Coffee anyone ?

[Baymule]

Build a roll out nest box. That puts eggs out of reach for egg eaters.

 

[farmerjan]

Get a ceramic egg, they make them very realistic and even get the weight really close. The chicken doesn't like pecking the hard egg so less likely to continue eating the real eggs. Downside is they are so realistic that the egg gatherer sometimes collects them... Sometimes raccoons or snakes think they are real too, which can get interesting.

I just take a sharpie and put a line all the way around the "fake" egg so I know not to pick it up... the hens can't distinguish the difference.

 

[Baymule]

Happy Sunday morning! It’s 33F degrees with a high of 55F today. I stayed outside almost all day yesterday in the chilly drizzle that came and went. Did. Not. Do. Taxes. I played with the Texas Five, walked the field with sheep and dogs, and built a dog platform in Ringo’s pen, that now will be Cooper’s pen. I’ll go to my journal and post pictures.

Cooper wasn’t raised with dogs and will butt them. He’s in the front yard with Carson and Carson has learned to stay out of his way. Carson can jump on the porch to escape from him.

I can’t put Buford in the night pen with the lambs, so he’s in what will now be Cooper’s pen. So I built a platform for Buford to jump up on the get away from Cooper. Only problem is, Buford can’t get up on it. He doesn’t know he can jump. Sigh…….

This morning is church, then maybe I’ll do taxes. Appointment is Wednesday, I’d better get on it.

 

[Mini Horses]

Cool here today, upper 40. Only 37 now -- at least not freezing. But warm inside 👍 enjoying my coffee as I think about chores and whatever else.

Milking one doe...milk sharing with kid. Want her production to stay up as she'll be on milk line after weaning. Her sister has trips keeping her producing. In a short time I'll be moaning over how much there is need to call my soap lady to get her ready. Two drinking customers are ready for it. Thinking I need to increase price, like everything else!!

Hens are doing well. Eggs aplenty. Need to get working on the garden!!! We've had fairly heavy frosts 3 times the past week or so...should be over soon. But have done nothing toward growing food this year...gotta make that a priority. Will start harvest a little late but that's ok actually. Grow season is long here and work sched slows then. just no time early.

 

[Blue Sky]

Today started at 28 degrees with a high of 50. A chilly north breeze and another freeze tonight. I’m using a knee brace and there is improvement. Ran a hot wire around the yard to end the dog excursions to the neighbor’s partially excavated dead horse. Most walkabouts are on our land thankfully. Hubbs fixed chicken coop door and I started operation Mustard. I noticed two egg breakers. Also rummaging through tool box for a hatchet. As elderly bantams there’s not going to be much in the way of meat. I hate the waste but I’m about through fooling with this flock. On the bright side I can contemplate Barnvelders and Marans which I’ve had before.

 

[Baymule]

Today started at 28 degrees with a high of 50. A chilly north breeze and another freeze tonight. I’m using a knee brace and there is improvement. Ran a hot wire around the yard to end the dog excursions to the neighbor’s partially excavated dead horse. Most walkabouts are on our land thankfully. Hubbs fixed chicken coop door and I started operation Mustard. I noticed two egg breakers. Also rummaging through tool box for a hatchet. As elderly bantams there’s not going to be much in the way of meat. I hate the waste but I’m about through fooling with this flock. On the bright side I can contemplate Barnvelders and Marans which I’ve had before.

Partially excavated dead horse? Eeewww. I guess they don’t care enough to cover it back up.

I’ve had Marans, love those dark eggs. Never had Barnvelders, are they good layers?

There was ice in the water buckets this morning. It’s sunny now, but the wind is cold.

 

[Blue Sky]

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Partially excavated dead horse? Eeewww. I guess they don’t care enough to cover it back up.

I’ve had Marans, love those dark eggs. Never had Barnvelders, are they good layers?

There was ice in the water buckets this morning. It’s sunny now, but the wind is cold.

The horse is visited by hogs who lack the manners to cover it when they’re done. It’s out of sight and my dogs feel compelled to pop over the fence and pee on it. Then they stroll leisurely to neighbor’s pond and have a swim. They have their own pond but nope. Thanks for the Dr referral. I’m trying rest and weight loss. Too many hobbits in my family tree to make that easy but I have good motivation My place is very hilly, a big change from the previous ranch. I fear the Indian summer I enjoyed health wise is about over. I hope not. Well that was gloomy. The knee is a bit better. Steady as she goes Captain.

 

[Baymule]

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The horse is visited by hogs who lack the manners to cover it when they’re done. It’s out of sight and my dogs feel compelled to pop over the fence and pee on it. Then they stroll leisurely to neighbor’s pond and have a swim. They have their own pond but nope. Thanks for the Dr referral. I’m trying rest and weight loss. Too many hobbits in my family tree to make that easy but I have good motivation My place is very hilly, a big change from the previous ranch. I fear the Indian summer I enjoyed health wise is about over. I hope not. Well that was gloomy. The knee is a bit better. Steady as she goes Captain.

Shoot the hogs! Neighbors probably wouldn’t like that.

All the cartilage was gone in my knee, was grinding bone on bone. I’m delighted with my new knee! Another tip, I used Arnicare cream on my leg. Not supposed to get it in an open wound so I rubbed it on both sides of incision and everywhere it hurt and was bruised. I took the Arnicare pills for pain. Had hydrocodone, only took 7 of them over 3 weeks. Arnicare didn’t kill all the pain, but made it bearable.
I used Arnicare a lot on my knee before surgery, it helped.

 

[Mini Horses]

Okay, Perdue not Pilgrim's... it was a "P" name... Sorry, It was just a blip on the radio and I haven't been able to find anything more....

This morning I see this blurp...

Tyson Foods is closing two facilities that employ more than 1,600 people in an effort to streamline its U.S. poultry business.

The company said Tuesday it plans to close its processing, broiler and hatching operations in Glen Allen, Virginia, and a plant in Van Buren, Arkansas. Both closures are scheduled for May 12.

company said it will work with its 692 employees in Glen Allen and its 969 employees in Van Buren to apply for open positions at other plants.

Now I'm wondering...just how many plants are there and closing???😵‍💫 Two? Three? Daunting, for sure! Companies of this size are tightening their belts, which means the everyday family should be. It's gonna get tougher economically everywhere.

Hatcheries say they can't keep up with demand. So this year, TP seems safe -- but people are still buying seed to garden, jars & lids for canning, now chicks for meat and eggs! At least some people are planning.

This is what happens when you are up and out of bed waaay too early. finding something to do 🥱🥴

Still dark. Been up since 3, it's now 6am. I'll be ready for a nap about the time I should be at work at a store😡. Surely not gonna be a fun day. Glad coffee is tasty, gonna need the whole pot today 😁🥱

 

[Baymule]

Just turned 6 AM here, you are 1 hour ahead of me. Dark outside and 32F degrees. I didn’t turn on the central heat last night, it was 54F in the house when I got up. I’ve got the propane heater on now and it’s warming up. After this it will start getting warmer, 48 for a low tonight than lows in the 50’s and 60’s.

I’m going to be a guest speaker on @The Old Ram-Australia , Frank Eagan’s radio show today at 5 PM Central time. It will be 10AM Tuesday morning in Australia. He’s going to call me on my cell phone. Service is sketchy out here, so I’ll go to my sons house, 12 miles away, there is a cell tower in the pasture next to it. I’ll be the first USA guest for the radio station.

Braidwood 88.9 Facebook FM radio station.