That's a good thing. All I know is that every time I was deployed with the Aus air force I had a blast. We worked hard, partied hard, slept hard and were back at work before the crack of dawn.
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@ChristieB is right. Some farms have been in drought for years but what's also sad is some farms can't cope with the debt they are in and having to kill some of their stock because they can't afford to feed them or they haven't had water they are so skinny and sick. A lot of farms have been committing suicide. Its really devastating.[/QUOTE]
Awwww that is so sad
Doesn't your government help these people? Over here our farmers are subsidized.[/QUOTE]
Lol help them not really. They had a day where you dressed up as a farmer and donated $5 so everyone did that but also, its hard to tell if they are getting the funds that were raised its sad. I seen a news report that the banks are advising farmers to kill themselves. Like what is that! Makes me sooo angry.
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There is such a fierce wind storm outside today, throwing snow around into drift and making black ice on the roads, I have time to find all the best threads on this site.
Hi, My name is Kasandra and I am from near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It has been -20C (-4F), but feels like -30C (-22F) with the wind. This is my first year with my own farm, though I grew up on a goat farm in BC, which is a much milder climate. I took possession of my new 8 acre farm mid Dec, 2018, so have only been in place a little over a month.
I didn't wast any time getting started. There was a barn and 6 small out buildings on the property, along with a 40x60 quonset. The barn allowed me to get some new zealand cross rabbits and chickens right off the bat.
The Chickens I started off with are a Cochin Rooster, 2 medium brown Brahmas and a young roo (they were all about 5 months I think). This past weekend, from the same farm I got those chickens, I just got 2 silkie hens and a rooster.
My wish is to start an Angora goat farm and produce luxury wool for the everyday knitter and spinner. But, for now I am starting with seedlings in the spring, which I will sell at farmers markets at the beginning of the planting season, and chickens. I hope to get some geese to hatch in the spring to be guard animals.
Confession: I have already hatched 9/12 eggs in my home made incubator, made out of a styrofoam cooler and I just built a new incubator and have 3.5 doz eggs in. The chicks live in my basement. My old incubator has 10 Guinea fowl, 5 muscovy ducks and 2 geese eggs. I don't know how well they will all do together, but the experiment continues.
Okay, that's enough for now.
Talk to you soon.
Hi, My name is Kasandra and I am from near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It has been -20C (-4F), but feels like -30C (-22F) with the wind. This is my first year with my own farm, though I grew up on a goat farm in BC, which is a much milder climate. I took possession of my new 8 acre farm mid Dec, 2018, so have only been in place a little over a month.
I didn't wast any time getting started. There was a barn and 6 small out buildings on the property, along with a 40x60 quonset. The barn allowed me to get some new zealand cross rabbits and chickens right off the bat.
The Chickens I started off with are a Cochin Rooster, 2 medium brown Brahmas and a young roo (they were all about 5 months I think). This past weekend, from the same farm I got those chickens, I just got 2 silkie hens and a rooster.
My wish is to start an Angora goat farm and produce luxury wool for the everyday knitter and spinner. But, for now I am starting with seedlings in the spring, which I will sell at farmers markets at the beginning of the planting season, and chickens. I hope to get some geese to hatch in the spring to be guard animals.
Confession: I have already hatched 9/12 eggs in my home made incubator, made out of a styrofoam cooler and I just built a new incubator and have 3.5 doz eggs in. The chicks live in my basement. My old incubator has 10 Guinea fowl, 5 muscovy ducks and 2 geese eggs. I don't know how well they will all do together, but the experiment continues.
Okay, that's enough for now.
Talk to you soon.
@Purple_grape84 I have to go back and see if I've given you a proper greeting. Welcome and so glad you're here.
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Hi Kasandra, lovely to meet you.
My names Krystal. My partner and I bought 10 acres about 9 months ago thats when I started getting chickens. I told my partner I wanted chickens before we even started looking at houses and as soon as we moved it was number 1 on the list to do
Your chicks are soooo cute! Thats a good hatch 9 out of 12 love.
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Wildlife Update:
I got up this morning and there was 2 massive Rabbits running around the yard near the house but as soon as I came outside they ran off.
I got up this morning and there was 2 massive Rabbits running around the yard near the house but as soon as I came outside they ran off.
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Were they rabbits or hares? We get hares down here, my cats have brought me babies a few times too, I can’t say I’ve seen many rabbits
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Hares but wasn't sure if everyone uses the Hare term.
That's cool! I used to get a lot of those brown ones in TX.
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