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[Miss Ameraucana]

Good morning Friday your sunrise is beautiful!

 

[FridayYet]

The pink didn't really show in the picture, but I'll take it as one benefit of getting home from the airport this early.

 

[Miss Ameraucana]

LOL. Good morning watching the sun rise over the Sandias.

Hope you got some good quality time in with your dad

Happy Friday everybody!  e

Figured I'd give a hubby update for those who may still be interested.  Follow-up with the surgeon went well, he's now cleared to go back to work on Monday.  Just a couple issues to clear up now, but nothing to keep him from working.  He has a rattle in his chest and some numbness in his legs, so the surgeon's office ordered a chest x-ray and some blood work, and got his primary care visit moved up to yesterday.  So when we saw the primary care doc, it seems there is a pleural effusion and his potassium is low.  So we hope some medicine changes will fix it all and not have to surgically remove the fluid, but its not bad enough to pull the work release.  So continued prayers are appreciated!   

Hatch update - locked down 10 eggs last night.  4 lav orps and 6 golden sebrights.  1 or 2 of the GS look weird, too much clear area in the bottom, but still movement, so I left them in, but doubting they will make it.  Otherwise everything looks great!

So finally found the daffy bird. She was in the storage shed again. I had checked it last night, just must have missed her. Last time I found her there I tried to shut it up so nothing could get in, she found a way :/

She's so pretty farm wife! I'm glad u found her

 

[WalnutHill]

Morning, all. Today finds my yearling broad breasted turkey hen with her throat ripped open, like a coon attack through the chain link. Her trachea and esophagus are exposed, the flesh is pulled wide open, and far too many layers are damaged to attemp to close it. The wound is about 4" wide x 5" high as the edges are splayed wider than her neck.

Sprayed her down with iodine wound dressing. We'll see how she does.

I had to move that trio outside because of all the babies inside. I need to sell my Sonny - bronze - Bourbon Red trio so OG and his gals can go inside!

 

[FridayYet]

I agree with you that it is interesting, but waiting 3-7 years for a fruit and then getting a olive size Avocado....I prefer to invest my efforts in a outer mor productive issues.

Never kept the sprouts for very long. That's not why I did it. Plus. There were tons of avocados around town and I'd trade lemons and limes for them whenever I wanted. DD would bring home bags from some guy at work.

Sucks I actually have to pay for avocados and citrus now.

 

[FridayYet]

Morning, all. Today finds my yearling broad breasted turkey hen with her throat ripped open, like a coon attack through the chain link. Her trachea and esophagus are exposed, the flesh is pulled wide open, and far too many layers are damaged to attemp to close it. The wound is about 4" wide x 5" high as the edges are splayed wider than her neck.

Sprayed her down with iodine wound dressing. We'll see how she does.

I had to move that trio outside because of all the babies inside. I need to sell my Sonny - bronze - Bourbon Red trio so OG and his gals can go inside!

Really sorry to hear that. How does she look otherwise? Is she shocky?

 

[Miss Ameraucana]

WV don't know why your quote didn't show up. What a long struggle it has been for you two..I prayed, & will keep praying

You know you guys I never could get avocado seeds to grow and I have a green thumb! Lol don't know why..
Me and my DH spend ALL...DAY...at Fort Hays State university with Michaela today for her orientation...it's gonna be a killer long day!
Everyone have a good one!
Ravyn when your on later I found a beautiful pair of bisque porcelain small ducks. They reminded me of your Lady Grey. I know how much she means to you I'll put a photo up later.

 

[Miss Ameraucana]

Morning, all. Today finds my yearling broad breasted turkey hen with her throat ripped open, like a coon attack through the chain link. Her trachea and esophagus are exposed, the flesh is pulled wide open, and far too many layers are damaged to attemp to close it. The wound is about 4" wide x 5" high as the edges are splayed wider than her neck.

Sprayed her down with iodine wound dressing. We'll see how she does.

I had to move that trio outside because of all the babies inside. I need to sell my Sonny - bronze - Bourbon Red trio so OG and his gals can go inside!

Walnut I'm really sorry!

 

[WVduckchick]

Morning, all. Today finds my yearling broad breasted turkey hen with her throat ripped open, like a coon attack through the chain link. Her trachea and esophagus are exposed, the flesh is pulled wide open, and far too many layers are damaged to attemp to close it. The wound is about 4" wide x 5" high as the edges are splayed wider than her neck.

Sprayed her down with iodine wound dressing. We'll see how she does.

I had to move that trio outside because of all the babies inside. I need to sell my Sonny - bronze - Bourbon Red trio so OG and his gals can go inside!

Wow, sorry to hear that. Hope she pulls through. She's in good hands!

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

I dunno where "up north" is for you but around here they are listed for $150-175 for dairy calves. Sure there are probably some that would get knocked in the head but there are brokers who hit the farms and take them to auction or Facebook or Craigslist for a nice profit.

Anywhere north of Me is north but Ohio is what I heard . We had four farms we got ours from . around here . the profit margin is small milk replacer has gotten more expensive over the years and volume is the only way to make a good profit . We watched them go for as little as hundred dollars a head four weeks ago at the sale barn. I was told then they came from Ohio. I don't think they will drop lower than that. But cattle prices have dropped across the board and are getting to be more in line with they should be. this is a good time to sell but spring prices are always higher. Feed lots don't care about pasture so feeder cattle will stay close to the same price year round . They will however be higher in the spring. There are so many things that can affect the cattle market including imports that you never really know what's coming next . I don't think anyone expected the price to hit the high that the industry just went through . Now we watch and see where it goes from here. I would be knowing what # 1 feeder calves are selling for before I paid $175 for a dairy calf that will sell as a cutter. You remember how land prices got high some years back and people lost money during the crash unable to sell the land for what they paid for it and a lot of people lost everything .I see this happing with cattle in the near future . Not to that extent but money will be lost . And here I am rambling again . .

It was the severe drought the south went through. People bought hay, until hay became impossible to find, then broke down and sold their whole herd. They said we had fewer cattle then, then we had had since the 50s. It just took this long to recover from it. People will lose money, but I do not think cattle will get too much lower (of course I could be completely mistaken) But I think it was less a bubble and more a recovery.

The wheat was mostly mowed down green thus a cover crop, it grew wild for the last 3 years (Theres still some there)

what you do is while it's green and growing before it starts to put out seed stalks mow it down and plow it in .growing crops will deplete the soil and allowing them to die and decay on the surface will not replenish the soil fast enough . the practice of no till farming relies on large quantities of chemicals to feed the crops but is bad for the soil. you have to feed the soil . It is after all alive .

Kids is right *Dang autocorrect* K is right. You need to till the green under, in order for it to benefit the soil. No till is awful the soil just looks unhealthy (course most farmers around here do not care, they just keep planting their corn and chemicals)