Devonviolet Acres

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We wound up paying the surveyors another $400 to come back and mark ONE side of our property so we could find the property line. :he On the other side, 6 other places back up to our fence line, places of about 2 acres, so each property line junction was marked. But on the other side, it was an 8 acre piece just like ours, so only the corners were marked. Our DSIL tried to use GPS to find the property line, but he kept losing connection and had to give up. It is a thicket, goes down in a gulley, briars, brush, trees, did I mention thicket? The survey laws, rules or whatever pisspore excuse they use, say they only have to mark property lines at the corners, unless other property lines join in between the corners. And they only put up little wooden stakes, so I fought my way through the thicket with T-posts and a driver and set a more permanent stake. It is 1,086 feet, not fenced, but it is clear now and we can get the fence up this winter. It will be so nice to have the place totally fenced.

@Latestarter running a string or wire from corner to corner just wouldn't work. We've been to visit Devonviolet and her DH, and it wouldn't work for them either. East Texas woods are thick, in some places you can stick your arm out and not see your hand. Of course, once we turned horses out, that thicket got a lot thinner on the 2 acres we fenced to start with for the horses. But we had to hack through the thicket to get the fence up.
 

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Wow Baymule... sorry. That's the pits. But at least now it's cleared and you can get the fencing done. I hope to be dealing with the same or similar situation next summer when I head your way. I want/am looking for a nice 10+ acre parcel that is heavily wooded with maybe a small pasture area, hopefully with a pond or year round water. Would really like it to be far enough removed from town that I can fire my guns on the property without fear of a SWAT attack...

One I really like is: http://www.landsofamerica.com/texas...res-in-San-Augustine-County-Texas/id/2669785?
Another is: http://www.landsofamerica.com/texas/land-for-sale/43.32-acres-in-Anderson-County-Texas/id/2500799?

What do you folks think? Of course, I doubt either will still be available next summer, but hopefully something similar.
 

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I like both of them. Nice places, just what you are looking for.
 

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@Baymule Is right. The briar and vines are so thick, in places, that you can hardly walk without it wrapping around your ankle and hanging on for dear life. It's almost like it has a mind of its own.

I think I may be able to find the property line after all. The surveyor's map of the property shows an old fenceline inside our property line. If we figure out the scale, we will know how far the original fence is from the property line (approximtely 6 feet), and measure (from the correct property line) across to find the opposite property line.

@Latestarter, both properties look really nice. And yup . . . they will probably both be gone by the time you are ready to move.
 

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On Nov. 18 we first noticed heat related discharge on Violet. So, we immediately separated Violet & Deo.

Violet is way too young, at 13 months, to have puppies. But more importantly, they are siblings from the same litter. We don't want to spay & neuter them for several reasons. So, that is not an option.

Conveniently, we have a 6 foot fence between the chicken yard & goat yard, to keep chickens from flying in with Violet, who still thinks chickens are squeaky toys to chase. :he

The obvious candidate for the chicken yard was Deo who is good with the chickens. Twin brothers, Leon & Little Guy went in with Deo, and Zig & Zan went with Violet.

Four weeks is normal expected length of heat on a big dog like Violet. So we counted out 4 weeks, which lands on Sunday Dec. 6th. We checked her today, and all signs of swelling are gone. :celebrate
We will still wait until Sunday to let the dogs have a reunion. I'm thinking we are going to have two very happy dogs! :weee:weee
 
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@Devonviolet Have you heard anything about the LaManchas?

The roof decking went up on out porch today!! It is looking like a real porch. I dragged 2 rocking chairs out of the storage building and put them on the porch.
 

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@Devonviolet Have you heard anything about the LaManchas?

The roof decking went up on out porch today!! It is looking like a real porch. I dragged 2 rocking chairs out of the storage building and put them on the porch.
No, nothing about the LaMancha's.

I've been checking into drawing blood & testing for common goat diseases. Based on what was said when I talked with the man, I seriously doubt they do any testing, and I wouldn't want to bring goats, that haven't been tested onto my land. However, if I do hear from him, I will definitely ask if they did the testing & if they have the documentation.

Oh yes! I almost forgot to comment on your porch! I bet the porch looks awesome with the the roof on it! The decking was amazing, when we were there the other day. I can't wait to join y'all in the rocking chairs once it is totally complete!
 
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