Farmerjan's journal - Weather

[farmerjan]

Another chilly 38 this morning but better than the 32, I guess. Doesn't seem to be as much wind. Sun is out and it looks to be nice. Temps are supposed to moderate and get back to the upper 60's and low 70's.... more normal for this time of year.
Will get things together in a little bit here and head down to rake the hay in the big field at least. Then leave there and go test a 250 cow farm...
Ate oatmeal again this morning... Like a hot cereal to stick to the ribs early like this.
Tomorrow I should be home in the evening so will let the chickens out of the shelter... see if the hen shows back up again.

 

[Baymule]

Could you do a pasture lease for your own cows or would that be too much with out DH's help? Keep hanging in there, at some point it will either get better or it will get worse. If it gets worse, then it's bail out time. Have plan B, plan C and plan D for back up.

Too much uncertainty to make concrete plans, especially when you are wanting to retire. Looks you will be working for awhile longer.

 

[Ridgetop]

With the additional dairy herds starting to test again and you picking up the work from retiring testers, being unavailable to do your son's work for him may be a good thing. If GF finds out how much you do because he wants her to pick up your end of things, things might change. If you sell off any high headed or bad cows that belong to you and just keep your own cows that you train to come into the barn and can be handled easily, you will be able to work on your own. Then if ye wants help with the hay, etc. maybe he will ask nicely instead of expecting you to be his on call slave.

 

[Larsen Poultry Ranch]

Can you ask him to have a talk about the communication and clearly get it set out how things should be communicated to one another, and have the plan in writing? If it's a business he needs to treat it like one, you are a co-owner and should be in the loop. I'm sorry he is not communicating well.

 

[SageHill]

Do you ever just not have a good feeling about someone?

Yup. Follow your gut feel - it's there for a reason!!!

 

[farmerjan]

Friday night. Got home from testing, put chickens in crate, carried 3 trays of milk samples in the house to get sorted and packed this weekend to go out UPS on Monday. Things went okay in the barn, no problems, just takes some time with it only being a double 6. A milking parlor this size is designed to handle about 100-150 cows... not over 225... there were about 240 that went through this evening. Not too much missing in the computer stuff, had to correct a few things... but they have been busy with calving out about 30 heifers plus the normal number of cows, and add to all the corn chopping, and then trying to get fields planted with cover crops - small grains for spring harvesting and all that... So, I get them missing a few cows... a few solds and a couple of dry offs.
Just uploaded the herd on the computer, I do it at home on mine, doing the jump drive exchange...

Started out chilly as usual this morning. Not as bad as it was; 38 this morning and very light breeze compared to the wind we have had. Sunny and pretty nice overall.
I went down and raked the big field for sq baling...there was "wet" on the tires the first few rounds... takes a long time for the dew to dry off the grass this time of year. Tomorrow I will go up top and rake the "top field" and then do the smaller one across the creek and that will be it there. There are 2 fields that need to be cut up nearer to doug's farm and I really hope that will be the end of hay.....
There is still the L shaped fuel tank on the back of the truck so I cannot move round bales with it. He knows it it there so I am not going to say anything.

I have decided to just go about doing what I am doing and after this year's hay is done, I think we need to sit down and have a talk about the farming stuff.

Talked to GF sister today... told her I wanted to get the Explorer cleaned up and get her to put it on the sites where she got her BF dump truck sold, and the truck DS had for sale that got stolen, and some other things... She likes to do this sort of stuff so we are going to work out something... I told her I would pay her some sort of a commission or "fee" for doing this and she said no, she didn't want anything because she liked to do it... and I told her that I DON'T like to do this sort of stuff so she is entitled to something for her time and effort. She is going to come get it maybe tomorrow or Sunday, do some pictures etc... and "detail" the inside... it needs a good vacuuming from the dog hairs from my parent's dog.... I have some things to get out of it that were my parents, will get a cardboard box in the morning and just put the stuff in there...

I told her about GF's "friend" that was interested in it again... and how she was trying to get me to sell it for less than the Ford place said they would pay... and that I really would rather not sell to them because there is just something about the way she was going about it... come to find out, she also just doesn't "like her" ... she said she is just not comfortable with them and they are not her friends (just acquaintances) but her sisters'... and that she tries not to spend much time around them... and I said that I went to supper the other night after we had been at the barn , with the cattle... and that they just don't seem to have any regard for anyone else...and how they all just up and left without even a "so long".... and that I really didn't like the way DS acted with them around... and "J" went off; and said that she also felt that he had a whole different attitude and all when they spent much time with him and GF... and she did not like to even talk to her own sister with them around... she doesn't "trust them".... "J" really does not like them... I didn't realize it until the actions the other night and then to hear her talk today. She is often at odds with her sister because of the way she spoils and does not make her little boy mind.... and has been curtailing the time that GF "babysits" since she (J) is not working like she used to.
Maybe she needed someone to vent to a little too... but I learned alot of some of the "at odds" with the sister's (DS GF) actions... and how DS is not the same person when around GF and those friends....interesting....

But anyway, she is going to see about getting it listed in the next few days, and get it sold... and she said I ought to make some money on it if I don't like it enough to keep it....

So that is the extent of my day.
Heated a bowl of the chicken broth and chicken meat from the roasted chicken I had. It is pretty good... sorta like a "bone broth" , type of "diet"... eating healthier and not too heavy at night. Trying to get more active and watch what I am eating a little better... sure would like to take off some of this "flab" .....
Good thing is the knees are finally starting to feel like they are "attached"... part of the legs they are attached to...

Looks like we will get a bit of clouds and even a stray chance of some sprinkles...end of weekend, early next week..... a disturbance going up the east coast... sadly @Mini Horses will probably get some rain out of it. Temps are supposed to stay warmer...60's and low 70's days and 40-50's at night. More like it.

Trees are really turning colors although the wind this past week has taken alot of the real pretty early ones off already.

 

[SageHill]

Friday night. Got home from testing, put chickens in crate, carried 3 trays of milk samples in the house to get sorted and packed this weekend to go out UPS on Monday. Things went okay in the barn, no problems, just takes some time with it only being a double 6. A milking parlor this size is designed to handle about 100-150 cows... not over 225... there were about 240 that went through this evening. Not too much missing in the computer stuff, had to correct a few things... but they have been busy with calving out about 30 heifers plus the normal number of cows, and add to all the corn chopping, and then trying to get fields planted with cover crops - small grains for spring harvesting and all that... So, I get them missing a few cows... a few solds and a couple of dry offs.
Just uploaded the herd on the computer, I do it at home on mine, doing the jump drive exchange...

Started out chilly as usual this morning. Not as bad as it was; 38 this morning and very light breeze compared to the wind we have had. Sunny and pretty nice overall.
I went down and raked the big field for sq baling...there was "wet" on the tires the first few rounds... takes a long time for the dew to dry off the grass this time of year. Tomorrow I will go up top and rake the "top field" and then do the smaller one across the creek and that will be it there. There are 2 fields that need to be cut up nearer to doug's farm and I really hope that will be the end of hay.....
There is still the L shaped fuel tank on the back of the truck so I cannot move round bales with it. He knows it it there so I am not going to say anything.

I have decided to just go about doing what I am doing and after this year's hay is done, I think we need to sit down and have a talk about the farming stuff.

Talked to GF sister today... told her I wanted to get the Explorer cleaned up and get her to put it on the sites where she got her BF dump truck sold, and the truck DS had for sale that got stolen, and some other things... She likes to do this sort of stuff so we are going to work out something... I told her I would pay her some sort of a commission or "fee" for doing this and she said no, she didn't want anything because she liked to do it... and I told her that I DON'T like to do this sort of stuff so she is entitled to something for her time and effort. She is going to come get it maybe tomorrow or Sunday, do some pictures etc... and "detail" the inside... it needs a good vacuuming from the dog hairs from my parent's dog.... I have some things to get out of it that were my parents, will get a cardboard box in the morning and just put the stuff in there...

I told her about GF's "friend" that was interested in it again... and how she was trying to get me to sell it for less than the Ford place said they would pay... and that I really would rather not sell to them because there is just something about the way she was going about it... come to find out, she also just doesn't "like her" ... she said she is just not comfortable with them and they are not her friends (just acquaintances) but her sisters'... and that she tries not to spend much time around them... and I said that I went to supper the other night after we had been at the barn , with the cattle... and that they just don't seem to have any regard for anyone else...and how they all just up and left without even a "so long".... and that I really didn't like the way DS acted with them around... and "J" went off; and said that she also felt that he had a whole different attitude and all when they spent much time with him and GF... and she did not like to even talk to her own sister with them around... she doesn't "trust them".... "J" really does not like them... I didn't realize it until the actions the other night and then to hear her talk today. She is often at odds with her sister because of the way she spoils and does not make her little boy mind.... and has been curtailing the time that GF "babysits" since she (J) is not working like she used to.
Maybe she needed someone to vent to a little too... but I learned alot of some of the "at odds" with the sister's (DS GF) actions... and how DS is not the same person when around GF and those friends....interesting....

But anyway, she is going to see about getting it listed in the next few days, and get it sold... and she said I ought to make some money on it if I don't like it enough to keep it....

So that is the extent of my day.
Heated a bowl of the chicken broth and chicken meat from the roasted chicken I had. It is pretty good... sorta like a "bone broth" , type of "diet"... eating healthier and not too heavy at night. Trying to get more active and watch what I am eating a little better... sure would like to take off some of this "flab" .....
Good thing is the knees are finally starting to feel like they are "attached"... part of the legs they are attached to...

Looks like we will get a bit of clouds and even a stray chance of some sprinkles...end of weekend, early next week..... a disturbance going up the east coast... sadly @Mini Horses will probably get some rain out of it. Temps are supposed to stay warmer...60's and low 70's days and 40-50's at night. More like it.

Trees are really turning colors although the wind this past week has taken alot of the real pretty early ones off already.

Sounds like a good day all around!

 

[Mini Horses]

Knees feel attached...great!! That means those muscles and ligaments are healing and strengthening in good places. Working with the use.

Yeah, we're supposed to get rain tomorrow. I don't feel the need but, ground may. Won't get a lot more this time of year. Today they say sunshine and warmer -- hope it's soon! Clouds are clearing.

Plans to do some animal moves today, hopefully for winter buck containment. Would appreciate decent weather. Walk fences, check for anything weak...fix. no girls on fence line, etc. Yep, winter prep. Gotta add a hay rack in buck shed. Heavy work schedule all week. Gotta do today.

 

[farmerjan]

Sun coming up over trees across road. As soon as the leaves are off it will be sun earlier... but they are not dropping leaves very fast. That's fine. Temp is already up to 50 after a 41 degree start. Today is supposed to be nicer and it looks to be a beautiful day. I ought to see about putting some dirty jeans in the wash to soak before I go do the hay and then they can hang out and dry overnight and tomorrow.

Going out to get most of the stuff out of the explorer so J can get it or I take it to her, so that it can get done and listed. I drove it again the other day to PT and I just wish I could like it better but I don't. DS told those friends that another reason I wanted to sell it is because I wanted to buy the other truck I drove home from NH... so he is obviously thinking about selling it to me. It is not exactly what I want, but the value makes it alot more worth it to me and at least it is more comfortable to drive and would be alot more useable for farm stuff.
I will worry about it when the time comes.

Going to turn the chickens out loose today too... see if the "ghost hen" turns up again.

Time to get out there. Then I will head down the road as soon as the dew dries off a little more and get the other 2 fields raked. DS must have gone down there as he sent a text thanking me for raking and that it looked good. Guess he figured I hadn't done anything and he was going to have to do it all.... REALLY ????

 

[Ridgetop]

DS must have gone down there as he sent a text thanking me for raking and that it looked good. Guess he figured I hadn't done anything and he was going to have to do it all.... REALLY ????

DS will start to realize how much you do for him as soon as he has to depend on GF instead and you are working for others.

Sounds like GF's sister has her head on straight and she could be someone you could really get along with. Too bad DS is hooked up with GF since J sounds nicer. LOL