I can see the end from here
Feb. 23rd, 2022 07:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
apocalypseinsuranceYesterday I went down to the next town over to get grain, which is pig and goose feed. They were out -- they'd brought in a bunch when their crop did poorly this year but it seems to be gone. Everyone in town is out. I'm not sure if they are bringing more in but in the meantime that means bagged feed.
Last fall my feed costs went from roughly $500/month to roughly $630/month. As of yesterday they're roughly $900/month for the same amount. Obviously I need fewer animals now.
I had already called the butcher to try and get into his schedule; I imagine he's going to be very, very busy over the next while. I'll still keep a couple pigs for pets and personal meat and gardening, but this really emphasizes that I don't want to be trying to produce for folks I don't know.
Need to deworm tonight to try and get every bit of feed to use. I'll also need to try feeding indoors so the 50 or so ravens that have been freeloading are a little reduced.
I'm feeling really lucky that I'm so interested in my garden projects right now. I'm not leaving my use of the land, I'm just modifying it a some. Keeping the geese -- always keeping the geese -- and the pigs can work the ground still, but they'll drive a little less disturbance.
Last fall my feed costs went from roughly $500/month to roughly $630/month. As of yesterday they're roughly $900/month for the same amount. Obviously I need fewer animals now.
I had already called the butcher to try and get into his schedule; I imagine he's going to be very, very busy over the next while. I'll still keep a couple pigs for pets and personal meat and gardening, but this really emphasizes that I don't want to be trying to produce for folks I don't know.
Need to deworm tonight to try and get every bit of feed to use. I'll also need to try feeding indoors so the 50 or so ravens that have been freeloading are a little reduced.
I'm feeling really lucky that I'm so interested in my garden projects right now. I'm not leaving my use of the land, I'm just modifying it a some. Keeping the geese -- always keeping the geese -- and the pigs can work the ground still, but they'll drive a little less disturbance.
