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[Bruce]

Hey, @Bruce ... are you still dry up there? Did you get any of the rain that hit Conn and the flooding they just had? How has your pond done this year? Fish? You never post much.
Did you get your wood in for the winter?
Just making conversation...

We've been getting enough rain, no drought like further south. Pond is about 3/4 which is not abnormal this time of year since it has no input other than from the sky.

Got in the downed tree that DW and her sister found winter of 2020. Won't know quality until I buck and split. I know some of it is not great. But a neighbor down the road has a number of cords of wood (oak, maple and ash) they split a couple of years ago intending to get a wood stove but never did and have decided not to so I am buying it for $100/cord. I have to pick it up in single run quantities with the tractor and storage racks since I have no other means of transporting it.

 

[Alaskan]

We've been getting enough rain, no drought like further south. Pond is about 3/4 which is not abnormal this time of year since it has no input other than from the sky.

Got in the downed tree that DW and her sister found winter of 2020. Won't know quality until I buck and split. I know some of it is not great. But a neighbor down the road has a number of cords of wood (oak, maple and ash) they split a couple of years ago intending to get a wood stove but never did and have decided not to so I am buying it for $100/cord. I have to pick it up in single run quantities with the tractor and storage racks since I have no other means of transporting it.

Nice score on the wood!

 

[Honeybee Hill]

Good morning all, two cups in, and a gorgeous day ahead so I'm ready to go out and do some yard work soon...maybe another cup first...
I got married back in July, it was a great time, with another week spent at the beach with the family afterwards. Then a week at Lake George, I'm completely traveled out. I love being home so until EMS world in October I'm staying put.
Honey collection was light this year as I really had no time to process, so looks like the bees will be over stocked for the winter. The young chickens haven't started laying yet no clue what the story is with them, but they are still really cute and Edith the Polish has so much personality that I don't mind.
No goats yet-we haven't even started clearing the second yard and fencing for them, so we'll be starting that soon, and by spring we should be ready.
DD started nursing school-I'm a proud mama. DS1 is back to finish his BA in History education, DS2 joined the elevators union in the city and got hired by OTIS, and DS3 is a senior in High School...I'm proud as a peacock but where does the time go? Oy my back hurts.

 

[Honeybee Hill]

Hey, @Bruce ... are you still dry up there? Did you get any of the rain that hit Conn and the flooding they just had? How has your pond done this year? Fish? You never post much.
Did you get your wood in for the winter?
Just making conversation...

We're in a level one drought emergency here in southern NY. the flooding rains that we saw upstate and in Massachusetts seem to peter out over the Island.

 

[Mini Horses]

Slept until 8 am! Just having my coffee. . This staying home time is great !!

Spent all day yesterday traveling to get a flock of poultry I bought on CL. Mixed birds and boy, did I get some. . Saw a 2 hr post the evening before, no pics, just 40 chickens, turkey, ducks. Replied and she immediately got back with some pics. I offered for entire lot and we agreed, with me to pick up next day. Picks showed healthy birds and not all of them but nice hens, beautiful turkeys that I hoped to be midget whites. Loaded cages in horse trailer ready for 1.5 hr drive, thinking "what are you doing?"!! Wow. Beautiful birds, all about 6 months old ... All! She had moved to her grandmother's to help care for her. Bored, bought a bunch of birds....had lovely set up...last week grams passed suddenly and now she's moving. Birds have to go.

The turkeys are BB whites...ready to butcher. I mean 35-40# each! She was unaware these were meat type when bought. Chickens...bought as chicks, all the pretty ones . These were fun things, after all. Soooo --- I bought an unexpected but beautiful flock. Tomorrow is auction day and I'm caged up for it! Fully expecto to get all my $$ back and still have 12 young, new layers, at home.

A quad of silkies, a pair of gorgeous sebrights, 3 fat Pekin drake's, 4 finished turkeys, 5 young roo, 8 other not sure what's....going. I'll put a reserve on turkeys and bring home and butcher if not met. I'm a little overwhelmed in a good way.

Oh, the dozen hens here...brahmas, RIR, BO, cinn queen, wyandotte...all in super shape. I fell onto a deal. . I had a coop and fenced area ready for those hens...they'll free range in another week, coop at night.

Oh, some goats go to auction tomorrow, too!!! Left trailer at load area.

 

[Honeybee Hill]

Slept until 8 am! Just having my coffee. . This staying home time is great !!

Spent all day yesterday traveling to get a flock of poultry I bought on CL. Mixed birds and boy, did I get some. . Saw a 2 hr post the evening before, no pics, just 40 chickens, turkey, ducks. Replied and she immediately got back with some pics. I offered for entire lot and we agreed, with me to pick up next day. Picks showed healthy birds and not all of them but nice hens, beautiful turkeys that I hoped to be midget whites. Loaded cages in horse trailer ready for 1.5 hr drive, thinking "what are you doing?"!! Wow. Beautiful birds, all about 6 months old ... All! She had moved to her grandmother's to help care for her. Bored, bought a bunch of birds....had lovely set up...last week grams passed suddenly and now she's moving. Birds have to go.

The turkeys are BB whites...ready to butcher. I mean 35-40# each! She was unaware these were meat type when bought. Chickens...bought as chicks, all the pretty ones . These were fun things, after all. Soooo --- I bought an unexpected but beautiful flock. Tomorrow is auction day and I'm caged up for it! Fully expecto to get all my $$ back and still have 12 young, new layers, at home.

A quad of silkies, a pair of gorgeous sebrights, 3 fat Pekin drake's, 4 finished turkeys, 5 young roo, 8 other not sure what's....going. I'll put a reserve on turkeys and bring home and butcher if not met. I'm a little overwhelmed in a good way.

Oh, the dozen hens here...brahmas, RIR, BO, cinn queen, wyandotte...all in super shape. I fell onto a deal. . I had a coop and fenced area ready for those hens...they'll free range in another week, coop at night.

Oh, some goats go to auction tomorrow, too!!! Left trailer at load area.

WOW!! You really did get a great bargain on all those birds!!

 

[Alaskan]

Good morning all, two cups in, and a gorgeous day ahead so I'm ready to go out and do some yard work soon...maybe another cup first...
I got married back in July, it was a great time, with another week spent at the beach with the family afterwards. Then a week at Lake George, I'm completely traveled out. I love being home so until EMS world in October I'm staying put.
Honey collection was light this year as I really had no time to process, so looks like the bees will be over stocked for the winter. The young chickens haven't started laying yet no clue what the story is with them, but they are still really cute and Edith the Polish has so much personality that I don't mind.
No goats yet-we haven't even started clearing the second yard and fencing for them, so we'll be starting that soon, and by spring we should be ready.
DD started nursing school-I'm a proud mama. DS1 is back to finish his BA in History education, DS2 joined the elevators union in the city and got hired by OTIS, and DS3 is a senior in High School...I'm proud as a peacock but where does the time go? Oy my back hurts.

Woot! Great to hear from you!

And YES, where does the time go???
Awesome news on most fronts, especially great about your kids!

 

[Alaskan]

Slept until 8 am! Just having my coffee. . This staying home time is great !!

Spent all day yesterday traveling to get a flock of poultry I bought on CL. Mixed birds and boy, did I get some. . Saw a 2 hr post the evening before, no pics, just 40 chickens, turkey, ducks. Replied and she immediately got back with some pics. I offered for entire lot and we agreed, with me to pick up next day. Picks showed healthy birds and not all of them but nice hens, beautiful turkeys that I hoped to be midget whites. Loaded cages in horse trailer ready for 1.5 hr drive, thinking "what are you doing?"!! Wow. Beautiful birds, all about 6 months old ... All! She had moved to her grandmother's to help care for her. Bored, bought a bunch of birds....had lovely set up...last week grams passed suddenly and now she's moving. Birds have to go.

The turkeys are BB whites...ready to butcher. I mean 35-40# each! She was unaware these were meat type when bought. Chickens...bought as chicks, all the pretty ones . These were fun things, after all. Soooo --- I bought an unexpected but beautiful flock. Tomorrow is auction day and I'm caged up for it! Fully expecto to get all my $$ back and still have 12 young, new layers, at home.

A quad of silkies, a pair of gorgeous sebrights, 3 fat Pekin drake's, 4 finished turkeys, 5 young roo, 8 other not sure what's....going. I'll put a reserve on turkeys and bring home and butcher if not met. I'm a little overwhelmed in a good way.

Oh, the dozen hens here...brahmas, RIR, BO, cinn queen, wyandotte...all in super shape. I fell onto a deal. . I had a coop and fenced area ready for those hens...they'll free range in another week, coop at night.

Oh, some goats go to auction tomorrow, too!!! Left trailer at load area.

Such a fantastic haul!!!!

 

[Blue Sky]

Ok. It looks like a peach tree but the fruit is golf ball sized. It appears to ripen but stays this yellow color. Not an apricot? Leaves look wrong.

 

[Bruce]

Nice score on the wood!

Now I just have to go collect it!