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    Farmerjan's journal - Weather

    Never heard of Malt-o-meal.... y'all can hijack... I am headed to bed to go back to test in the morning... Will fill in on today's multitude of chores... more tomorrow... we are supposed to get 1-4 inches snow tonight...starting after about 11... so shortly. I have to be up by 4:30 ... in...
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    Coffee anyone ?

    I'm not against it... we really need moisture, so will take it any way we can get it... 1-4 inches expected according to local forecast...
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    Farmerjan's journal - Weather

    Thanks @fuzzi ... yeah we got lucky on the "not icy roads"... Sun is out.. down to 24, but should get into the mid 40's today. No breeze that I can see so ought to be decent. Eating a bowl of oatmeal, the "old fashioned" kind that takes several minutes to cook. Finally found where I had...
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    rachels.haven's Journal

    AMEN TO THAT.... AI is going to be more of a disaster than people realize... because it can and will be used against "the masses" and it cannot grow the food we eat. Automation does and will continue to make some farming jobs easier, or faster, but when it comes down to it, NOTHING will...
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    Farmerjan's journal - Weather

    Tuesday eve... It was a cold wet morning... there was ice on the trees and explorer... but roads were okay... we left at 3 or so... no trouble just raining... but temps were 30... got set up, tested... They are back up in numbers to 550.... got done and finally left there about 11:00.... then...
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    Drstratton - My Backyard Journey Journal

    Use fishing line... sunlight will glint off it... it will move a little in a breeze... it will throw them off from diving down.... Plus fishing line is cheap... criss-crossing to make them afraid to get tangled in it... Or get some out of season, cheap netting for fruit trees... string it out...
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    Farmerjan's journal - Weather

    Well, in for the night... I never did get the chicken stuffed and roasted yesterday ... and it will wait for tomorrow... It is vacuum packed so it ought to be fine for another day in the fridge... I went to the green barn and got chicken feed from my feed bin... then went to the barn and got a...
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    4-Hgirl --- Me and my animals

    Bulls like that do not stay here... NO excuses... We have anywhere from 6-10 bulls... and if they get destructive.. tear stuff up, get out, they get a new home... Preferably as bologna and processed meat... Things happen, and some things are going to get messed up by animals... but to...
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    Farmerjan's journal - Weather

    Sunny, nice out, comparatively... no wind either... Got the boxes from going to chicken show 2 weeks ago, out of explorer... boxes with bottles all loaded and ready. We will see what things are in the morning.... Chickens waterers done and feed in feeders... Going to go down to get feed, out...
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    A Jesusfreaks tales of farm life with soon to be Seven kids

    My niece was born on Christmas eve... yeah, tough on kids... My mom made sure she got a BIRTHDAY gift and tried to have a birthday party for her a week before or after for alot of years...
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    Canesister's 2025 journal - Bushel & Peck Farm

    DARN I didn't get an invite... just pictures after the fact !!!!! :hide :hide :hide :hit:hit:hit:gig:gig:gig I also saw some thin sliced pork chops for insanely cheap a few weeks ago and got them and had nice chops for a couple dinners....
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    Farmerjan's journal - Weather

    Yeah, looking interesting.... We are supposed to test in the morning.... 500 cow herd... if it is snow, no big deal.... ICE is a whole nother deal...
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    The journey into the abyss of no return

    🫡🫡🫡🫡 Not a very good salute to you... but the best I could find... Those of us that were never there will never know.... but some of us can try to understand... My ex was one of the first in Vietnam... trying to build stuff in Cameron Bay while being shot at... cannot imagine what that was...
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    A Jesusfreaks tales of farm life with soon to be Seven kids

    Oh to be young and make lists and get so much accomplished... multi tasking.... and having the energy and drive to do it....
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    Lab/Great Dane Puppy!

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    Coffee anyone ?

    I have a suggestion... it will cost some money... but why not find a reliable livestock hauler that can and will get the cattle there in less than 24 hours??? There are dairy cattle shipped across the country every day... I will do a little checking and see what a couple of my dairy farms do...
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    Ridgetop - our place and how we muddle along

    Yeah, my post was basically... "ridgetop saying"...... MY house, my rules, and if you brought a gun in when I said I did not want one, then you need to leave and take the gun... PERIOD.... hey, I am not anti gun either... like @Baymule said... he is a total DUMB A$$.... he certainly does not...
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    Baymule’s Journal

    To straighten the panel more... get a piece of plywood.. or some boards wider than the tires on the truck... or tractor... lay them on the panel with the bend part up... and slowly drive up on it so the weight of the vehicle or tractor will mash it down flat.. works best on hard concrete or...
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    Coffee anyone ?

    If it was on the way I would say come on... but going from CA to MO does not "pass go, pass through VA, or collect $200"... kinda out of the way in the wrong direction...but I will take them if need be for a bit.... Even if you close next week... how soon are you thinking you have to be moved...
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    Farmerjan's journal - Weather

    Phew... in for the night... long day but a REAL GOOD ONE .... DS called and said they were getting the cows/calves across the driveway, could I come down to the farm and bring the clipboard... They had actually gotten them across and into the barn already... had cut a few out that didn't need...
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