The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[sharron]

Good idea. Didn't think of hiring one beforehand. I need to reasearch more about this because I think if you won you would need a lawyer, asset manager, and something else right?

i think so, at least from what i've read

 

[CapricornFarm]

Hattie will never learn.

Looks like our place, Shepherd and Siamese.

 

[DigMyChicks]

Looks like our place, Shepherd and Siamese.

Do yours have a love hate relationship also?

 

[ShrekDawg]

amen, altho we don't work outside of the home and yard anymore

Well that can still be hard work!

i think so, at least from what i've read

And probably have to pay them too

 

[CapricornFarm]

Do yours have a love hate relationship also?

The Shepherd keeps trying to lick them. They are not fond of that. So i wouls say yes.

 

[perchie.girl]

afternoon.... blink blink... last nights sleep didnt go well so this afternoon nap was a very hard one... which is good.... I am still playing catchup On page 3830 whew.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

Not on anything this morning. No pain other than the normal everyday background pain.

 

[perchie.girl]

Birch bark is awesome. If I don't have any of that, it's sticks & paper for me.

I use used paper towls poked into a toilet roll... splashed with a little rancid oil... Burns hot and gets the kindling going...

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

Yep, use to burn Ash, the best I think because it burns green or dried. Leaves little ashes to remove. Boise de ark (pronounced Bowdark) was great too, for a wood stove but not a fire place...to many sparks, it has a high BTU value. Oak was the worse IMHO.

I use Eucalyptus when I can get it. But usually Red Shank... Its a shrub with very hard wood... cant tell if its dry. but you can go through the Chaparal with a baseball bat whaking the Red shank to harvest it.... Good for the chaparal all you have to do is bring along a wagon.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

That's interesting that they taste better. Might make me brave enough to try! I couldn't do it myself but there are quite a few 'homekill' places to choose from who will do it all for you.



Not yet but we've just seen a 10 acre property on Thursday we really like. We are going back up tomorrow to take another look and make sure we can fit a house on the highest point that has beautiful rural views. I've found a transportable house I really like the floor plan of. It would be built new so it could be May/June before its ready but after spending 6 years doing this place up I'm ready for it all just to be done.

Take a really good look at your prospective land there may be several places to put a house... and or out buildings for livestock. Do you get snow? is there a stream bed?

deb