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    Canesister's 2025 journal - Bushel & Peck Farm

    I guess I can see you feeling sorry for it... but NOPE... a black headed vulture will not ever ever get a chance of being saved by me. Had them eat the "a$$ end " of a calf that was recovering from scours... in my BARN.... had about 15 or more of them after a first calf heifer that had just...
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    The journey into the abyss of no return

    You make less than I thought.... took longer than I thought, but I am not a good judge of time... should've realized it was more in labor than it looks... but what they are paying you in labor is an insult. You should make $40/hr in labor because you don't screw around doing stuff... And I...
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    Farmerjan's journal - Weather

    @murphysranch ......Yesterday aft the cow was grazing, the calf was in under a section of the barn/shed. Made the calf come out and it went to her, and nursed a bit... they walked off into some other grass there... Cow was not straining, although quite swollen and puffy looking... as long as...
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    The journey into the abyss of no return

    4 hours, $100/hr shop charge... = $400...lights wire etc... $100 = $500..... and you will maybe get $150 ?????
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    Coffee anyone ?

    So bright eyed.... adorable...
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    Farmerjan's journal - Weather

    Showers, just a little wet misty stuff. Canceled getting the coop so we don't tear up his grass... will go one afternoon when he gets off work. Waiting to hear back from DS which afternoon will suit him. It is wet enough to be annoying... Going to be a damp day... so inside. Not looking like...
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    Farmerjan's journal - Weather

    Just ate a NY strip steak, taken out of the freezer the other day. Made some sauteed onions with it... and opened a jar of the " cinnamon candied cucumbers" per the recipe that @Ridgetop gave me... perfect way to use way too big, overripe sized cukes... might work for zucchini... takes some...
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    The journey into the abyss of no return

    You do DA#@ NICE work welding...
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    Farmerjan's journal - Weather

    Sat... lunch break. It was 43 this morning... sun is out, warming up. Have had long sleeve t-shirt on but going to short sleeve shirt for the remainder of the daytime hours... Went and tested the farm yesterday... went okay... didn't take my computer so will have to do all the work here...
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    Coffee anyone ?

    :lol::lol::barnie:barnie:th:th:th:th:th
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    Farmerjan's journal - Weather

    Laughing....:lol::lol::lol::gig:gig:gig:gig... because I stopped at the Verizon store next door to the UPS store when I dropped the samples... and had the guy walk me through posting the pictures... and then wrote it down step by step... Younger guy... VERY PATIENT.... he kept saying no problem...
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    Farmerjan's journal - Weather

    Start in pit, full pile, then covered
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    Coffee anyone ?

    Chilly 42 this morning. Tomorrow morning supposed to be down into the high 30's...37-38? Then moderating a bit. Doesn't look like we will get much if any of the storm going up along the coast. We got .7 out of the rain Tues night/Wed and it was very welcome, if not enough. Grass looked...
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    fuzzi's "Gardens and Chickens...and Goats? Oh My!" Journal and More Thread

    Morning glories are a curse... they get into the hayfields, the garden..... vines everywhere...
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    Farmerjan's journal - Weather

    Getting ready to head to town, errands on the way to work. .7 inch of BEAUTIFUL RAIN last night... every drop soaked in, nice and slow, not too hard... Sun is out. Not humid. Bottles in trays, ready to go out into the car to go..... So thankful the corn is done, in the bunk, covered...
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    Farmerjan's journal - Weather

    Tuesday night... busy day... Back has been really really .......:duc:duc:duc:duc:duc🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 Sun out early, more humid... 59 overnight... had some sun and clouds early, then more clouds as the day progressed. They came to chop the rest of the corn about 10 or so; I think there were 9 1/2...
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    What’s one thing you wish you had known before starting to raise [goats/pigs/sheep/cattle]?

    Yeah, you did know a little.... from reading etc... you knew what they were SUPPOSED to do and act..... then you got them and learned that they never read the manuals....
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    May seem crazy

    Welcome to BYH. First thing... congrats for the foresight and the smarts.... to invest in a house/piece of property. Starting with anything, this gives you equity... and a way to go forward. In the meantime you can do some things to provide for yourself, get some experience and learn what...
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    What’s one thing you wish you had known before starting to raise [goats/pigs/sheep/cattle]?

    Love my charolais/ angus cross cattle.. got a couple cows... grey "smokies"... and crossed back to our angus bulls, the heifers are really really nice...most are also smokey grey; as long as you don't get too big a char bull that sneaks in with your heifers... and you have calving problems...
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