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[FirewifeJess]

hehe, you guys are funny

OK so I have a serious question that I don't know the answer to. I have a bunch of wood that looks like OLD pressure treated wood. It was in a pile when we moved into this house and apparently that is what DH put near our back door when he stacked wood a couple days ago. I don't want to burn the wood if it shouldn't be burned (ie. was treated with chemicals somehow??) so please let me know what to look for in wood before I put it in the wood burning stove. Some things I've put in there today resembled the stuff and I'm worried that I'm releasing a bunch of toxic chemicals into the air. The stuff I burned this morning took forever to catch fire and burned hotter/longer than the other wood in our backyard. I know most of what we have is Pine, and I'm used to burning much harder wood like Oak (I'm from CA and that's what we always had), but I don't want to use the bad wood if it's got chemicals in it Help!

 

[FirewifeJess]

I'll post a pic of my coop and run. The run is about 6 x 10. I built most of the run before I broke my wrist in late June. My nephew has done some of the work putting the suntuf corregate on the top.



This (Suntuf) is what is covering a portion of it. Now I'm thinking maybe I should cover more of the roof.

That looks nice! If it were ME, I'd cover the whole roof of the run, and maybe another 2/3 of the sides, but removes the side covering during the summer time when it's hot. Great setup you have, the birds look happy!

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

I would but gotta head to the overpass so I can bomb the turtle mobile !!

Nice. I laughed so hard at this. If I get out like the last 2 nights, I would be at 68 around 11:30. But we have extra routes tonight since we are closed Thanksgiving, so it will prolly be later.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

WOw, everyone must be busy with holiday plans? IT's been a while since anyone converse, anyone gonna be around tonight? DH is at work and I"m watching TV. THis must be what normal people do. I've been without for 2.5 years and now that we have TV it's such a novelty! LOL  I battled the darn fire this evening. I accidentally let it go out to the point I couldn't just throw another log on. No kindling. Just paper available. I battled to start that stupid log for about an hour and finally have a fire! I need DH to chop me some kindling about once a week just to have on hand in case of accidental brain fart. I'm just glad it started again rather than having to turn on the heater. I certainly have no strength to chop kindling, no matter if I know I *could* do it. Bummer.

I was cruising in the breeds threads, plus washing and bending my hair: I can either cut my own hair, or have a wash-and-wear style, but not both.

The young ladies have eaten a whole leaf of romaine lettuce today, whic is good: I don't think I could trust a chicken that didn't like romaine.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

hehe, you guys are funny

OK so I have a serious question that I don't know the answer to. I have a bunch of wood that looks like OLD pressure treated wood. It was in a pile when we moved into this house and apparently that is what DH put near our back door when he stacked wood a couple days ago. I don't want to burn the wood if it shouldn't be burned (ie. was treated with chemicals somehow??) so please let me know what to look for in wood before I put it in the wood burning stove. Some things I've put in there today resembled the stuff and I'm worried that I'm releasing a bunch of toxic chemicals into the air. The stuff I burned this morning took forever to catch fire and burned hotter/longer than the other wood in our backyard. I know most of what we have is Pine, and I'm used to burning much harder wood like Oak (I'm from CA and that's what we always had), but I don't want to use the bad wood if it's got chemicals in it Help!

Could you take a picture of it tomorrow, maybe?

 

[FirewifeJess]

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[FirewifeJess]

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Best I can get in my dark-ish living room this evening, but what do we think? My mom just said it looks OK, like just old wood, not pressure treated? WDYT?

 

[Stumpfarmer]

hehe, you guys are funny


OK so I have a serious question that I don't know the answer to. I have a bunch of wood that looks like OLD pressure treated wood. It was in a pile when we moved into this house and apparently that is what DH put near our back door when he stacked wood a couple days ago. I don't want to burn the wood if it shouldn't be burned (ie. was treated with chemicals somehow??) so please let me know what to look for in wood before I put it in the wood burning stove. Some things I've put in there today resembled the stuff and I'm worried that I'm releasing a bunch of toxic chemicals into the air. The stuff I burned this morning took forever to catch fire and burned hotter/longer than the other wood in our backyard. I know most of what we have is Pine, and I'm used to burning much harder wood like Oak (I'm from CA and that's what we always had), but I don't want to use the bad wood if it's got chemicals in it Help!

Could you take a picture of it tomorrow, maybe?

Best I can get in my dark-ish living room this evening, but what do we think? My mom just said it looks OK, like just old wood, not pressure treated? WDYT?

It looks like old milled wood (recycled barn wood, on a bet), but not pressure treated or creosoted; it's burning fast and hot because it's really, really dry, is all. I'd shut down the air intake a little and open the draft to drop the temperature of the box, and then start the next load soon so it's burning a little cooler.

I like burning oak, although it takes an age to dry the stuff I live under.

 

[RainyDayChicken]

Best I can get in my dark-ish living room this evening, but what do we think? My mom just said it looks OK, like just old wood, not pressure treated? WDYT?

It does not look treated, but i would not put in more than a log in at a time. It may be like what we called Fat lighter it burns way hotter due to kind of wood it is and the oils in the wood.

 

[FirewifeJess]

Thanks so much Stumpfarmer! I'll keep burning it then; I almost wonder if it's the recycled pieces of the old 2nd story deck on this house. The previous owners built a brand new deck on this place 2 years ago when they remodeled because the old one was compromised somehow.