From Miller Farm

Table of contents

1 General Expections 2 Chores 2.1 Cats 2.2 Chickens 2.3 Cold frames 2.4 Gardens 2.5 Greenhouse

General Expections

• attend Ag Meeting every week
• attend a house dinner every week (traditionally held on Sunday)
• participate in at least one committee
• do your share of the chores

Chores

Cats

• The cats need fresh water and food twice a day: once in the morning, and once in the semi-early afternoon (if you wait till dusk, racoons and skunks will eat the food).

Chickens

• The chickens need to be let out in the early morning; as soon as it's light is best. There is a small string to wrap around the main door to prevent the wind from blowing it shut.
• If laying mash is available, the chickens can be fed (otherwise, compost in the yard should be sufficient food) in the available feeder.
• Give the chickens fresh water twice a day (this is a must if healthy chickens are to be maintained).
• The chickens need to be put in well before dark. Racoons have been sighted around the chicken yard early in the afternoon--beware of them and make sure the chicken yard is as racoon-proof as it can be. Be sure to lock the small door from the inside of the coop, as racoons have been known to unlatch outside locks.
• Collect the eggs

Cold frames

• If the cold frames are in use and it's warm enough, they should be opened during the day. If there's a danger of frost, they need to be closed at night.

Gardens

• The in-use sections of the garden should be watered twice a day, to maintain an "evenly moist seed bed."

Greenhouse

• If there are starts in the greenhouse, they need to be watered twice a day (especially when it's warm out).
• The seed beds can probably survive on one watering per day.
• In the morning, start trays should be placed outside in the sun so they can build up some resistance to wind.
• If it might get cold at night, the start trays should also be brought back inside at night.