of the pole barn to match up with the trail. I guess it only makes sense to do it that way since that area will probably never grow grass from equipment in and out.

 

Although the building is level, you can see by the footers that there is a slight hill. I graded about the best I could eyeballing it. The far left is just under 10 feet, strictly for the tractor, the middle is just under 9 feet and the far right is under 8 feet give or take. I put snow into consideration, although I'll have tarps as doors for now during the winter. The stone does grade thinner as the hill goes down.

 

Yes... you know the area im talking about. In the spring or during a heavy rain event, in the past we've only had some erosion at the top of the trail and a bit at the bottom. The rock is a bit bigger as well, so I dunno. There is a good base there now, and I'm hoping with the grading I did, water stays to the left and hopefully flows into the grass. The stone is built up around 4", and graded away from thr building. If not, I'll need to add a culvert.