77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[77Herford]

Only worked Mit and Bit half the day today. Over the last week we've collected more than enough wood for my friend P. He is choosing to build an old school log cabin with wood oven. He and I already know how to cook from one and from a camp fire because as teenagers we went to a Cowboy camp or sorts and learned how to cook old fashion.
P retained alot of those skills and has seriously implimented them into his life.
As for the rest of the day it sucked.

 

[77Herford]

Took Bitsy out for a ride. My lord I feel like a knight going off to battle on top of Bitsy. Riding such a powerful horse is pretty cool I must admit. She's actually a pretty smooth ride as well, which I found surprising. I think she enjoyed the ride more than me.
On the ride I saw at least 8 Ground Hogs and a couple packs of Coyotes.
I like Ground Hogs but they aren't good for Cows and Horses when they fall into said hole and brake a leg. So I took Bit back and hooked up her and Mit to the wagon. I put a Natural gas tank with attached hose and shovel and went back out. (I can just see all of you ladies shaking your heads). I spent a couple hours finding holes and filling them except the hole up the hill. I then pumped gas into the hole for several minutes and plugged it up. Then with a long fuse I brought I set off the gas....WOW it was a bigger boom than I expected.
The horses jumped, I jumped but I had them a ways off and most the explosion was underground. But seeing fire shoot from holes in the ground was cool.

I then took the tractor up with a small four row plow and dug that area up. I saw a couple survivors some with cinche marks. I bet some Coyotes get them tonight. I then raked it and planted some pasture mix. I'll get some growth before frost, which will cut back on spring weeds. I will plant some more in spring.
I have a ten acre patch near a large forest section that I'm slowly making prairie. I couldn't burn it this year do to the heavy spring and early summer rains and then the early fall drought.

My, cough, lovely wife has catalogs everywhere. She is on me again about a Greenhouse that she has been poking me about for awhile now. We have an old neglected one on the property but I'm not sure its worth salvaging. She is fast and has already had a contractor come out and make measurements.

She's on a bloody mission. Something has made her snap and decide the place needs an upgrade. She thinks some of my barns and new milking parlor are better kept up than the house.
I told her she was crazy....that didn't go over well, it led to a heated discussion/her yelling at me with colorful words all of which I bet RedTailGal would know. My wife of course used my recent purchases against me as part of her argument too which I reminded her she approved, after that I think her face turned a purplish red and I left the room with her right in toe.

 

[daisychick]

Sounds like a fun day.

 

[Squirrelgirl88]

Then with a long fuse I brought I set off the gas....WOW it was a bigger boom than I expected.
The horses jumped, I jumped but I had them a ways off and most the explosion was underground. But seeing fire shoot from holes in the ground was cool.

Wow - a real life Caddyshack! Did the ground hog come up and dance at the end.

77 - you are a nut.

 

[77Herford]

Then with a long fuse I brought I set off the gas....WOW it was a bigger boom than I expected.
The horses jumped, I jumped but I had them a ways off and most the explosion was underground. But seeing fire shoot from holes in the ground was cool.

Wow - a real life Caddyshack! Did the ground hog come up and dance at the end.

77 - you are a nut.

I love that movie and the Ground Hog. I still crack up every time that critter pops up dancing.

 

[redtailgal]

Took Bitsy out for a ride. My lord I feel like a knight going off to battle on top of Bitsy. Riding such a powerful horse is pretty cool I must admit. She's actually a pretty smooth ride as well, which I found surprising.

You are such a nerd. Yup, I am flaming you!

It's not fair! I want a ding dang horse of my own, and you are just rubbing it in.



twerp.

OK, its out of my system.

I am glad you had a nice day and enjoyed your ride. Lol, my daschund went in a hole after a ground hog once........she weighed only 6 pounds, and for almost 2 hours I waited and worried. You way sounds easier on my nerves.

As far as the horses, I have settled for a lease. His name is Peyton. He is a real hearthrob, but he needs some training (ok, alot of training). We are working on it. Anyway, here is the pic, eat your heart out. (just be jealous, ok?)

 

[77Herford]

Took Bitsy out for a ride. My lord I feel like a knight going off to battle on top of Bitsy. Riding such a powerful horse is pretty cool I must admit. She's actually a pretty smooth ride as well, which I found surprising.

You are such a nerd. Yup, I am flaming you!

It's not fair! I want a ding dang horse of my own, and you are just rubbing it in.



twerp.

OK, its out of my system.

I am glad you had a nice day and enjoyed your ride. Lol, my daschund went in a hole after a ground hog once........she weighed only 6 pounds, and for almost 2 hours I waited and worried. You way sounds easier on my nerves.

As far as the horses, I have settled for a lease. His name is Peyton. He is a real hearthrob, but he needs some training (ok, alot of training). We are working on it. Anyway, here is the pic, eat your heart out. (just be jealous, ok?)



http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/2952_patton2.jpg

He is purdy. I am jealous. What breed or breeds is he and is he intact.

 

[elevan]

RTG - That horse is gorgeous! (and I don't even like horses much)

 

[redtailgal]

He is a morgan/percheron cross, and he is gelded. He was a rescue and had some issues, and needed to be gelded. he is a big bull-headed baby now. I have been working on getting him to neck rein, until I got sick anyway.

He is a good boy and if there is ever an option to buy him, he will be mine and FIL will have to adjust.

 

[77Herford]

Snoring puppies crack me up. I can't sleep....grrr and no, I'm not on the sofa. My wife and I made up, wink wink...lol.
Watching GS pups sleep with mama and Chief is up with me watching me type. The house remodeling will commence in a couple of weeks assuming she doesn't change her mind.
Still trying to find a good Wood Burning Cooking stove for my friend as his current one is just too small. It has one burner so if he wants to make biscuits or rolls with he's meal he has to make a seperate fire outside and use the dutch oven. His new place will have a fire place so if needed he could use that but he's helped me out so much with no pay that I think one really nice gift is in order.

Could be getting him a Glenwood E