Well, the new coop is mostly finished. The hens are living in there right now and seem pretty happy about it. The only thing left is to insulate the ceiling. Well, and something about the roof. For now it has a huge drop-cloth over it. I know that won't last the winter, but I ran out of money for the month (for extra stuff). I won't be adding a heat lamp in there unless the temperatures really bottom out. After all, people had chickens in this area long before now and they didn't coddle their animals. I did add a light in there so the girlsegg-laying is triggered a little more strongly. In the meanwhile, we still haven't had any signs of eggs and I'm hoping they won't wait until spring.

There wasn't much to can this year. The tomatoes didn't do very well and the squash/zucchini didn't even come up. I really hope next year will be better. I know the first year I was giving tomatoes away and still had too many. I wonder if I took too many nutrients from the soil or something. At the same time, our summer was so mild and filled with overcast days.... I'm just not sure.