Coffee anyone ?

[Bruce]

Just wanted to say that I am still here, and I have nothing to report

That is the important part!

You won't believe me, but incessant rains may give you depression.

I think we can all believe it.

All are in celcius, I couldn't get my head around the 'freedom standard'.

Most of the world can't but that is our loss due to our inability and unwillingness to convert to metric. That was supposed to happen back when I was in high school some 50 years ago. I have no doubt I'll die in many years and it still won't have happened.

 

[CLSranch]

Good day all. I've been a little busy, but stopping in anyway.

Anybody else keep back dry goods just because? I’m not preparing for the end of the world scenario but for bumps in life. We don’t have too many bumps anymore but we have been without work before and used up groceries in the pantry and freezer. It sure helped.

I always believe in staying stocked up for at least a few weeks of food and months of canned, (store bought or home canning) and other dry goods. I hate coming home off the road and emptying my trailer to stock the house. Just so I have to restock after being out of work and out of money on my way to the next job. Had to pull vegetable oil out of the camper Sun for some calf frys.

 

[Mini Horses]

Being stocked is smartly prepared....especially food. I love being able to raise and preserve much of my own food! Honestly, I could go for a long time before needing a grocery store, and not suffer.

 

[Baymule]

Coffee is ready. It’s going to storm and rain again tonight. We actually had a couple of days without rain and here it comes again.
We are going to slaughter chickens again today. Our goal is 12. Then there will be 21 left. 10 more are sold, so 23 plus 5 already in the freezer, so 28 to split between us and DD’s family.

 

[promiseacres]

Thanks! @Baymule

Need to get moving as DD1 has a riding lesson this morning. Then dog practice and SB practice. But am icing my back... it was adjusted Tuesday but have to go back today.... it was out that bad. I didn't need aleve though yesterday... today I'll probably take some.

So yesterday was a "surprise" litter of VL... 2nd time mother who nested early on then ate her nest. She was due Monday, and was no longer nesting, though we didn't pull the box. But had 8 kits on the wire....so when we found them 1 was on the floor, 3 in a cage of young VLs and 4 stuck behind a cage. UGH that was fun squeezing into a cage to work them into the cage. One is bruised up pretty bad as he was stuck under his siblings and wedged in the cage. We made a nest for the doe, added the babies and she remembered what to do after that. Hopefully they'll survive. Amazed they were wiggly and squirmy when we found them, they dropped about 6'

 

[Mini Horses]

PA so glad you found those kits. Hope all works out well!

Bay, only 28 for you and DD?? Sounds like you need another batch! Maybe closer to Fall, while you into canning? I mean, you could move their tractor each day on your way to the garden....to harvest and can those veggies... yeah, there's time

I'm looking at all these chicks, not fast growers like those CCX but free and cute. Hens will be needed for new layers. Roos will go to freezer camp around Thanksgiving. The moms move them to new ground each day...helpful gals! One day I'll go the CCX route for a few nice bakers.

Today is sunny and hot...hovering with hitting 90. No rain. Maybe Sat? Needed!!! I tried to dig with backhoe late yesterday and what a pain. So dry, so deep, you couldn't get a scoop of dirt to pull out. So dry it was hard and slippery. We REALLY need rain!! Bought hay, pastures are drying up. Drought. It's very concerning.

 

[farmerjan]

@Baymule in Texas is hogging all the rain!!!! When does that ever happen???? Guess everyone has their year.

We got that downpour the other day, 6/10ths which was very welcome. About a 3 minute sprinkle yesterday that only got things wet on the top. Not much forecast for today but then over the weekend we should get some actual rain of 1/2 inch or more. When I went to pick up those calves Tuesday, they hadn't gotten any of what we got the day before. It is real dry down there and that is only an hour south. Been spotty.... we got thunder yesterday and I thought maybe a good one but it didn't happen. Not quite as hot today, this morning is a nice 64.....

 

[Mini Horses]

Would sure be nice if we could share rain like we would a cup of sugar! Glad my well is so deep and into a strong aquifer. Shallow wells around here are in trouble.

HOT out there. Just filled troughs to overflow with cool water....my chickens love to stand in the puddles. Goats were mostly outside laying last night as it was a touch cooler out there. Turned their fan on in barn just before dark. Guess they need to get used to it again.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Thanks for the coffee. Today is just another day in the barn. Got four lambs to walk and wash, meat birds to keep my eyes on, and my boy to ride.

 

[Finnie]

Been a while since I posted my daughter’s puppy’s photo. I’m kind of on a roll posting dog photos in different threads, so I’ll put Odin on here. He got neutered yesterday, and his face in this pic she sent me is just pitiful!