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Farm Maintenance Projects

Farm Maintenance Projects

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* After having watched the neighbors recent late night fireball of a bonfire…I’ve decided…I’m not going to burn any of our remaining piles of wood that are still scattered around our property after last year’s Hurricane Season….. I decided there’s another option rather than the risk of more fires…it just too dry right now….. The meteorologist just said that compared to last year rainfall…we are 22″ less than last year…(granted we were in the…

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~Common Sense~

~Common Sense~

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* …..Or Lack There Of….. Just a little common sense makes the world a better place….. It’s not hard….. With a little practice…common sense can become common place….. I’ve seen very intelligent well-educated professional people…talk themselves (and others) into some really stupid dumb-butt choices….. …..where all it would’ve taken was a minuscule amount of common sense…and some old-fashioned housewife logic….. Here’s a colorful example….. A couple of nights ago…our abutting neighbors (who shall not…

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One Thing Leads To Another…

One Thing Leads To Another…

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* Because we were able to inflate the flat tractor tire so easily….. And because my older daughter had already fixed a list of things which were wrong with our sad tractor’s engine….. We were able to rev up the tractor and roll it onto a flat bed….. …..and take it down to the friendly Mahindra tractor repair shop….. This wasn’t a surprise…we knew it was on the agenda…even after all the things my…

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A Tractor Tire

A Tractor Tire

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* When you live on a farm…no matter what size farm…there are ALWAYS things to do….. …..things are broken…things need replacing…things need planting…or weeding….. …..and on…and on…and on….. You just keep working down the list….. …..but which list?….. …..where did I put the last list?….. …..oh…not “that other” list too….. Or better yet….. Geez! “That one” really should’ve been put at the top of the first list….. But because we’ve lived here for so…

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Brooding Hens & Broken Trucks

Brooding Hens & Broken Trucks

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  *******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* I’m still having on-going truck problems…but this time specifically with the steering….. This has been an issue since last Spring/Summer…after I went to get new tires….. My daughters and I got “sketchy vibes” when we were at the garage…and I’ve always encouraged my girls to trust their instincts….. …..my truck has NOT been the same since….. This post is about our most recent attempt at figuring out what happened and trying to…

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…AND THE STORY GOES ON & ON…

…AND THE STORY GOES ON & ON…

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* This is the Continued Saga…of “Mr. Snake~~Our House Snake”….. As you already know…Mr. Snake was NOT in the plastic bin when he was originally going to be re-homed at Doctor Brigid’s farm….. And Yes…apparently…Mr. Snake has been (unbeknownst to us) inhabiting our house for the past week….. The only individuals who tried to alert us (as to Mr. Snake’s whereabouts) were the Jack Russell and the Papillon….. Six adult Irish Wolfhounds and eight…

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*Another Bumblefoot*

*Another Bumblefoot*

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** The last post I wrote about bumblefoot (pododermatitis) was in May of 2023….. *****(Click Here For:  Remind Me What’s Bumblefoot?)***** I wonder what it is about the month of May?…and why our roosters keep getting this affliction(?)….. …..but it happened again….. I noticed that our French Black Copper Maran rooster had problems with his feet a little while ago…but then I went into the hospital…… …..(and maybe I don’t have my priorities in…

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Things To Do~~Places To Go

Things To Do~~Places To Go

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** I’m Home From The Hospital!…Tra!…La!….. Okay…that’s the first step….. …..we’ll figure out what’s going on with me later….. But now…I’ve got things to do….. We’re approaching the summer heat quickly…(who am I kidding…it’s already here)….. Two days ago…Clover was suffering from the heat….. After the big oak trees blew over during Hurricane Milton…it left Clover’s pen in the sun…without shade….. …..and that was okay during the winter…but we hadn’t considered what would happen…

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~Saving A Chick-let~

~Saving A Chick-let~

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** In my last post I wrote about incubating poultry eggs….. I’ve got an incubator full again, and they are “supposed” to start hatching in a couple days….. I do have good news to share….. My older daughter and I were actually successful at helping one cheeping chick out of her shell….. …..(honestly…that hardly ever has a happy ending)….. But this time it did!….. I followed the suggestions in the article I sited in…

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***Ben’s Sojourn In The Wilderness***

***Ben’s Sojourn In The Wilderness***

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** Ben’s at home now…he’s tucked in…he’s safe & sound once again….. But what happened?….. We still really don’t know….. Over a week ago…both Ben and Acacias got out of the backyard….. For over thirty years our backyard has been secure for the Irish Wolfhounds…we have livestock field fencing with secure gates….. They don’t try digging or jumping out….. But then last November…our fence started being cut…in a very organized pre-planned manner….. Bolt cutters…

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