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[doubleostud]

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Luckily there isn't anything green left on my pastures so I don't have to worry about grasshoppers

 

[Kassaundra]

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Luckily there isn't anything green left on my pastures so I don't have to worry about grasshoppers

My yard is a barren wasteland except for my garden oasis, which I have been working hard to keep living, and I'm going to be extremely p****d if it was just to feed the grasshoppers!!!!!!!

 

[okcarla]

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Hmmmm .... would his old Army truck & trailer hold enough? Might need to borrow those little football players to help load.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/6412_tuttle_homecoming_parade_0251.jpg

The Duece and trailer could certainly haul a lot of hay and still have room for a few goats. Does it get more than 6 miles to the gallon?

The question is, how many gallons of fuel does it take to get down the road one mile

It definitely is not green, as in energy efficient.

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I know it would haul enough, but it sure isn't a comfortable ride. I'm thinking I need a nice big horse trailer with living quarters and cold air conditioning. I need a place to relax & take a nap while Gerald loads the trailer. Oh, and a horse trailer sure could hold a lot of chickens and goats

The grasshoppers that jcatblum took a picture of are sure bigger & hungrier looking than what we have. I was listening to the garden show last week on KTOK radio and the host was discussing a recipe to attract & kill grasshoppers. I didn't pay too much attention to it, because it involved adding liquid Sevin to the food product to poison them. I would be afraid my birds or cats would eat the poisoned grasshoppers.

 

[okcarla]

I just did a Google Search trying to find grasshopper bait, and found this interesting website that I thought others might enjoy: http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~cbader/ghptales.html

 

[Buckguy20]

old*cowboy :

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I told my son once that I could really handle a hoe when I was his age and he looked at me sorta weird. Had to explain it was the chopping kind. Chopped cotton, picked cotton, all sorts of lost arts I did when I was a kid.

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

Kass are you feeling better? Still broke out?

 

[Buckguy20]

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Skunks, and rats to name a few.

 

[NanaKat]

Drove to Hugo with family to see a cousin in stage 4 cancer . On the way noticed all the dying trees in the wooded areas along the turnpike. Not much hay out there either.

Someone near Meeker is buying up round bale hay from surrounding area and brokering it for $85 - $90 a bale...hay that was going for $35 a bale in the spring.

We are hoping that there will be enough rain to bring out the fall grasses in time for there to be forage on the ground for fall feeding. We have already targeted some mature cows to go to market when the calves are ready to wean, steers we were going to feed out, and some young cows with weak bags/udders. This will reduce the herd by 1/4. Cube feed (20% 3/4 cube) has already risen to $296 a ton up from $216 last winter. Looks like our feed bills will be higher.

 

[Kassaundra]

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Hives aren't visible anymore, but they still itch when I get warm. My sleep is so screwed up w/ the steroids keeping me awake and the benadryl making me sleepy. But yes I am doing better, thanks for asking.

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

Good,glad its better.Maybe you can get off the meds in afew days and get some good rest. Need you back on your feet,we miss your pics!