No, an aspiring homesteader's vacation is very different.
Day 1
We attempted to put up the rabbit shelter. We are moving from hutches to hanging cages and putting them in the chicken fence for extra protection and ease of feeding and watering. We got the posts in, but alas, a huge storm came through and cut our progress short. The power even went out until 2 a.m. leaving us with no air conditioning and no water. Yes, there was plenty of water in the 5-gallon bucket we put on the deck to catch a little rain in case the toilet needed flushing or something. It was at this point that the beach sounded like a much better plan.
Day 2
After a breakfast of fresh eggs, biscuits and gravy (that we had to cook in the toaster over because the oven did not come back on along with the rest of power-uh-oh...), we started cleaning up branches and limbs from the driveway. Chain saws, pruners, wheelbarrows, oh my. At least we will have some seasoned oak for the fireplace this winter.
After that adventure, we finally got back to the rabbit cages. The posts were not as set as we had hoped, but we proceeded to finish it up and got two wire cages up and filled.
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| Yes, sporting sweat pants and cowboy boots |
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| Breaktime |
We got the roof as close as we could. It should be good enough to keep the rain off of them. We still have the bottom level to finish with the poop slopes (professional term) and also put a back row to hold the remaining three rabbits and an extra cage for an extra buck in the near future. The cages were our first two, and they are different. We made Thoretta's first and decided it was turned wrong-too tall. But, it will suffice.
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| Rocky |
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| Thoretta |
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