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[BullChick]

RIIIISE AAAAAND SHIIIIIIIIIIINE!!!!!

 

[res]

well if you ever decide to move to Alaska have a hundred and fifty Acres with a Salmon (and Rainbow Trout) Creek running through it I'd love to sell.

Just kidding, it is too expensive for most, but we can't afford the taxes if we split it up to sell it in pieces.

Where in Alaska? We are looking to buy land to maintain our residency.... Right now we get to keep our residency in Alaska even though we currently live in Maryland, but that will change when DH retires. We were this >< close to buying some a few years ago, and didn't, and regret it immensely. DH is going back up this summer, and can drive out or fly over your parcel (whichever is possible...)

 

[BullChick]

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[Janie hall]

Beats having to use a brooder and integrate chicks too.

my silkie bantam Cochin is an awesome broody. She can make herself ridiculously wide

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Banty... look no further than Trudeau, Harper, Mulroney, and Chretien in Canada. The US has Trump, both Clintons, all of the Bush clan, not to mention the Kennedys, they are all alien to us little people.

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I am not trying to start a political issue, I really do believe none of the above can really relate to the general public. my view of politicians of every stripe is " put them all in a bag, hit the bag with a stick. you will never hit the wrong one". even the local politicians are becoming increasingly distant from the "public" in many places.

Points taken and agreed.

IMO the current Trudeau is pretty good, but yeah, I'd bet none of them have ever lived on beans or mucked out a chicken barn, ever.

ETA: Sorry, I love talking politics and often get in hot water cos I forget others are touchy about it. Need to learn to keep my filter on.

I like talking politics too. I guess we'll have to PM each other.

Any advice for things to prepare do in case of a fire now that you have been through one? Sorry to hear that happened along with health stuff. I have not hurt my ankle again knock on wood, so my plans for the big vacation are in full swing along with spring chores.

One thing I can think of is to have alternatives for electricity and water. We had a house trailer burn on the farm. When the fire kicked off the electric, the well pump couldn't run and there was no way to get water for the fire.

Lol! I'll agree with you there

Just popping in and skimmed, ...
Had a fire, hope everyone was ok.
Had one ourselves shortly after we moved here, wouldn't wish it on anybody, unreal monster.
Insurance replaces some, not all. Told many, 4wheelers, snowmobiles, classic cars, anything that can be insured, not covered on homeowners fire ins. Then the sentimental stuff, deer mounts, old bottle collections, anything, unreplaceable... We lost our garage week before Christmas that yr, sucky..
Ins valued the garage at $26,500, we got $18,500 to rebuild, $10 first, rest when seen progress or done. I rebuilt it myself better and bigger for $5, not finished yet. After I claimed it was done, they sent out a inspector, OK'd it, sent the other $8,500. Because it took me two yrs to rebuild, the Govt sent me a bill for capital gains, taxed our loss...I was ins sent $18,500 for a garage assessed at $26,500 and the state of NY claimed I had capital gains, and was taxed thousands of $$ even though I was still at a big loss.
Wonder why our governor is known as the U-Haul salesman of the yr...
Hope you have a more pleasant experience than I had.

It's all about the money. Amazing the creative ways they can find to milk the common man.

Around this area lots of folks heat with wood. Several have systems where the wood is burned outside & piped to the inside. Never seen the workings of one, but I assume they use a wood-fired furnace of some sort.

The house my sister just sold had a wood furnace in a detached unit heating the house and shop.

 

[BullChick]

Good morning, ChickenCanoe.

 

[BantyChooks]

Mornin' Abi. I'm rising; but I ain't shining. Zzzzzzzz.....

 

[BullChick]

Fine by me!

 

[BullChick]

 

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Cute story. Beautiful sunset photo.