We then put a fence around it...and put a porch on it.
We also bartered with a friend...some beef for some landscaping work. Win-win situation! One thing we had him do, was to plant two trees in the chicken yard to provide some shade...a Honey Locust and a Zelkova. Both trees have thrived and grown, until last fall I noticed that the Zelkova was getting a lot of brown leaves before it should've.
Then came the wind last night, and when I went to give the chickens water this morning, I was surprised...
It wasn't uprooted, as you can see, but it simply broke off at the ground!
Luckily it didn't hit the chicken shed or the porch...
...and the Honey Locust is still doing well. It should provide plenty of shade for the chickens and even for the calf hutches as it grows...
Bummer. But it could have been worse. Lots worse. Last week a tornado touched down about 20-25 minutes from here and did some major damage to barns and homes. No one was injured, but there was about eight million dollars in damage.
This was just a minor inconvenience.
