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Mike CHS
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Thanks you - we are proud of where we are. I need to dig out some pictures from when we first bought it. Many a time I had to ask myself "what were we thinking"
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CntryBoy777
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Don't feel bad, I ask myself that all the time here....so much so, I am trying to do mostly right with others "Input"...
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Mike CHS
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We did make an Amish farm auction today. We got there about 8:00 this morning but couldn't get on the grounds until almost 9:00. It rained all night and the pasture they were using as a parking lot became a mud pit real fast. They were telling folks that if you didn't have 4 wheel drive you might want to stay off the farm. We don't have 4WD but can lock 2WD and managed to get in and out without getting stuck (although I had to rooster tail around a couple of corners)
. One of their neighbors had a little John Deere that he was charging $10 for every person he helped get out. He must have made several hundred dollars today.
We actually went because we wanted to look at some of their power tools but they weren't something I wanted. They also had some lumber so we picked up 360 BF of Ash andabout 20 BF of smaller stock. The ash bid was $225 (all 8/4 lumber) with a bunch of it being 12 foot long. The other 20 feet bid was $10.
We actually went because we wanted to look at some of their power tools but they weren't something I wanted. They also had some lumber so we picked up 360 BF of Ash andabout 20 BF of smaller stock. The ash bid was $225 (all 8/4 lumber) with a bunch of it being 12 foot long. The other 20 feet bid was $10.
CntryBoy777
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Looks like ya had plenty of weight for traction there....sounds like ya made out pretty good. Had to have been pretty sloppy walking around there, too.
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Mike CHS
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I'm just glad we didn't get a ticket for an overly long load. I need to check on that law.
CntryBoy777
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THP will tell ya when in doubt, put a Flag out...
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Mike CHS
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There was a guy at the auction that had a roll of
Caution tape in his pocket ????? so that may have been sufficient since we saw several THP cars on the way home.
Caution tape in his pocket ????? so that may have been sufficient since we saw several THP cars on the way home.
Baymule
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I love a good deal!
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Mike CHS
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Weather was beautiful today with temps in the low 70's. We were going to finish attaching the wire to the last section but I wasn't satisfied with the strength of the corner posts in the catch pen. I decided that rather than gripe about it later, pull the posts and reset in concrete (which we did). There is something about the soil in this section that no matter how much you tamp it, it isn't solid.
And sense this is going to be a mob catch pen, it needs to be stronger than the pasture fence. They are all reset and we will run wire either tomorrow or the next day.
We also got the posts set for the chicken coop to make it ready to recieve the birds when we get them.
On another front, Maisy is coming right along. We try to make a point of spending time with her on a long lunge line and she is doing better all the time. When I went out to feed this morning, 3 of the lambs were with her in her little tarp shelter.
The first picture has our fat ram lamb Hoss sniffing Maisy's behind.
It must have been the day for sniffing behinds - the second picture shows Maisy around the trough checking lamb butts.
The last picture is just because. Just because they are still cute even though they are quickly losing the lamb look.
And sense this is going to be a mob catch pen, it needs to be stronger than the pasture fence. They are all reset and we will run wire either tomorrow or the next day.
We also got the posts set for the chicken coop to make it ready to recieve the birds when we get them.
On another front, Maisy is coming right along. We try to make a point of spending time with her on a long lunge line and she is doing better all the time. When I went out to feed this morning, 3 of the lambs were with her in her little tarp shelter.
The first picture has our fat ram lamb Hoss sniffing Maisy's behind.
It must have been the day for sniffing behinds - the second picture shows Maisy around the trough checking lamb butts.
The last picture is just because. Just because they are still cute even though they are quickly losing the lamb look.
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CntryBoy777
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Sorry about the posts there, but I know having reset it, there will be much less to be concerned with later. You know, every time ya post dang pics of your herd it gets me to thinking about getting some too. It just isn't fair, ya doing that to me.........they sure are nice and I've always loved Lambs. Sure glad that it is all working out there, and they will dearly love the grass beneath their hooves....and you will too, not having to cut it for them. Tho, if ya are like me ya like doing most of the time, but you'll be able to utilize that time doing other things....like some woodwork, or have the choice sometimes of taking a nap. You have truly come a long way and I, for one am really Happy for ya both.
....they sure are nice and I've always loved Lambs. Sure glad that it is all working out there, and they will dearly love the grass beneath their hooves....and you will too, not having to cut it for them. Tho, if ya are like me ya like doing most of the time, but you'll be able to utilize that time doing other things....like some woodwork, or have the choice sometimes of taking a nap. You have truly come a long way and I, for one am really Happy for ya both. 
