Coffee anyone ?

[promiseacres]

Coffee is on. Got an inch of rain last night. The garden needed it. Think we will keep working on the housework, tattoo bunnies, perhaps mow the yard. DH went off to work, hopefully just a half a day. I think that he wants to unload the wagons...bushhog at the farm.

 

[Baymule]

Thanks for the coffee. Unload the wagons! Superwoman, just be careful not to hurt yourself.

 

[farmerjan]

Good morning. I am moving slow. We got the bales unloaded and stacked, They got the 2 big wagons loaded up, fit another 251 bales on them. Shuffled around equipment and they are on the wagons in the shed. We don't have room for both all of the hay in the corn crib.... but we'll figure it out. My goal for the year to feed the critters was 800 bales, we have 937. Granted some isn't the best quality but we've been able to mix it up a bit and can feed them plenty so they maintain. I fed some of it this morning, everyone dug in except DH and Mom's old geldings... They'll eat it or starve. 3rd cutting we'll have some to pay the hay help and perhaps some to sell.
Looks like rain this morning.. let the kids sleep in. Need to clean the house and work on the bunny cages. Getting a few sold.

Yay, for the hay..... Up until about 10 years ago when the ankle and knee got unstable, I can well remember the loading and unloading and stacking and all that... and the moving s-l-o-w-l-y first thing in the morning.... My sympathies... But a barn full of hay sure looks good....

 

[Alaskan]

So.... 3 youngest came home from camp..

I looked at them and said "hummmm, you 3 need to bathe"

Youngest said "I bathed yesterday "

Spouse said "well.... his face is the correct color"

I asked "so..... in this shower that you had yesterday.... did you use shampoo?" Answer was no. "Did you use soap?" Answer was no. "So this shower that you had.... it was water only?" Answer was yes...

So....yeah... told him he had to shower.





I sure do love those boys!

 

[Baymule]

Coffee is ready. Another hot day!

 

[promiseacres]

Thanks @Baymule
Tattood the last 5 litters that needed it. Two were the larger velveteen lops and needed it, one has 6 blacks and the other 4 opals so needed to identify them. If all goes well we have 2 srs being picked up today. That will help our full cage syndrome. Get all except the mini rex doe weaned, will let her stay with mom until another cage opens.

 

[Mini Horses]

Wow! Bunnies may be one of few that seem to multiply faster than my goats... Where'd they come from??? You just wake up one day in amazement!

@Alaskan do you mean a "rinse" can't count as "bath"??? At least you have your crew back home.

Overcast here but no water falling from the sky! They say the sun will return this week as well as the heat...the normal 90s. Good, we need that.

About through with elderberry picking and have a huge amount in freezer to process into juice next week. Have been dehydrating figs for past 3 days. Friend has more for me to pick up. I'll be dehydrating another week! Then, some preserves. These don't need to come in all at once Neighbors fig bush is full but not ripening yet. So those will be next.

August already! Fall review of my stashes of dry goods and foodstuffs...will restock as needed. It's a ritual, part of lifestyle. Need to prep for hay, including a look at some hay racks. Need a date to clean up feed room and wash out the grain storage cans. It's busy time. Need a new list....check all water outlets and covers for winter freeze safety, hoses, heated tubs. Etc.

 

[Mini Horses]

Sunshine and heat today. Were like 4.5" over our usual rainfall for the month of August and it's only 8 days in.....yeah, been pouring. Sun is welcome!

Need to stop at friends today for figs she's picked. Boy do they shrink once dehydrated! They lose at least 75% of volume. Working almost close to her house today. She'll be happy for frig space again.

Time to stop visiting and go to work.

 

[Baymule]

@Mini Horses ever make strawberry fig preserves? You use strawberry jello in the recipe. My grandmother made them years ago. Last time I made any was in 2012, when I got some figs. You can find the recipe on the internet, strawberry fig preserves sure are good on biscuits!

Going to pick elderberries this morning. I picked a few Friday, got 2 cups, I froze them.

 

[Jesusfreak101]

Midwife coming today. Will be taking today mostly easy just feeding up and light chores inside and of course school. Got the majority of cleaning done yesterday so just need to maintain it till they arrive. Plus not helping that my body is complaining about what i did yesterday... oh i also need to process four drakes.. mmm might kill outside and bring inside to finish... i dont know either way today or tomorrow they will get done then i have a rooster to do. By the end of this month or middle of next
month meat birds should be gone. And might have piglets next month. Need to get pens set up out back as soon as we are allowed so we can move the animals back there and need to get the rest of the house packed and also get a rv bought asap... hmm last one will be the last thibg we do simply because of money we need for it but thats okay. Also need to talk to dh about storage options of all the things we have that need to go... no way it all will fit into the inclosed trailer thats already halfway filled and need to get the larger items out.