Promise Acre: Our Journey

Bruce

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OK, I got it, I'm STOOPID and y'all are kind enough to couch it in "gentler terms" ;)

Or you could just make a deal with your hay supplier.......and he brings you a round bale at a time and stores your hay in his barn........:thumbsup

Bless his little heart........:lol:
Al WOULD do that (and does for others) but a round bale is not real convenient for me. There is no way to get a full round bale down into the lower part of the barn other than dumping it RIGHT in the alpacas' part. Lots easier to store squares in the drive bay and move 2-3 bales down to the "integration coop" (which hasn't been used for that so let's call it the "lower hay storage / broody buster box stall") just outside the gate to the alpacas' end of the alley. Pull off a flake that fits in the wall feeder when they empty it, bring another 2-3 bales when I'm down to a couple of flakes. Round would mean peeling off a bunch, losing half of it shoving it down the hatch then walking it to the "lower hay storage" stall. Given I got 38 bales (well more than it turned out I needed) and plenty of space, they were stacked only 3 high in 2 rows on a long pallet.

my husband and another man picked up 20 square bales for me and my husband said the shed was FULL.
I HOPE this was NOT recently. I am assuming the doctor doesn't want him lifting hay bales just yet. OR has it been long enough since the shoulder replacement that he is 100%??

(you do have a hay hook--right? )
Um, nope. But I DO know what they are and HAVE used them (back in college). I suppose they would make it a wee bit easier to lower the bales down to the "feed room" on their way to the "Lower hay storage stall".
 

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I HOPE this was NOT recently. I am assuming the doctor doesn't want him lifting hay bales just yet. OR has it been long enough since the shoulder replacement that he is 100%??

Nah, this was some years ago. He has since been instructed on how to stack hay-AMAZING process!
 

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Still dreaming about a barn.... but until that's reality will try to be patient with our limits. Found another property but DH says too much work and too far.... it's 19 acres.... great price... might keep on with it.... though I would love a closer property. Just need to win the lottery I guess... :hu anyways am going to make we have under 12 rabbits this fall and Winter. Which means some hard cuts. But that will help with the workload. Need to get our garden shed up... that will help.
A friend is going to incubate some eggs for us as my cheap incubator isn't working. So that should give us some replacement hens.
Was tempted to try to get DH to drop his garden tractor pulling if I got rid of the horses...focus on our many other hobbies including camping.... doubt he would go for that and then there's Naut:love and Richie:love and what the heck to do with our pastures without them. Perhaps I can get on the ball and find a stay at home income.... :old
anyways this weeks projects include fixing a rabbit cage, weeding, maybe some baking.
 

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Distance can be a problem but there is no law that says you have to maintain your 19 acres all for agriculture. Lots of wild animals make homes in grass fields.
 

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I buy hay once a week, 1200-1400 lb bales. I don't have to stack it or move it, it stays where it is unloaded. I don't like stacking hay.
 

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sounds like you are putting out more hay in a week than my 2 alpacas eat in a year. Ouch!
 

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Distance can be a problem but there is no law that says you have to maintain your 19 acres all for agriculture. Lots of wild animals make homes in grass fields.

well IF I had 19 acres I agree that not all would be pastured, hay field.... (this particular property has a 11 acre hay field, rest is pond and woods) unfortunately we have just 4 acres and no barn.... oh well as I said trying to stay positive b3 thankful for what we have.
 

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sunsets have been lovely lately.
Got most of the garden weeded, need to get it fertlized. Next week is our local 4H fair. Contemplating putting some baked goods in the open competition. Still tired and feeling like I have 3 jobs... gettinger bunnies sold which helps. Kinzey is doing well with potty training.
 

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