Ranch Work Progresses

It's been over a week since I've started cleaning the ranch. 

One of five fly pens have been repaired and made serviceable. Three of the pens have damaged tops. That need to be cut and readjusted to strengthen the top of the pen. One pen is laying on its side. That'll get propped up tomorrow. Need a bunch of supplies to repair the three pens: a roll of tie wire, pack of zip ties, and a roll or patches of fencing, All for patching the pens.

The goat doe is tied and rotated at various spots around the ranch to facilitate in clearing the jungle back. Not really satisfied with the progress that is being done. A buck does better work. Well, it is better than nothing. 

Got the birds from another ranch on Wednesday. Caught Fifteen of them. However, three got away as I was transferring the flock to their pen. They're still around. Actually caught one of the hens yesterday during feeding time. So thirteen birds in two different pens. four roosters in a small breeder pen, and Nine birds (8 hens and 1 rooster) in the big fly pen. 

Blackie, one of our dogs, was moved from the back of the house to the ranch area. He's now on Ranch Guard Duty. My dog, Stormie, is on Rover Patrol. Looks like she got into a fight with the neighbor's dogs yesterday. Every night, Blackie and Stormie are fighting off the wild pigs that come to the ranch for water. It was quiet last night though.  

Going to prioritize the establishment of the main ranch trail. This will make it easier to deliver or load up livestock, materials, and supplies. Plan on making it wide enough for the truck with trailer to get inside. Also a nice large parking area for my trailers and trucks.  

Started cutting up the Kaimito tree that fell down during Typhoon Mangkut in September. Did what I could with the pruning saw this morning. I'll have to use the chainsaw tomorrow afternoon to finish off. Have some nice size firewood for the family barbecues. 

This is just work on one ranch area. Wait until I start work on the Back Ranch. That's going to be a major project. Already planning on the gate design and placement before we start working back there. I want that up before we move and work back there. I don't want major dollar value items missing. 

Been researching on using drones to patrol my ranch areas, and virtual interior fencing for use in the ranch areas. Technology...


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ESTA...

Ranch Rebuild

It's been 2 years since I let the ranch go fallow due to a medical issue back then. Today, I officially started work on the ranch. There were several startup tries months ago. But it faltered.

I have been walking inside the ranch area, and seeing the fly pens, water troughs, and feeding trays right where I had left them 2 years before. There were hot pepper plants, Kamias (Pickle Fruit), and lemon trees growing wildly. I am hoping to find my kalamansi trees further in. Where I had planted them. I also spotted a Sour Sop sapling. Looking forward to seeing if my other fruit trees are still there in the next couple of days.

I definitely need more goats to clean back the jungle. I'm going to have to write up my new Ranch Plan.

ESTA
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