Jodief100--- random stuff and BIG news

[autumnprairie]

I hope you had a good birthday

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

So what did the Racoon do to the birds?

I recently have lost some ducks, hens and yesterday one of my Guinea's that was sitting on eggs.

I thought fox, but whatever it is is leaving the carcass behind, just eatting some of the meat. A fox almost always takes it away. Plus our fence is tight to the ground and when we have had fox problems, I have always been able to find where they have dug under the fence. No sign of them.

However, a racoon could be climbing over the fence and killing them.

 

[elevan]

Happy belated birthday Jodie!

 

[jodief100]

I have caught and eliminated another racoon. They have been hauling away the smaller birds, eating a good protion of those too big to carry. They get then right up to the edge of the electirfied net and then find they can't get them out. So I find a bird carcass tangeled in my net every morning.

I scored some free hay!!!!!! A gentlemen hubby works with got more yield than he could sell. There were storms commign through last night so he had to get it out of the field and had no where to store it. So he said he could have it if we came and got it out of the field. Well hubby was laid up due to his surgery Wednesday and there was no way I could load 230 bales myself..... So I called a friend and said I would split it with him if he could help load. He showed up with a truck, trailer and 12 people. So we got it loaded in under an hour, 100 bales on my truck and trailer, the rest on his. It is first cutting, mixed grass but I can suppliment with grain and still come out ahead. I will be sending it off to get it tested here soon. Rigth now it is covered in a tarp, still on the trailer until I can move the brooders out of the barn.

 

[autumnprairie]

I have caught and eliminated another racoon. They have been hauling away the smaller birds, eating a good protion of those too big to carry. They get then right up to the edge of the electirfied net and then find they can't get them out. So I find a bird carcass tangeled in my net every morning.

I scored some free hay!!!!!! A gentlemen hubby works with got more yield than he could sell. There were storms commign through last night so he had to get it out of the field and had no where to store it. So he said he could have it if we came and got it out of the field. Well hubby was laid up due to his surgery Wednesday and there was no way I could load 230 bales myself..... So I called a friend and said I would split it with him if he could help load. He showed up with a truck, trailer and 12 people. So we got it loaded in under an hour, 100 bales on my truck and trailer, the rest on his. It is first cutting, mixed grass but I can suppliment with grain and still come out ahead. I will be sending it off to get it tested here soon. Rigth now it is covered in a tarp, still on the trailer until I can move the brooders out of the barn.

that is great free always helps, I am glad you found the help fast

 

[DonnaBelle]

Thats fantastic!! Our neighbor just cut 5 acres in front of our house, 1st cutting and now have 10 big bales in the barn for this coming winter!!

We have let a neighbor use our pasture on the south end of the ranch this year for his cows. He also does hay baling and he and his brother came over with their tractors and rake and bailer and did it for us for free!! One good turn deserves another he said, and I agree. I've never lost anything being nice to others.

DonnaBelle

 

[elevan]

That's a great score! I love when things line up like that.

 

[jodief100]

I caught another raccoon. I am still loosing birds and I haven't seen any or had anything spring the trap for 3 days....... This sucks.

We need rain, badly. It hasn't rained for over 2 weeks. We have hauled 3 loads of water and the cistern is still low. None in the forecast until Saturday and then it is just a 30% chance with scattered thunderstorms.

I got the electronet moved in the front field. Is is so dry the stakes were cemented in the ground. I tore up my hands getting them out.

Hubby can drive the tractor again!!!!!!!

We got the perimeter bushogged so I could move the goats. Poor things were grazing grass that is a little too short. Now I need to check everyone for worms.....

 

[TTs Chicks]

I'll send you some of the rain from Debby My 5" rain guage was overflowing earlier, I dumped it and within an hour it was back up to 1" it's now at 4" We needed rain, but this is a bit much and she is not moving hardly at all.

 

[elevan]

I'll send you some of the rain from Debby My 5" rain guage was overflowing earlier, I dumped it and within an hour it was back up to 1" it's now at 4" We needed rain, but this is a bit much and she is not moving hardly at all.

We could use some of that rain too. It was supposed to rain yesterday but didn't happen. Now we only have a 20% chance of it on Friday.