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Meatbird time again!
The day before we went to Chicago, we went to Tractor Supply for some little item...and I saw these... This happened to be the half off bin which made the meatbirds 99 cents each, and I could not pass up such a great deal! I came home with 13 of the little boogers. I couldn't … Continue reading Meatbird time again!
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Smartcar mileage
288.3 miles ÷ 8.28 gallons of gas = 34.80mpg I did NOT get great gas mileage this time on this tank! I think it was because I did a lot of idling the day we burnt that huge woodpile. It took all day, and we kept getting in my car to warm up. I never … Continue reading Smartcar mileage
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Happy birthday, Janeesa (in Chicago!)
Janeesa's 26th birthday was this past weekend, so we packed up the car and headed to Chicago on Friday to see her. I was really glad Ted was driving once we got to the city! It was crazy there! I thought driving in Columbus was bad, but this was nuts! We rented an apartment in … Continue reading Happy birthday, Janeesa (in Chicago!)
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Little farm boy
This little farmer stacked hay bales, built a hay "house", helped fill the water tank, decided to dig a hole, decided it wasn't a good idea to dig a hole in gravel so filled the little divet back in, and went to Tractor Supply and chatted up the cashier. The only thing he wouldn't do … Continue reading Little farm boy
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We did it!
It was time...we had to trade off the old trailer. It just wasn't going to to meet our needs any longer. We bought this beautiful new 16' Corn Pro to meet the growing needs of our farm, and we couldn't be happier with our experience at Lance's Trailer Sales in Athens, Ohio! If you need … Continue reading We did it!
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Pigs are like big rocks…
...they don't move easily. Ted built that ramp, backed the tractor and trailer down to the chicken gate, and set up a corridor with electric wire to get the pigs to move to the trailer. I saved the scraps for two days in hopes that they'd follow that scrap bucket right to the trailer. My … Continue reading Pigs are like big rocks…
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Hard worker
This man works harder than anybody else I know. He works his job, and then he comes home and spends his free time doing all the things that need done on the farm. Over Memorial Day weekend, he finished a bunch of projects. He spent Saturday fixing the bush hog and then mowing up here, … Continue reading Hard worker
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Big decision made
We stopped today to settle up with Ronnie for the winter hay and the side of beef we purchased from him, and out of the blue, he asked what we're going to do with Beef. We've been discussing what to do for over a month, and we reached the decision that we were either selling … Continue reading Big decision made
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Big pigs!!!
I took these photos to show the size of our pigs now. Remember, these two fit in a small dog cage when we brought them home in late October! They are standing in about six inches of mud here (Ted made them a big mud hole a couple of days ago because it was so … Continue reading Big pigs!!!
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