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You need to spray the trees with something like Kaolin clay if you are totally organic there, otherwise with Dormant oil. Its pretty late for dormant oil this year. Your chickens need layer pellets from the feed store... bare minimum would be 1/2 cup per bird per day. I feed mine more. They can have all your kitchen scraps such as veggie peels, mashed potatoes, breads. Don't feed them chicken scraps, but your egg shells are fine if you crush them first. Clean water is important, and some shade when its hot.

Your property and house look great for doing what you want to do! Above all things, DON'T GET DISCOURAGED!!! Things will go wrong sometimes and you'll get frustrated and feel like its hopeless.... but it's NOT! Just keep at it every day and progress will come your way.

If it were me, I think I'd concentrate on getting food growing in the raised garden that's already finished. That will give you the satisfaction of instant results. Can't tell by the pics, but it looks to me like there may already be food growing in the garden. Take us some closer pics if you get time. Maybe someone will recognize some of whats planted and you can save it.

Your front yard looks very presentable for now. That gives you time to decide what will grow good there. Have fun with your new adventure! (:

I think I'd put my rabbit hutch inside that garden fence that's already up. Extra produce can be tossed in and weeds too. Rabbits poo will be handy when you need it too. A handful of manure tossed in your watering can when you fill it up is a good pick me up for plants. Your rabbits need rabbit pellet food as their base food, any veggie peels, bruised fruit etc...are treats that just makes them healthier! Put a worm bin under the hutch and get worm castings to use...

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