Thanksgiving was quiet here. Just the kids and DH and of course myself. We just had some chicken casserole and fixins, nothing fancy. DD and I watched the dog show and the parade and DS and DH both worked on our pole shed most of the day. Just another day,....:D It was the most peaceful...
I am just curious. Our last hogs finished out real well in 6 months, but we had a good deal of a feed bill. I would love to see the pictures of them right now. We never learn nothing not unless we ask questions,..right? ;)
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Just wondering,...you have had the pigs two months and feeding them on this diet of free food? How much do they weigh or how much do you think they have gained weight wise? We have two pigs reserved from a neighbor for this spring,..we have raised pigs for butcher using hog meal and...
2011 is fast approaching. Myself I have decided not to make any plans. It is best just to do as you can. I always seem to have more plans than time :lol: .
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To split BIG pieces of wood by hand you need a splitting maul and maybe some wedges ( a splitting maul is usually enough). A good double bitted axe for the bigger stuff, and a single for kindling. A small chainsaw or an electric chainsaw aren't to hard to handle either. When you are splitting...
I don't shop at the "Dollar Tree" since it is about 30 minutes away, but I do a lot of shopping at the Dollar General and Family Dollar. They are just 5 miles down the road. I do most of my food shopping at DG and FD, since our local grocery is outragous on their prices. There is a big...
Having the same problem in my subaru. My situation, we are going with buying a new/used transmission. In our case it will cost much less. Plus I like my old car very much. :)
My son is feeding his grandmothers dogs and checking in on the chickens while she is away. Today he came home with a pocket full of eggs! Perks of the job I guess! :lol:
Finding people that is into this kind of lifestyle, even in the most rural areas, is not an easy task( Am I right Bee???). They think either there is something wrong with getting dirty and actually doing manuel labor or they just assume you are dirt poor and dumb and don't know no better. When...