Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[Pastor Dave]

Still just practicing animal husbandry?

 

[NH homesteader]

About to be a fence post master I would say. Get fencing man! That's a fair amount of animals to jump into at once. Breathe... And then get fencing.

Did I mention you have a lot of fencing to do?

Seriously though, congrats on being one step closer!

 

[Latestarter]

Yeah... what comes after "practicing"? I mean lawyers never become competent as they practice their entire career... I guess when they get tired of practicing, that's when they run for public office... Then (since they never became proficient) they foist all the bad "laws" on us common folk. Maybe I'll become an animal husbandry pseudo-specialist... Just gonna fence in a couple of 3/4-1 acre pastures and a smaller containment area within that for initial holding and where their shelter will be.

 

[Pastor Dave]

In Indiana I see a lot of portable electric fences set up once a field is harvested or to rotate pastures. Maybe this could save you some time, energy, and money?
Maybe @Mike CHS and @CntryBoy777 too?
Just a thought

 

[Latestarter]

My pastures will be permanently fenced and the animals rotated through them. Just a matter of time and getting them all done.

 

[greybeard]

When I cured some bacon years ago, I was also told to "freeze" it to where it was very firm/cold, and that it would slice alot better.

I buy a lot of whole boneless pork loins because they are cheap and so lean. We gave up the more tasteful chops several years ago because of the fat content. I buy this.

A loin is kinda messy to slice into pork steaks so soon as I get the loin home I throw it in the freezer for a few hours, trim the excess fat off (dogs get the fat) and slice it up 3/4-1" thick with a good knife and portion the results out into quart ziplock freezer bags--usually get only 3 to a qt bag. Chilling makes it lots easier. I do the same with those tubes of breakfast sausage (even tho I'm not supposed to have them) . I chill those whole packs, slice them, and put them one layer in a 1 gallon ziplocks, freeze them laying down flat and just take out as many as we need.

 

[TAH]

Very excited for you Ls! I am hoping your fencing and the preparation of your new animals goes well and you can make the BEST of BEST of your property!

I wonder where a garden is going to fit in all this? You need all those healthy veggies to go with those meat animals once butchered and cooked.

Very happy you FINALLY get goats!

 

[Bruce]

And to eat before the meat animals are ready to eat so he has the "trimmings" to feed to the pigs

I do the same with those tubes of breakfast sausage (even tho I'm not supposed to have them)

Can't live on water And since you have them sliced and in the freezer, you can make "more acceptable" portions.

Good thing you mentioned pictures @Latestarter because I was going to say "WHERE ARE THE PICTURES!" Especially since @Devonviolet failed us.

 

[Mike CHS]

I think you are planning it out well. We also want fixed fence on our perimeter.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Well, ya may have been a day late, but obviously ya wasn't a dollar short...
It sounds like ya have a reason to get your "A** in Gear" now, cause those days just Fly by, and there will be days whose weather will be less desireable to be standing in while having to "Get R Done". Even tho it was just a "Deposit", ya are the Owner of what sounds like a really good Start...Congradulations!!...
I know how that Feels, and so Happy for ya...been a long time coming, but it's not a "Dream"...just pinch yourself...

@Pastor Dave , I am in failing health so, I am using what I have now to put the fencing in, because I won't be able to do next yr what I can this yr. I am setting it up so my wife can tend to the animals by herself very easily. I thank ya for thinking of me, but for plans to progress, there has to be a permanent fence....I just enjoy complaining about digging holes and physical labor, but there isn't anyone Forcing me to do so except for myself...