Mike CHS
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That will be a bummer if they are all that way. Maybe some different cooking methods might be in order. I have better luck with turkey cooking them on the smoker after putting them in a brine for 24 or more hours.
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CntryBoy777
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If ya have a pressure cooker or a fryer....I'd try something different......could do beer can turkey on the grill......
greybeard
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Oh, we both remember it equally well...she mentioned it last night herself.Wow can you hold a grudge!
Wehner Homestead
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You can't tell us how moist and good it was without telling us how you cooked it
When I get a chance to type it out, I’ll post it on my recipe thread.
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OK, so y'all remember this picture of the hay feeder. You'll notice that I had to place pavers under the front end as the ground there was lower. As you can see, the feeder is still not level. Despite this, please notice that the lifted lid is still (only) slightly past vertical, though less so than it would have been on level ground (where it was built). The hay that you see inside was basically laid in there as it was ~1/3 of a full bale and quite light in weight.
So, design flaw, or if you prefer, lack of foresight on my part. What do ya suppose happens when you lift a full ~60 pound bale up to face height and drop it into the feeder? If your answer was: "The forward momentum and weight of the bale will cause an equal and opposite reaction from the roof, causing it to move forward, past vertical, and thus fall." you'd be 100% right. And since my face was basically right where it was falling, you can imagine the consequences
I share with you, the result:
It looked a lot worse before cleaning it up. Left a pretty good blood trail through the pen, up to the house, all over my shirts. Nose isn't broken thankfully but it's gonna leave a mark. Getting more battle scars from this danged farming thing than I did from 24 years in the military.
As for the other injury noted, that happened when getting ready to leave Bay's place after dropping off the gates. I used 12' 2x4s under the 16' gate to support it hanging out past the end of the tailgate. I put them diagonally out over the tailgate coming home. While walking to the truck to leave, I was carrying eggs, my mug, bacon, and watching the uneven ground to not trip, and while rounding the back side of the truck headed to the passenger side to place said items inside on the passenger seat, thumped myself in the forehead on the 2x4s. Rather embarrassing, but It did give Bay a nice chuckle... OK, was more like a (prolonged) guffaw... 
No blood from that one.
So, design flaw, or if you prefer, lack of foresight on my part. What do ya suppose happens when you lift a full ~60 pound bale up to face height and drop it into the feeder? If your answer was: "The forward momentum and weight of the bale will cause an equal and opposite reaction from the roof, causing it to move forward, past vertical, and thus fall." you'd be 100% right. And since my face was basically right where it was falling, you can imagine the consequences
I share with you, the result:
It looked a lot worse before cleaning it up. Left a pretty good blood trail through the pen, up to the house, all over my shirts. Nose isn't broken thankfully but it's gonna leave a mark. Getting more battle scars from this danged farming thing than I did from 24 years in the military.
As for the other injury noted, that happened when getting ready to leave Bay's place after dropping off the gates. I used 12' 2x4s under the 16' gate to support it hanging out past the end of the tailgate. I put them diagonally out over the tailgate coming home. While walking to the truck to leave, I was carrying eggs, my mug, bacon, and watching the uneven ground to not trip, and while rounding the back side of the truck headed to the passenger side to place said items inside on the passenger seat, thumped myself in the forehead on the 2x4s. Rather embarrassing, but It did give Bay a nice chuckle...
OK, was more like a (prolonged) guffaw... No blood from that one. 
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Oh man - that hadta hurt!
I feel your pain from walking into the 2 x 4's as I walked into the electric fence for the first time this weekend. Felt just like getting hit in the head with a hammer (or a 2 x 4 I suppose)
I feel your pain from walking into the 2 x 4's as I walked into the electric fence for the first time this weekend. Felt just like getting hit in the head with a hammer (or a 2 x 4 I suppose)
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CntryBoy777
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Oh my Joe!!....I know that had to hurt some....being 6'2" I seem to be bumping my head quite often on plenty of things around here....Mom was 5'2" and most things were built for her. Hope your headache goes away fairly soon. I know banging your head on the 2x4 wasn't very nice....I'd much rather do that than to rack my shin on a trailer hitch....done that too many times.
Mike CHS
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I've done similar more times than I care to admit and I know the feeling.
Bruce
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But you didn't drop and break the eggs, right???
When you started your description of loading the hay, I was expecting to read that the whole thing fell over backwards then the bottom came up and took you off your feet. Let's not try that to see it it would be worse than getting smacked in the face! OW OW OW!!!! I guess it is time for the first EC, a brace to hold the lid open. Is there an equivalent of the Purple Heart for injuries incurred in the line of duty while farming?
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Nice catch there Bruce... completely missed mentioning that nothing got dropped or broken in the first incident... Except... After getting whacked in the forehead I set my mug down on the bumper to rub my head and wipe away the stars. In doing so, I realized I had left my shirt/jacket in Bay's house (with my wallet and cell in the breast pockets). So I continued & put the eggs and bacon in the front seat then turned to go get my shirt (watching the 2x4s this time). Bay's DH met me with it and I took it and climbed in the truck to go, as Bay was headed toward the front gate to open it and let me out (no doubt still chuckling).
So I get about 2 miles down the road and reach for my mug and... ummm it's not there??? Coulda sworn I took it out of the house with me... Turn around and head back to Bay's place and there it is, laying on the ground at the end of the driveway. So I stopped and picked it up, none the worse for wear, and headed back toward home.
So, I did a dedicated wally world run to get a new keyboard as the whole section of E/T/D was not working all the time. Bought the keyboard, came home, opened the box and the damn USB chip wasn't in the box. The new keyboard wouldn't work with the previous chip.
Back to Wally world I go. Return that one, swap for a replacement. Verified everything was there. Get home and upon install, realize this keyboard (& mouse) are identical to the ones I have now, but NOT the same as the ones in the previous box that was missing the chip. Hmmm I do believe someone purchased said box before me, and subbed out their broken crap for the new and then returned it without the chip. 
I mean really... for a $39 keyboard & mouse... If they can afford the computer, they should be able to afford to replace a bad keyboard...
Nice to not have to go back over everything I type to add in "T"s, "D"s, and "E"s.
ETA: very nice day today with temps at ~80° very windy though. Drying out nicely. Hope to start back to fencing tomorrow. The red wasps are back in full force, and still in the eves where they were at the end of the season last year. Bought some spray foam and hope to seal up those opening one of the coming nights when temps go down into the 30s.
So I get about 2 miles down the road and reach for my mug and... ummm it's not there??? Coulda sworn I took it out of the house with me...
Turn around and head back to Bay's place and there it is, laying on the ground at the end of the driveway. So I stopped and picked it up, none the worse for wear, and headed back toward home.So, I did a dedicated wally world run to get a new keyboard as the whole section of E/T/D was not working all the time. Bought the keyboard, came home, opened the box and the damn USB chip wasn't in the box. The new keyboard wouldn't work with the previous chip.
Back to Wally world I go. Return that one, swap for a replacement. Verified everything was there. Get home and upon install, realize this keyboard (& mouse) are identical to the ones I have now, but NOT the same as the ones in the previous box that was missing the chip. Hmmm I do believe someone purchased said box before me, and subbed out their broken crap for the new and then returned it without the chip. I mean really... for a $39 keyboard & mouse... If they can afford the computer, they should be able to afford to replace a bad keyboard...Nice to not have to go back over everything I type to add in "T"s, "D"s, and "E"s.
ETA: very nice day today with temps at ~80° very windy though. Drying out nicely. Hope to start back to fencing tomorrow. The red wasps are back in full force, and still in the eves where they were at the end of the season last year. Bought some spray foam and hope to seal up those opening one of the coming nights when temps go down into the 30s.
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