Ridgetop - our place and how we muddle along

[Ridgetop]

Every 20' they have to stop and connect another section of drill pipe. They brought in a water truck instead of pulling water from the pond. They ran into a problem the second day and had to go get another part or something. They are back on track now. The drill rig is down to 240'. Last night they started disconnecting the rods and taking the drill apart. What!?
They were supposed to go down 450'! DS1 checked and found out they don't leave the drill in place overnight when they have reached that depth since the dirt can cave in and bind up the drill. They should finish drilling today then next week they will start assembling the well pipes and motor, etc. Almost done. Next up the pump shed and getting the Christmas decorations out of our front hall.

DS1 got some of the wiring in the shed on Thursday. He stopped working on it yesterday because his new mattress and frame arrived and he wanted to put it together. The old king that was left here was giving him a backache. He ordered a smaller queen size and it really makes the room look large. It is up now and he took the old bed to the dump yesterday.

Kodesh came over yesterday with her nephews and nieces to deliver eggs. We have started taking advantage of buying farm fresh eggs from them. The kids got to bottle feed the lambs, pet Skittles the horse and Josie the Mule, and saw the drill rig in action. Then we tried out the egg scale for fun. Great kids, lovely visit.

Yesterday DS1 and I wormed and vaxed the 16 open ewes. Also wrote down the ear tag numbers on the yearlings since a lot of them had been sold and some had died over the past year. Got the correct ear tag numbers then came in and checked the paperwork in my registration book. Got that all straightened out, then another couple hours on my taxes. Finally finished the farm tax records last night. Now I get to start the other tax records and my annual report to the mortgage holder. So much paperwork.

In between we watched the newscast with Zelensky, Trump, and Vance. Whoa! This sure isn't Biden's White House any more! Waiting for the next chapter in this saga. Big difference with a strong president, although Zelensky's attitude of "Gimme" annoyed Biden too.

Got a ewe in the barn that we will have to catch this morning so I can examine her foot. It is swollen and she won't put weight on it. She is in poor condition too. I wil worm her for tapeworms when we catch her. We have several ewes that are gimping. They run through the gates, smash each other into the bars, and gimp for a while. 8219 is an older ewe. She is not holding condition and can't go through another lambing the way she is. She may be a cull after I see what is wrong with her foot. She can't go to auction until she weans her lamb, isn't lame anymore, and puts on a little more condition. I am wondering if some of the lameness problems are due to honey locust thorns. Some of the branches that were in the hay bales had 4" thorns. Both DS1 and I have stepped on those thorns and had them go right through our boots. Ouch!

Today we will worm the rams and vax them. The weather is nice again today. D1 said that he is hoping to finish the electric in the shed. Then we can begin the job of pulling everything out, installing the cabinets, and putting everything back. Little by little we progress.

 

[fuzzi]

View attachment 115600 Every 20' they have to stop and connect another section of drill pipe. They brought in a water truck instead of pulling water from the pond. They ran into a problem the second day and had to go get another part or something. They are back on track now. The drill rig is down to 240'. Last night they started disconnecting the rods and taking the drill apart. What!?
They were supposed to go down 450'! DS1 checked and found out they don't leave the drill in place overnight when they have reached that depth since the dirt can cave in and bind up the drill. They should finish drilling today then next week they will start assembling the well pipes and motor, etc. Almost done. Next up the pump shed and getting the Christmas decorations out of our front hall.

DS1 got some of the wiring in the shed on Thursday. He stopped working on it yesterday because his new mattress and frame arrived and he wanted to put it together. The old king that was left here was giving him a backache. He ordered a smaller queen size and it really makes the room look large. It is up now and he took the old bed to the dump yesterday.

Kodesh came over yesterday with her nephews and nieces to deliver eggs. We have started taking advantage of buying farm fresh eggs from them. The kids got to bottle feed the lambs, pet Skittles the horse and Josie the Mule, and saw the drill rig in action. Then we tried out the egg scale for fun. Great kids, lovely visit.

Yesterday DS1 and I wormed and vaxed the 16 open ewes. Also wrote down the ear tag numbers on the yearlings since a lot of them had been sold and some had died over the past year. Got the correct ear tag numbers then came in and checked the paperwork in my registration book. Got that all straightened out, then another couple hours on my taxes. Finally finished the farm tax records last night. Now I get to start the other tax records and my annual report to the mortgage holder. So much paperwork.

In between we watched the newscast with Zelensky, Trump, and Vance. Whoa! This sure isn't Biden's White House any more! Waiting for the next chapter in this saga. Big difference with a strong president, although Zelensky's attitude of "Gimme" annoyed Biden too.

Got a ewe in the barn that we will have to catch this morning so I can examine her foot. It is swollen and she won't put weight on it. She is in poor condition too. I wil worm her for tapeworms when we catch her. We have several ewes that are gimping. They run through the gates, smash each other into the bars, and gimp for a while. 8219 is an older ewe. She is not holding condition and can't go through another lambing the way she is. She may be a cull after I see what is wrong with her foot. She can't go to auction until she weans her lamb, isn't lame anymore, and puts on a little more condition. I am wondering if some of the lameness problems are due to honey locust thorns. Some of the branches that were in the hay bales had 4" thorns. Both DS1 and I have stepped on those thorns and had them go right through our boots. Ouch!

Today we will worm the rams and vax them. The weather is nice again today. D1 said that he is hoping to finish the electric in the shed. Then we can begin the job of pulling everything out, installing the cabinets, and putting everything back. Little by little we progress.

Can you get hay that doesn't have the honey locust thorns?

 

[SageHill]

In between we watched the newscast with Zelensky, Trump, and Vance. Whoa! This sure isn't Biden's White House any more! Waiting for the next chapter in this saga. Big difference with a strong president, although Zelensky's attitude of "Gimme" annoyed Biden too.

Twas quite interesting. Heard Z call Vance a bitch several times. WOAH - and here I felt wearing slacks or jeans and sweater was a tad bit disrespectful as soon I as saw that. Went downhill from there for him.
Later read this - and I think it summed it all up:
"Did no one on his staff alert him that there were two different animals in the White House now? Two thoroughly American alpha males?"

 

[murphysranch]

Z was backed into a corner, and got unprofessional. T got mad and set him straight.