Farmerjan's journal - Weather

[Baymule]

You got a sweet deal going with the clean outs. The rest of us have to buy baby chicks, raise them, feed them---a LOT! You just go get the rejects, finish them up a little and off to FREEZER CAMP or sell them. I am officially jealous. Definitely talk to the owner, you sure don't want to miss that opportunity!

 

[farmerjan]

@Baymule ; Yes it is a good deal. I like that I don't have to do the baby chick/brooder/heat thing. Or buy them for $3-4 each as day olds. Except in the winter, they cannot take the cold because they are always in a "climate controlled" house, so they cannot take the shock of going from the commercial house to even an outside small house with pen that is closed in with plastic, with no heat in the winter time. I will not be able to get any this winter anyway. Can't take care of them, and sure can't expect my son to try to deal with them, needing heat, and all when he will have everything else to do. But I will talk to the owner if this milker leaves, and try to keep my connection going. At least to get whatever left behinds there are in mid-Oct.....

 

[Bruce]

Great news on your Dad!

 

[RollingAcres]

Wow that's really great news about your dad!!

 

[Hens and Roos]

Glad to hear about your Dad's improvement!

 

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

Miss @farmerjan,

This is WONDERFUL NEWS about your dad! This has to be a tremendous load off everyone's mind. I hope he continues to make a complete recovery.

It's also wonderful news about the rehab you may be able to receive! I makes me sad to know you are in such pain, with all of your joints bothering you. And it's not like you can quit just yet, although I am hoping you will be able to retire soon. Maybe things are looking up! I hope this is appropriate for you:

Senile Texas Aggie

 

[HomeOnTheRange]

So glad to hear about your Dad!! Here are a couple of balers/cutters/rakes for the hobby farmer...
https://tractortoolsdirect.com/product-category/hay-making/hay-baling-package-deals/

or just the balers:
https://tractortoolsdirect.com/product-category/hay-making/hay-balers/

 

[Baymule]

Miss @farmerjan,

This is WONDERFUL NEWS about your dad! This has to be a tremendous load off everyone's mind. I hope he continues to make a complete recovery.

It's also wonderful news about the rehab you may be able to receive! I makes me sad to know you are in such pain, with all of your joints bothering you. And it's not like you can quit just yet, although I am hoping you will be able to retire soon. Maybe things are looking up! I hope this is appropriate for you:

Senile Texas Aggie

I like that song.

 

[farmerjan]

I like that song.

X2 I like it too. Remember it from my "younger days".....

 

[farmerjan]

So glad to hear about your Dad!! Here are a couple of balers/cutters/racks for the hobby farmer...
https://tractortoolsdirect.com/product-category/hay-making/hay-baling-package-deals/

or just the balers:
https://tractortoolsdirect.com/product-category/hay-making/hay-balers/

Thank you so much for the links. Yes, those 'mini-round balers" make bales that are exactly what I was seeing at this farm. The thing is that maybe they would withstand a shower after baling, but with only being 26" inches or so, it will soak through pretty darn fast and the whole bale is lost. And still don't like that for only 40-60 lbs, you cannot pull a leaf or two or a section or two off the end to feed out. And there is no way they can be stacked like a big round bale can. In order to keep their shape, we will often stack a big RB on the flat side down, and can stack another like that on the top of it, and then the third on the top with the rounded side "up so a tarp will not sit flat on the top. When you stack them in a 3-2-1 pyramid, with them sitting like they come out of the baler, they tend to flatten a bit and look like a squished flatter oval than a round bale. By stacking the flat side down, they don't tend to flatten out of shape, just compress a little.

But again, Thanks for the links. It seems that I saw this somewhere, and maybe you posted a link to this at one time? The smaller rakes and such would be ideal for small tight fields to maneuver in.