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Solar Solace 3-25-2022, Hatching chicks for the season, a brief look at my homemade brooder, I like to see what kind of patterns my barnyard flock will produce. Chickens are the ultimate homestead animal... CHANGE MY MIND!!!

Solar Solace on the road to Moab Utah through the scenic San Rafael Swell, check out the Desert Bighorn sheep I encountered at one of the many viewing areas along I-70. And finally viewing the setup at the Easy Bee Farm where we taught the principles of Soil Health.

Solar Solace, herd watching as I collect a sample to demonstrate a continuously grazed pasture in contrast to a pasture managed using what I like to call "Educated Observational Grazing" where the moves are decided using educated observational skills rather than just by calendar or even strictly by using a grazing wedge etc. As the manager becomes more educated by using observational skills the level of management increases. Success is measured by many things.

Solar Solace, Historic high impact area where livestock have been tromping the ditch bank, using free weeds, cardboard, and paper to fill in the scar. This is in the hopes to catch sediment and providing food for microbes to break down this carbon source to become soil and grow more grass!

Solar Solace Chickens love green, even if it is dry...! Warmer days ahead, this is why chickens allowed to be chickens have darker yellow/orange yolks. Any product you consume that was raised as it was designed will translate into healthier eating. Stay tuned for a hog pasture set up!

Very short clip of feeding hay with my homemade bail unroller. The only thing that gets me through feeding hay is knowing I am also feeding the soil. I am also spreading seed and fertilizer when I lay down a large bail of hay. I am feeding cows, sheep, Virus, Bacteria/Archaea, Fungi, Protists, Nematodes and Micro-Arthropods/Micro-Animals. I am excited to see how this will look in a couple of seasons.

Watching the chickens, that's about it. Talking about the flock.

Today we assemble 4 cylinders out of 3" diameter by 24" high acrylic tube fastened using a chemical weld to a 6"X6" acrylic base, these will be used for a demonstration of the slake test. This will be used to demonstrate soil health along with a few other demonstrations at our upcoming Soil Health in the West conference in St. George Utah February 15-17th 2022.

Single ring infiltration test on sandy soils, water moved into this soil at just about 2mm/minute which is right on the threshold and will benefit from applying soil health principles.

Quick look at what the stockpile looks like with snow cover, and where the sheep prefer to be as they can go pretty much anywhere they please.

A splice of three videos beginning in August, showing the cows grazing on annual warm season forages... 150 AU on these 10.5 acres, I had to hit pause on September 21 not coming back due to the Sorghum Sudan until toward the end of October, to play it safe!

This little video shows my two young men helping me run some power cord that is protected in schedule 40 1" PVC pipe, we will burry this if the frost lets us, at least where we drive. There are also a few photos of two very nice little bulls that are for sale. December 21, winter solstice YAY!

Showing winter water for the herd, well water with a cheep 12V pump, talk a bit about my solar ran fence charger.

Solar Solace Ram tests members of the herd, the mommas are less tolerant of his antics. Maybe he is just showing off for his ladies in the background.

Very short video showing the condition of the cow herd, moving onto the last 8 acres of stockpile. I will use a strip graze pattern to extend the feed, should last until the last of the month!

Mr. Ram finishes his little journey to the ewes, watch as he speeds up as they run from him, he finally overcomes as he kicks it into high gear. A little talk of electric fencing on the pastures too.

Bringing the cows down the property a bit (below the West View) Describing how I kept my neighbors animals off my stockpile, the "power" of electric fence needs to catch on.

Ram takes it a bit farther toward the ewes, a bit of talk about photosensitization in white pigmented livestock, bonus, cats and chickens, at least there are some things that like me...

One of three short videos of Mr. ram finding his way out to pasture to start the breeding season! This will result in May lambs...

Introducing Solar Solace to Rumble. Capturing solar energy through the amazing photosynthesis cycle and returning the benefits to the soil. Managing live resources to fulfill their God given potential in a system that will allow for permanence of use.