Evening everyone!!
Guess what? The student who applied for thr astronaut position made it to the 3rd round!!! Its pretty neat! We are all excited for him.
Sounds like a busy day bvf!!
We got an inch by 10am...and more coming down right now. Tomorrow is cleaning day. My new pullets started laying!! First little eggs today!! So they will be moved tomorrow. Then the basement munchkins go out-either to the one coop or to the pullet pen....
My reds are off to new home tomorrow too. So that pen will be empty too. Then a bunch if boys to process and a couple of slacker girls that are 3 years old and not laying for months...they will be good on the bbq.
Have a great friday evening! I am very curious to see how my student does on the third round lol.
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WLLady
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windwalkingwolf
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Good Morning!
I looked out this morning and the sun was gone
Turned on some music to start my day
I lost myself in a familiar song
I closed my eyes and I slipped away
Good Morning/Evening everyone, depending on your point of view LOL! No kidding, I got up today, flipped on the radio and that song came on (More Than a Feeling - Boston). You know it's going to be a good day when you get to hear one of your favourite songs first thing, in it's entirety.
Birds are still on lockdown/limited supervised free range time because of coyote, but no new losses in last three days, with the exception of some new chicks--mum INSISTS on repeatedly taking them into the pig pens/runs, and they get chomped. She's down to one chick from 14. I will give her one more mummy chance next year (if she herself manages to avoid the pigs) and if she fails next year, she will not be allowed to breed. These chicks weren't her own, they were some giants, some ee's, and some layers, so the stupid is all hers, too bad they had to pay the price for it. Tractor is still broke. You would not BELIEVE the parts we had to take off just to get to what we thought was the problem but those are fine, so more super heavy parts have to come off. When there's time. Meanwhile, to get hay from the field to the barn, we kind of jury-rigged a huge round bale to the back of the truck using ratchet straps. Once we used the 3-wheeler and just dragged one, nearly set the bale on fire twice LOL!, then used a sort of jury-rigged sled, worked great but broke that too after three bales. Broke one of the holes in the bed of the truck while ratcheting bale of hay close, luckily it has several LOL. Next step is training one of the cows to just roll a hay bale to it's own field, or to the pig shelters. Or something involving duct tape. Probably the latter.
All in good humour when there's good music on the radio!
Caught the sweet corn thief (a skunk), haven't yet caught the coon that stole eggs and a bird in the loft, or the coyote that's been taking birds wholesale since end of July. Haven't had time to stalk her properly, and as I've mentioned before, my dog is no longer doing his job without his partner. The list of birds taken is LOOOONG, and indelibly etched on my mind. Googles Jr. was the first, a hen that hatched from the very last egg of my 16 year old RSL a couple years ago. Not-Penny was the latest, 12 year old hen. Over a dozen hens and roosters, two turkeys, 4 geese, all my ducks except one, 6 breeder muscovies and over 50 babies of all species. Plus guineas I hatched for a friend, how they got out I'll never know, but get out they did and GONE, so I'm assuming something got them.They're OK as long as the barn is closed. Open it so they can eat grass and bugs, and birds go missing. It's f***ing ON like donkeykong, now, I don't like the feed bill that happens when my birds can't range. I'm going to collect that coyote skull and jam candles in its eyesockets, and I'm going to do it with a Boston soundtrack and do a little happy dance!
Produce stand is going very well. There's an adorable Polish couple that come every Saturday and fill their car to fill their cold storage for winter. They have a garden, but it didn't do well this year, and they eat a LOT of fresh veggies. The lady oohs and ahhs over my tomatoes every week, practically motorboats them it's hilarious! There's another lady who comes every Saturday, comments how bad my tomatoes look--blemished or cracked or wrinkly, and always "convinces" me to drop the already low price. I see her eating them in the car before she leaves, so I put up with it! I think I might actually throw in some extra brilliantly tasty tomatoes for her tomorrow for free, just to make her think she's one-upped me even more. I'm so happy people like my tomatoes, I've put a lot of years and a lot of work into them. They will never be the perfect, globular, mushy tasteless tomatoes you get at the grocery store. I love to see people buying and eating GOOD, wholesome, tasty, nutritious food.
The biggest surprise of all has been pickles--beet and cucumber pickles. Those are flying out the door almost faster than I can make them. People bought little jars to try, then came back for bigger jars, then came back two days in a row because the purchase of the day before was already eaten, then they're buying them, opening them right there and eating with fingers and buying more for later. I swear there's no crack cocaine in there. I just know my way around a good spice cupboard.
Anyway, we've had two good frosts now, so for except for the crates of veg in my kitchen and car, all is done in the garden except for brassicas like cabbage and broccoli. But no rest yet, I've still got to finish pickling, chopping, freezing, drying and packaging next years seed, and by the time I'm done all that, it will be time to start pepper plants for the Spring LMAO!
Turned on some music to start my day
I lost myself in a familiar song
I closed my eyes and I slipped away
Good Morning/Evening everyone, depending on your point of view LOL! No kidding, I got up today, flipped on the radio and that song came on (More Than a Feeling - Boston). You know it's going to be a good day when you get to hear one of your favourite songs first thing, in it's entirety.
Birds are still on lockdown/limited supervised free range time because of coyote, but no new losses in last three days, with the exception of some new chicks--mum INSISTS on repeatedly taking them into the pig pens/runs, and they get chomped. She's down to one chick from 14. I will give her one more mummy chance next year (if she herself manages to avoid the pigs) and if she fails next year, she will not be allowed to breed. These chicks weren't her own, they were some giants, some ee's, and some layers, so the stupid is all hers, too bad they had to pay the price for it. Tractor is still broke. You would not BELIEVE the parts we had to take off just to get to what we thought was the problem but those are fine, so more super heavy parts have to come off. When there's time. Meanwhile, to get hay from the field to the barn, we kind of jury-rigged a huge round bale to the back of the truck using ratchet straps. Once we used the 3-wheeler and just dragged one, nearly set the bale on fire twice LOL!, then used a sort of jury-rigged sled, worked great but broke that too after three bales. Broke one of the holes in the bed of the truck while ratcheting bale of hay close, luckily it has several LOL. Next step is training one of the cows to just roll a hay bale to it's own field, or to the pig shelters. Or something involving duct tape. Probably the latter.
All in good humour when there's good music on the radio!
Caught the sweet corn thief (a skunk), haven't yet caught the coon that stole eggs and a bird in the loft, or the coyote that's been taking birds wholesale since end of July. Haven't had time to stalk her properly, and as I've mentioned before, my dog is no longer doing his job without his partner. The list of birds taken is LOOOONG, and indelibly etched on my mind. Googles Jr. was the first, a hen that hatched from the very last egg of my 16 year old RSL a couple years ago. Not-Penny was the latest, 12 year old hen. Over a dozen hens and roosters, two turkeys, 4 geese, all my ducks except one, 6 breeder muscovies and over 50 babies of all species. Plus guineas I hatched for a friend, how they got out I'll never know, but get out they did and GONE, so I'm assuming something got them.They're OK as long as the barn is closed. Open it so they can eat grass and bugs, and birds go missing. It's f***ing ON like donkeykong, now, I don't like the feed bill that happens when my birds can't range. I'm going to collect that coyote skull and jam candles in its eyesockets, and I'm going to do it with a Boston soundtrack and do a little happy dance!
Produce stand is going very well. There's an adorable Polish couple that come every Saturday and fill their car to fill their cold storage for winter. They have a garden, but it didn't do well this year, and they eat a LOT of fresh veggies. The lady oohs and ahhs over my tomatoes every week, practically motorboats them it's hilarious! There's another lady who comes every Saturday, comments how bad my tomatoes look--blemished or cracked or wrinkly, and always "convinces" me to drop the already low price. I see her eating them in the car before she leaves, so I put up with it! I think I might actually throw in some extra brilliantly tasty tomatoes for her tomorrow for free, just to make her think she's one-upped me even more. I'm so happy people like my tomatoes, I've put a lot of years and a lot of work into them. They will never be the perfect, globular, mushy tasteless tomatoes you get at the grocery store. I love to see people buying and eating GOOD, wholesome, tasty, nutritious food.
The biggest surprise of all has been pickles--beet and cucumber pickles. Those are flying out the door almost faster than I can make them. People bought little jars to try, then came back for bigger jars, then came back two days in a row because the purchase of the day before was already eaten, then they're buying them, opening them right there and eating with fingers and buying more for later. I swear there's no crack cocaine in there. I just know my way around a good spice cupboard.
Anyway, we've had two good frosts now, so for except for the crates of veg in my kitchen and car, all is done in the garden except for brassicas like cabbage and broccoli. But no rest yet, I've still got to finish pickling, chopping, freezing, drying and packaging next years seed, and by the time I'm done all that, it will be time to start pepper plants for the Spring LMAO!
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Jaye
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IMHO, your prices are way too low for your veggies, @windwalkingwolf. Shame on that woman for being so cheap.
Will you be there today? I'd like to try your pickles.
Will you be there today? I'd like to try your pickles.
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RIP Scooby, AKA Awesome Dog. Too well loved to ever be forgotten. "Sometime in June", 2005 - January 24, 2017.
"Until one has loved an animal, part of one's soul remains unawakened" - Anatole France
"Until one has loved an animal, part of one's soul remains unawakened" - Anatole France
Good Morning!
I agree with Jaye, that women is just mean, good for you though for not letting it bother you.
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Ontario Chick
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Good morning,
Everybody dispersed for couple of hours, I am actually able to flush without worrying about scalding somebody in the shower, boy you get un-used to having a house full of people! :)
Served a lunch of "happy" chicken breasts with almonds yesterday to great reviews, processed on the wknd, amazingly juicy and tender.
Jan you are a brave soul, wish I was a bit closer, would be there every wknd complaining bitterly about your low prices prices
Have a great wknd!
Everybody dispersed for couple of hours, I am actually able to flush without worrying about scalding somebody in the shower, boy you get un-used to having a house full of people! :)
Served a lunch of "happy" chicken breasts with almonds yesterday to great reviews, processed on the wknd, amazingly juicy and tender.
Jan you are a brave soul, wish I was a bit closer, would be there every wknd complaining bitterly about your low prices prices
Have a great wknd!
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WLLady
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Good Morning!
Was just up at the feed store and was asked if i was eating any of my turkeys for thanksgiving....OMG that is NEXT WEEKEND!!!!! geez! i guess if i am going to then i better do the deed tomorrow....LOL so feed run done, hardware store run done, and really feeling totally unmotivated for everything LOL
wow jan, amazing what people can find to complain about. sheesh. i am thankful to HAVE a garden, and to have access to good food year round LOL. i'm glad it doesn't bother you-because i'm not sure i'd be so charitable!!!!!
well, out to the barn to gather the reds for argosgirl and who do i hear sneeze? SERIOUSLY!!!???!?? these birds are in their own pen, isolated, never made so much as a peep for 2 years and the exact moment someone comes to get them there's sneezing? really??! i hope it's just because of the humidity and we had the barn closed up for a couple of days because of horizontal rain from the south and east. geez. I will just die if they did get something....sigh. i sent some super booster with rebecca just in case...and made sure she had a good quarantine area. but OMG. now i'm going to be stressed out for the next 2 weeks. sigh. grrrrr!
they seemed to quiet down after we got them out of the barn, and no one else around is making any odd noises....so fingers crossed it was just dust or something. i even checked them EVERY day this past week just to make sure there was nothing because they were coming today to pick up! just to make sure! and ivomec'd just in case of critters...sigh.
murphy's law i guess.
what a grey damp day. and holy crap arthritis pain. i still need to clean out pens so, no rest today, but taking it easy. and in fact, burning a play list for the truck at the moment. LOL. but i'll head out shortly.
hope everyone has a good weekend!
wow jan, amazing what people can find to complain about. sheesh. i am thankful to HAVE a garden, and to have access to good food year round LOL. i'm glad it doesn't bother you-because i'm not sure i'd be so charitable!!!!!
well, out to the barn to gather the reds for argosgirl and who do i hear sneeze? SERIOUSLY!!!???!?? these birds are in their own pen, isolated, never made so much as a peep for 2 years and the exact moment someone comes to get them there's sneezing? really??! i hope it's just because of the humidity and we had the barn closed up for a couple of days because of horizontal rain from the south and east. geez. I will just die if they did get something....sigh. i sent some super booster with rebecca just in case...and made sure she had a good quarantine area. but OMG. now i'm going to be stressed out for the next 2 weeks. sigh. grrrrr!
they seemed to quiet down after we got them out of the barn, and no one else around is making any odd noises....so fingers crossed it was just dust or something. i even checked them EVERY day this past week just to make sure there was nothing because they were coming today to pick up! just to make sure! and ivomec'd just in case of critters...sigh.
murphy's law i guess.
what a grey damp day. and holy crap arthritis pain. i still need to clean out pens so, no rest today, but taking it easy. and in fact, burning a play list for the truck at the moment. LOL. but i'll head out shortly.
hope everyone has a good weekend!
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Killerbunny
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Gosh I hear you on the panic. My very best Jake developed a swelling on his eyeridge which spread to his cheek, came up fast. OMG thinking every nasty know to man so I culled him on Tuesday. had a nasty fatty lump either injury or tumour. Oh well he'll taste good. Joan said she's seen this before in peafowl and turkeys. I was just not willing to take a chance. Then of course everyone wants to know if I've got turkeys for Thanksgiving. Sorry no everything is spoken for (mostly to breeding homes. Next year let me know in March LOL!
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Beltsville Small White turkeys.
Mutt chickens for eggs
RIP Stephen the BSW Tom and my coffee companion.
RIP Lucky the Very Brave Splash Wyandotte rooster.
RIP little Muppet the rescue cat.
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baronrenfrew
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So today was a wake up for me. I hired a kid (age 17) named Mike for farm chores n firewood. Yesterday I bought some gently used workboots $40 but were a bit tight for me so Mike tried them and they fit perfect on him. Then I found out he's never tied laces! His childhood shoes had velcro and everything else has never been tied!
He eats well with me; apple and pumpkin pie today (with whipped cream), last week we ate ham sandwiches and I sent him home with a pack of steaks and a zuchini from Al's box (this week w eggs). I heard what he eats at home and couldn't believe it; bunch of junk; no wonder he's so thin. His folks are friends of mine but complete idiots! His stepmom spends $300 per month for riding lessons for her "daughter" but Mike is left to fend for himself.
This kids got brains, interested in the world, but without some guidance will end up with no education and a crummy job. This is the reason we didn't have kids, so we could give to others. Why have kids when you can borrow some and give them back?
So this kid, his mind is a blank slate, outside of school he didn't learn much at home. Here, i'm teaching him to drive, shoot, and cook. We made quiches on a wet day last fall. He had hot chocolate and we played chess.
With kids treated like this no wonder our world is a mess (and guys like Trump get ahead).
He eats well with me; apple and pumpkin pie today (with whipped cream), last week we ate ham sandwiches and I sent him home with a pack of steaks and a zuchini from Al's box (this week w eggs). I heard what he eats at home and couldn't believe it; bunch of junk; no wonder he's so thin. His folks are friends of mine but complete idiots! His stepmom spends $300 per month for riding lessons for her "daughter" but Mike is left to fend for himself.
This kids got brains, interested in the world, but without some guidance will end up with no education and a crummy job. This is the reason we didn't have kids, so we could give to others. Why have kids when you can borrow some and give them back?
So this kid, his mind is a blank slate, outside of school he didn't learn much at home. Here, i'm teaching him to drive, shoot, and cook. We made quiches on a wet day last fall. He had hot chocolate and we played chess.
With kids treated like this no wonder our world is a mess (and guys like Trump get ahead).
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Diligently follow the path of two swords as one. Percieve that which the eye cannot see. Seek the truth in all things. Do not engage in useless activity.
The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi, Japan's greatest swordsmen
The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi, Japan's greatest swordsmen
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ross
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Yep .. Time to start over . Thing is I'm seein rural small town kids comin up the same way . Luck
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Killerbunny
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Good for you to take an interest in the lad and head him down a better path!
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Beltsville Small White turkeys.
Mutt chickens for eggs
RIP Stephen the BSW Tom and my coffee companion.
RIP Lucky the Very Brave Splash Wyandotte rooster.
RIP little Muppet the rescue cat.