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Snake Season Begins
Found a rat snake in the chicken coop.
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Farm Life
We all know farm work makes you stronger. It reveals you. There’s gym strong, and there’s farm strong, and they are not the same. The toughest women you’ll ever meet spend their days on a farm. There are grown men who can’t keep up with gramma on the farm – can’t move as many bags…
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The Fence Is Done, Dude!
Today, finally, the large turnout is finished, and I can move the horses in! Here’s the filly and her momma running around in all the space. You can see the two grays in the arena wondering why they didn’t get to move in yet. I pulled them in just after the video.
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Meet Bill and Ted
Bill and Ted, the most excellent goats, on a most excellent adventure have arrived! For now, they’re in the dog yard, until I can goat-proof the horse fence and put them out with the horses, until I can get the goat fence built for the goat turnout. Ranching never ends! Meanwhile, here they are! They…
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Momma Mare and Her Sugar
Finally, got the first paddock built and the Quarter Horses have moved in to the space. They are really loving it because they have so much more room to run around than they had in the round pen.
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It’s Like a Tractor
So, there I was at Walmart, looking for a fragrant, pink rose when I spotted this riding mower. It was the only one there – turned out to be like a display model that had been sitting around for a while, and it was half off. Seriously – half off! So, naturally, I brought it…
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Hose Upgrades, Part 1
So, the hoses to the auto-waterers were leaking a bit, and I tried to tighten them up to fix it, so, of course, they started leaking badly. I got a pressure reducer and a new 4 way splitter, and a piece of long rebar and a little bit of feeder hose so I can move…
