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Tuesday I finished my rock garden flower bed before the rain hit. I wanted to get the flowers in before it rained so they would be watered nicely by nature. I got my mulching machine out of the garden storage tent and pulled it up next to my rock flower bed. I fired it up and started to feed old leaves into the machine. I think I put about 10 wheel barrow loads into the machine to get a heavy, thick mulch for my flower garden. It is up to 4 inches thick in places. That is perfect for retaining moisture and to provide fertilizer for my plants as the leaves decompose. I then finally got my flowers planted. It started to rain right after I finished so I accomplished my goal. Earlier in the morning a hawk attacked my baby chicks and the big roosters chased it away and started to make a lot of noise to attract my attention. When I ran outside the hawk flew away. My roosters get to keep their heads now. They have proven their value as fighters and protectors of the little ones. The chicks follow me around whenever I am near begging for food. I cannot believe how much they eat. They need food three times per day now. The adult chickens can free range but the little ones need more food due to their fast growing. The larger birds also scratch for food as needed but the little ones are still learning. The homestead is looking very nice now. My mulching machine is starting to pay for itself in savings too. When my garden is tilled I will run the mulcher to get a nice thick covering of decaying leaves on top to protect my garden plants. I am also cleaning up all the dead leaves by doing this and making the whole place look better. Follow my daily progress on the path to self sufficiency on my off grid solar homestead. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlUzPxYD3Ngr8yJw88YYZYzCSC8G3W0O2 Please donate to help keep The Off Grid Project going: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=3TQSWXLLRZ6HW Join The Off Grid Project and The Do It Yourself World forum and share your ideas, tips and projects. http://www.thediyworld.com/forum The Off Grid Project is presented by The Do It Yourself World. http://www.TheDIYworld.com Experiments and projects in off grid living, alternate energy, survival, hiking and more.