EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Pensmaster]

Supposed to be sunny and 35 today. More mud.

Is it usually frozen this time of year? If ours froze it would be very deceptive as it would only be the top 1/4 inch that froze.

 

[mlm Mike]

Good morning Mike. No rain for at least a week. Found a guy to cut trees down around here before more fall on house. He used to cut trees for living but that was 30 years ago.

Good luck, I hope it does a good job.

 

[fire370]

Is it usually frozen this time of year? If ours froze it would be very deceptive as it would only be the top 1/4 inch that froze.

Yes ground is usually frozen. And not this wet either. Normally this time of year I can take off across a cut cornfield in my truck, leave no tracks. Now, you’ll sink to the pumpkin in the drive. Literally have water standing everywhere. Cotton didn’t get stripped until Christmas and the modulars are still in the fields. Literally all fall crops have been mudded out. I’ll have to go pump our unground pool cover off again today. I never pump it off in the winter.

 

[Pensmaster]

Good luck, I hope it does a good job.

Me too. Most of the oak is dead and down. Few are leaning into structures those are bothersome

 

[mlm Mike]

Supposed to be sunny and 35 today. More mud.

Today will be slush and mud, turning to just min, then should freeze up again.

 

[mlm Mike]

Me too. Most of the oak is dead and down. Few are leaning into structures those are bothersome

Leaning over a structure isn't good.

 

[Pensmaster]

Yes ground is usually frozen. And not this wet either. Normally this time of year I can take off across a cut cornfield in my truck, leave no tracks. Now, you’ll sink to the pumpkin in the drive. Literally have water standing everywhere. Cotton didn’t get stripped until Christmas and the modulars are still in the fields. Literally all fall crops have been mudded out. I’ll have to go pump our unground pool cover off again today. I never pump it off in the winter.

Ouch what a loss. All the newly planted orchards here are flooded but they are planting in what would be an overflow area and the soil is more clay like so water isn't soaking in very well

 

[Pensmaster]

Leaning over a structure isn't good.

No and the bark is starting to separate or split. So hopefully we can guide away with his rope system as he cuts. I figured even if it hits the barn the cost of repair would be nothing to the cost of removing the last tree from the house.

 

[fire370]

Ouch what a loss. All the newly planted orchards here are flooded but they are planting in what would be an overflow area and the soil is more clay like so water isn't soaking in very well

Yeah it’s been crazy. It’s been a muddy tough one for us. I put this new 40x64 building up and then it has been wet ever since and I haven’t been able to get the concrete crews in to pour the floor. Have a new well dug in one of the pastures and can’t get in to trench power or lines. Lots of money just sitting out there idle right now. Cotton can’t be sold until the modulars are out of the field and to the gin. No way we can put cattle on wheat pasture so lots of hay is being consumed. Ya I’m over the mud if you can’t tell. LOL

 

[Pensmaster]

Yeah it’s been crazy. It’s been a muddy tough one for us. I put this new 40x64 building up and then it has been wet ever since and I haven’t been able to get the concrete crews in to pour the floor. Have a new well dug in one of the pastures and can’t get in to trench power or lines. Lots of money just sitting out there idle right now. Cotton can’t be sold until the modulars are out of the field and to the gin. No way we can put cattle on wheat pasture so lots of hay is being consumed. Ya I’m over the mud if you can’t tell. LOL

Is your forecast for dryer times?