Baymule
Herd Master
Coffee is ready. Happy Fathers Day to all the Dads!
Coffee anyone ?
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greybeard
Herd Master
That's today?
Oh lawd.
I gotta find somewhere to hide quick..the kids with all their linoleum lizards are more than I want to endure today.
Mini Horses
Herd Master
GB -- Maybe you will get no more than I often get on Mother's Day -- A text or phone call. That's fine with me as it's all about what happens the other 364, not the one day.
Ahhh, lovely day out there today in my area. Hope all you dads are enjoying your day.
Going for another cup -----
Ahhh, lovely day out there today in my area. Hope all you dads are enjoying your day.
Going for another cup -----
RollingAcres
Herd Master
Happy Father's Day to all you dads!
MatthewsHomestead
True BYH Addict
MatthewsHomestead
True BYH Addict
So far this am I have fed and watered my harem of critters. Scrubbed both my duck pools, repaired a hole in each, just waiting on the caulk to dry. Scrubbed and cleaned all the water buckets, waterers, and feed dishes.... Yelled at my kiddos for back talking. Splinted a duck with a broken toe. Set up a temporary pool for the duckies. Checked on my new momma bunny and her babes. Collected eggs...... What's next? Can I stop for a cup? Oh darn. I still need to weed in the garden
had to get the ducks squared away first thing bc SURPRISE we inherited 10 ducks last night!
had to get the ducks squared away first thing bc SURPRISE we inherited 10 ducks last night!
RollingAcres
Herd Master
Sounds like a busy busy morning already for you @MatthewsHomestead !
How did you inherit 10 ducks?
How did you inherit 10 ducks?
MatthewsHomestead
True BYH Addict
I needed a Pekin Drake so posted an ad. A lady got in touch with me so she came out and traded me. We talked all things farm for a while. At some point I had mentioned needing to get my only khaki Campbell some friends. Yesterday she got in touch. Had decided to go with just her Pekins. Asked if I was interested in her stock so of course I jumped on it. Traded her a crap ton of quail eggs and some of my Ameracauna and Orpington eggs for them. And she has more for me. So now while the Hubbs is getting our new horse pasture fenced, I will be creating three more duck runs so I can finally get everyone separated by breed. Yay! More work. Good thing I'm home everyday...... That's the long and short if it.
MatthewsHomestead
True BYH Addict
Just realized that I've been up and at it for 5 1/2 hrs.....
Bruce
Herd Master
Interesting indeed. My Booth Brother's milk, which is supposed to be ALL Vermont from cow to carton says it was bottled at the HP Hood facility in Barre, VT. I wonder how Hood makes sure they don't mix "foreign" milk in with my Vermont cow milk.
"All milk processed at the Booth Bros. plant in Barre is sourced from Vermont farms located in Washington, Lamoille and Orange counties. Milk processed at our facility comes from farmers that pledge not to use artificial growth hormones."
Don't see any hints that they are in any way associated with the massive HP Hood company ($2 Billion in sales). Also found this:
"Jerry Booth, manager of the Barre plant, has been with Hood for 19 years, and he’s the only member of the well-known Booth Bros. family who still works in the company — HP Hood bought Booth Bros. in 1997."
But the container carries the "Vermont Seal of Quality" meaning it has to be a Vermont product. And it seems that Organic Valley milk is now exclusively processed in the same HP Hood plant. "Buying local" sure can be confusing!! Yeah I'm helping the Vermont dairy farmers but a huge corporation is taking their cut.
