Piglets can be cute.
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farmerjan
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Piglets are ADORABLE..... 60-100 lb feeder pigs are a royal PITA...... 200 lb hogs...... BACON, PORKCHOPS, HAM, SAUSAGE......
Baymule
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Nothing cuter than a new speckled piglet. @farmerjan is 1,000% correct!
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purplequeenvt
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I was planning to butcher the meat chickens this weekend, but they weren’t tolerating the heat and I lost 2 this week. I had the day off so I decided to do it today.
It’s about 3,000,000 degrees out and the idea of standing outside to butcher sounded horrific. I’d decided I wasn’t going to be freezing them whole so I killed them outside and then brought them inside to cut them up.
I also repaired the frost free hydrant at the barn. It’s had poor flow and has been leaking for a while. It was taking 45 minutes to fill one tank. I ordered the repair kit on Amazon for $17. I did have to get my BIL to help get the head of the hydrant off and the plunger out, but I was able to get everything put back together by myself.
I got the water turned back on, fiddled with the plunger a little bit and now I’ve got a functional hydrant again! Good flow and it actually shuts off all the way!
It’s about 3,000,000 degrees out and the idea of standing outside to butcher sounded horrific. I’d decided I wasn’t going to be freezing them whole so I killed them outside and then brought them inside to cut them up.
I also repaired the frost free hydrant at the barn. It’s had poor flow and has been leaking for a while. It was taking 45 minutes to fill one tank. I ordered the repair kit on Amazon for $17. I did have to get my BIL to help get the head of the hydrant off and the plunger out, but I was able to get everything put back together by myself.
I got the water turned back on, fiddled with the plunger a little bit and now I’ve got a functional hydrant again! Good flow and it actually shuts off all the way!
Baymule
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That’s why I raise chickens in early spring. It’s a lot of work, heat makes it worse. But I order meat chicks, yours look like cockerels of layer breeds. I’m sure yours have more flavor. I pack mine on ice on the back porch and bring them in the house 3 at a time to process.
SageHill
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Smart move butchering the chickens earlier. Cut up and frozen perfect.
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purplequeenvt
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So my hydrant wasn’t *quite* fixed. Turns out the top of the plunger rod was bent. The good news is that part can be detached from the rest of the rod and can be replaced separately. The bad news is that no one locally sells it (unless maybe a plumber that isn’t open today) and it’s not available on Amazon.
I did find one on an online plumbing supply store for $15 shipped and ordered it, but I really don’t want to fight with the hydrant for the next week while I wait for it to come.
I fabricated a replacement from a 5” 7/16 hex bolt and it works like a charm.
You can see how bent and beat up the original part is.
I did find one on an online plumbing supply store for $15 shipped and ordered it, but I really don’t want to fight with the hydrant for the next week while I wait for it to come.
I fabricated a replacement from a 5” 7/16 hex bolt and it works like a charm.
You can see how bent and beat up the original part is.
Good job!So my hydrant wasn’t *quite* fixed. Turns out the top of the plunger rod was bent. The good news is that part can be detached from the rest of the rod and can be replaced separately. The bad news is that no one locally sells it (unless maybe a plumber that isn’t open today) and it’s not available on Amazon.
I did find one on an online plumbing supply store for $15 shipped and ordered it, but I really don’t want to fight with the hydrant for the next week while I wait for it to come.
I fabricated a replacement from a 5” 7/16 hex bolt and it works like a charm.
You can see how bent and beat up the original part is.
Baymule
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Nothing like ingenuity!
