ELeVan ~ Honaker Farm Journal

[BarredRockMomma]

Aaaaah, pet a Snickers while you eat a snickers - then finish that up with some chicky love - there's (almost) no better therapy !

 

[elevan]

Can't eat a Snickers...I'm allergic to peanuts

Well we found a "Big Bear" necklace. Or I made a Big Bear necklace using a polar bear figurine, a couple of beads, an eye hook, some plastic rope and jewelry clasps.

Here is the Big Bear necklace worn by B. Keep your fingers crossed that the spirit of Big Bear is with the necklace and will keep B out of trouble so he doesn't have to drag Big Bear everywhere.

 

[autumnprairie]

Can't eat a Snickers...I'm allergic to peanuts

Well we found a "Big Bear" necklace. Or I made a Big Bear necklace using a polar bear figurine, a couple of beads, an eye hook, some plastic rope and jewelry clasps.

Here is the Big Bear necklace worn by B. Keep your fingers crossed that the spirit of Big Bear is with the necklace and will keep B out of trouble so he doesn't have to drag Big Bear everywhere.

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looks good

 

[elevan]

I am bull, I am rooster, I am buck! Hear me ROAR!



I had to put a few critters in their place at turn in time tonight. The steer being the worst offender. He was going after DH and the kids to the point that DH picked up a branch to keep him back. Mind you that DH was a city boy before we married so he's still a little wary of the critters when they are bigger than he is. I stomped my feet at the steer and stomped toward him "barking" MOOOVE! and backed him clear to the barn which was a good ways. DH doesn't like it when I can take better control over the situation but rather than anyone getting hurt, I did what had to be done.

Then the roosters were being pains in the rear so I had to put on my top roo hat.

As I was closing up the coop my little Cruella snuck out and followed me. I love that little hen. I picked her up and put her on my shoulder and we headed for the feed bin. I got out a scoop and we walked to my favorite sitting spot and she sat on my leg and had her dinner. When she was done I took her to the coop and added the rest of the scoop to the feeder and put her on a perch. She made my night tonight.

I believe that we have another broody. We'll see if she's still tucked in there tomorrow. DH can't remember if she was last night but we had other things on our mind then.

I think that I'm gonna go watch my favorite shows that I missed last night on Hulu. Have a good night everyone!

 

[ksalvagno]

Hey Elevan, do you have a well? If you do, do you have a filter or water softener? We are potenially buying a home in Morrow county and we have to do some plumbing repairs. The home currently has a water softener but no filter. We are trying to figure out what we really need. We heard the water was terrible in Morrow county but can't seem to find out what that actually means.

 

[elevan]

Hey Elevan, do you have a well? If you do, do you have a filter or water softener? We are potenially buying a home in Morrow county and we have to do some plumbing repairs. The home currently has a water softener but no filter. We are trying to figure out what we really need. We heard the water was terrible in Morrow county but can't seem to find out what that actually means.

We have a well and we have good water. No filter or softener. It's 1500 feet deep. You do need a deep well to get good water here. The "terrible" water story is that water at lesser depths is extremely "hard". Lots of iron and other minerals.

Delco water runs through the county too so if you prefer you could tap in to it. I think that their water tastes awful but that's my personal taste.

I would have the well water tested to see what it's like. If it's a shallow well I'd consider drilling a new deeper well and using the shallow well for livestock use jmo.

Where is Morrow Co are you looking?

 

[ksalvagno]

We found a place in Cardington. We are in contract but haven't gone to the bank yet to finalize the loan. We have been going back and forth with the selling realtor/Fannie Mae to even get the water turned on to do an inspection. We were able to finish all of that but there are leaks that need to be fixed. Would the county have records on how deep the well is? The home was built in 1978 but we don't have much information on it since it is a foreclosure.

We did have the well tested but they just test the water quality and don't show how deep the well is.

 

[elevan]

They might have records on it. I don't know when they started keeping info like that on file though. But I would venture to guess that it likely has a shallow well. I have an aunt that lives just outside of Cardington that has a house a little bit older. She has to conserve water as her well is very shallow and in danger of going dry right now. She's frustrated because she has to take her laundry to town to the laundromat and buys bottled water, but being on a fixed income a new well isn't an option right now for her.

Cardington is a nice community and it's convenient to get to many bigger places.

 

[ksalvagno]

Thanks for the info. We will have to look further into it. We want to make sure we are dotting our "I"'s and crossing our "T"'s with this deal.

 

[Vickir73]

Love 'big bear.' Let me know if it keeps B out of trouble - I might try it with my guy - if nothing else but to tie him up with it