Well our backyard barnyard is continuing to take shape.

Katie and I have been wanting to plant our Fall garden, but the newest residents at Pointe 1-7 Acres, named Gertrude, Lobelia, and Eunice, have taken a particular shining toward our garden plot, so much so that we feared planting any seeds would result in their swift consumption.

So yesterday I make a very simple fence around the garden, and now the chickens are foiled from one of their favorite spots. Don’t worry, though, they still have their beloved compost pile.

Now we can plant: okra and chile peppers, that Nathan gave us, winter and butternut squash, beets, cilantro, dill, snow peas, carrots, and garlic.

Egg Report: The chickens all laid an egg per day, every day this past week, for the maximum weekly total we can possibly get from our chickens of 21 eggs! Average cost per egg, down to $3.63.