rural-living

I been thinking about a security camera for my rural place a while now. The cameras seem to be priced right and more affordable now. I just do not have the expertise to research them and know what I want. Does anyone have a security camera that works well for them? I would like to hear about...

I've recently goat fenced in a couple acres of my property for my dogs to move into, they have previously been on 100ft runners. On the runners one had a porch and shelter, one had a garage side door to duck into, one had a regular dog house. Part of this enclosure has a steep hill right out...

While mowing the yard this spring we found a road kill deer in the front yard. I drug it to the woods (downwind) and set up the game camera. Between the vultures and the coyote they reduced the deer to fur and bones in six days. The vultures did the majority of the work. I only got a couple of...

We went through this a few years ago and switched to Comfortis. But my vet does not recommend it anymore and is pushing a very expensive flea collar which we have not tried. So for over a year we have been using the Sentry Fiproguard Max with great results. That is until our daughter asked us to...

On another forum in another country, I was asked why I was so cantankerous. The following is part of my reply, the remainder of it being pertinent to the particular thread. Quote:- "I do not know why I am a member of COMA (Cantankerous Old Men's Association) but I am. There have always been...

Can someone please explain what is going on with the cable tv service? My Mom lives in Ohio and hasn't had tv for two weeks. Something about additional boxes to restore channels that were dropped. Now she has the boxes but only one of two is working. Each box has its own remote controller...

My mailbox has been taken out twice - ran over. We are on a straight road with no turns nearby so I don't see how they hit it. I think it is in purpose. I am going to replace it but am wondering the laws and potential liability of making it stronger. I have some ideas that would be darn near I...

Aaarrrrgh! I've been borrowing a tractor from my uncle to finish haying (long story) while I gather parts and equipment to fix mine. He lent me his Allis Chalmers D14, which had a quick hitch attached to it. The hitch was causing issues with my haying equipment, so I removed it and set it on...

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/10/opinion/sunday/dont-let-your-children-grow-up-to-be-farmers.html?_r=1 Let Your Children Grow Up to Be Farmers|Jenna Woginrich here's a couple of interesting articles about small scale farming today.

Seems they're worried they will get dropped after consolidation within the cable and satellite industry. The big guys want big audiences. Subscription required but search this in Google News: Rural TV Channel Circles the Wagons

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I did an all day canoe trip today. I got on the river at 0630 at Peacock Bridge. Larro

I have a decent size pond on my property. A family member had it put in over 30 years ago, and in 1997, we had it cleaned up and made it a little bigger. It has always lost a couple feet of water by the end of summer, but last few years, it just hasnt fully recovered through the winter, and...

I'm organic, so I don't want to spray nasty chemicals. What natural homemade concoction can I spray on a large garden 140' x 110' that will set the grasshoppers back? I can mix in my tractor sprayer(40 gallons) and spray it as long as it is safe for me and veggies. Chickens are out of the...

We are looking at a home with 60's vintage siding. Is it possible to put vinyl siding over this or would we need to have it removed first? I know it could be painted but that isn't what we would like to do.

We'll probably do the snowbird thing again for a few weeks this winter and escape from the northeast US to the Florida area. Does anyone have any experience/suggestions for some type of remote home monitoring system? We're pretty isolated so it's not like a neighbor would even notice anything...

I heard this morning that we missed having another Carrington Event in July of 2012 by two days. We apparently did not realize that the CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) that was not pointed at the earth was so severe. They claim it was of the intensity of the 1859 Carrington Event. Of course if it...

Heck other than catching the old girl yellow beaked, how do I even catch the perp? I cannot just sit in the coop and watch and wait. Anyone got a "good ole boy" remedy? Thanks in advance, David

We are in the final mop-up stages of a 15K acre wildfire here in Eastern Washington. My property turned out to be right in the middle of the level 3 evacuation. It was a truly frightening situation. You are waken up in the middle of the night by a heavy knocking at the door and a man yelling...

Is there any real uses for the fruit? very small with large seed but quite tasty...anyone make jelly or anything? I just found one on our property...this is the first time I have seen it bear fruit...

St. Charles man dies after being bitten by copperhead at Missouri state park : News Be careful out there.

Neighbor has a pond on some land I would like to buy. It is overgrown, overstocked, under fished, and muskrats have it leaking so bad they cant mow the yard on the downhill side. I havn't seen water go over the spillway in 8 or 10 years. What would be the best fix? I am thinking drain it, and...

Anyone know when the new regs come out? we are looking to build next year and will be buying a new wood fireplace before they are banned.....

Spot sprayer, zip ties, gas blower, and malathion = redneck mosquito sprayer.

My sweet cherry tree has for the last 20 years had ripe cherry's around my birthday at the end of July. It has been a nice birthday present. I was down to the tree, today and the cherry's have are over ripe, and the birds,have cleaned me out for the most part. I will around the 15th of July...

Mikim sent me an email with a design for his concrete pour for his new slide gate. I sent him back some modifications. What followed that was one of those one stone killing many bird events. Mike and Bernice got my expertise. My wife got her week out in the fifth wheel adventure, and maybe...

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I was thinking that the vast majority of TBN members spend a lot of time outdoors there must be some good effective remedies for hayfever to share. At this time of year I suffer terribly with itchy eyes and nose, sneezing and Asthma. It really takes the appeal out of going outdoors for two...

Background - I live in a rural area in Western, NY. that is 20mins away from a major city. So it's not in the sticks. I live on 2.5A. The house next to us has been vacate for 2+years due to foreclosure. The house has been sold and the new neighbors just moved in a few weeks ago. I have a feeling...

I've been letting a big rat snake live in my barn to keep the mice out but now I'm missing about 6 chicken eggs a day. Is it possible that a snake can eat that many a day or do you think he's invited his relatives for dinner?

Hi, A couple weeks ago the recycling roll off container that has been in the small town near where I live was not replaced after it was taken. I was told by some others that this happened in 3 other towns around us. The recycling company refuses to leave the containers in these towns because...

Was at the local small hardware store yesterday to get a key made, and while there I checked their price for a 16" chainsaw bar and chain combination...turned out their price was $9 more than the Meijers store across the road, plus at Meijers I could use a $5 in-store coupon good on...

I was sitting here perusing some of the posts on TBN and the telephone rang. I picked it up, and the caller ID said it was from ME! In other words, it was my home phone, calling my home phone...it gave my own name as the caller and my own telephone number as the origin! I answered and got a...

As many here obviously take digital images, I'm wondering how & where everyone keeps & protects their images? In the days of olde, when folks used something called "film" and "prints", most families kept their most memorable photos in albums (or shoeboxes!) that they could easily take out at...

We live in a 10ac wooded area and seeing an occasional bear is not uncommon. But last nite a mom & 3 cubs were checking out the back yard. I think it's the same family that were around last year. We don't have pets or leave garbage out to attract them. so no big deal We moved to where they live...

Back story?(hay it is me you know the email has to be wordy) Wife is brush hogging about a month ago. In an area of our property we are trying to take back from nature. In some about calf high grass she hits a nest. At least 2 eggs are destroyed by the mower, 4 survive. She then runs to the...

So in our new homeplace and out bush hogging tonight when an suv rolls down our road. (Over 1/2 mile long.) They see me so they stop and get out. They ask if they could fish I said not tonight I'm cutting the chest high grass around the lake. I said if Im around its ok. Then they asked if they...

Went out to walk the property, hacking at poison ivy with my machete and this little guy takes off. I didn't see it laying there, but it was about 15' away and should have stayed put!. He ran out in the middle of a small clearing, (towards a neighbor that tends to let his remaining Pitts run...

If me wife takes her SS a bit early, will she still be able to get 50% of mine at her full retirement age (66)? I've searched and researched, but canno' find an answer to this one. I'm 65, not taking SS yet, she's 64. So, we would like for her to begin her SS, then switch to 50% of mine when...

Scary what a wildfire can do. Thank goodness this is a few miles from us, but I feel for those in its path. Oklahoma wildfire spreads to 6 homes, 1 dead near Guthrie | abc7chicago.com

With the warmer weather, we've started seeing some of our less favorite woods denizens moving around, ticks & snakes. Last night I made up a batch of snake medicine (ticks get chemical warfare...). 50 rounds of Speer .38 caliber shot capsules filled with #8 or #9 shot over 3.8 grains of...

I put all three horses out on their favorite pasture Sunday morn just like always. They all ran through the gate and took off. They all like this pasture and seem to play around a lot more when in it. Wife noticed the oldest one seemed to be really enjoying himself as he was chasing the...

Built my house back in 2006 had an idea of where i wanted to put a cellar but not the money to put it their. How many guys have done this and added to the structure they now live in. I guess to hide it and still use it as a seller or as a storm shelter that doesnt look like a bomb shelter...

The water department suggested the residents boil their cooking and drinking water because several Turbidity tests were 4 times higher than the acceptable level. Some of the women in town are arguing whether or not they need to boil their water for washing dishes. Can any of you help settle the...

Last year I bought an electric bug zapper from Home Depot that worked great at first. It has the purple light and an attractant that you put into the bottom of it about once a month. For quite awhile it was zapping bugs all night long. It was fun just to see the sparks!!!! But towards the end...

While it was 17F this morning, spring is here I suppose! We have the usual birds- robins, redwings, grackles (common and rusty), juncos, sapsuckers, flicker today, song sparrows and a fox sparrow singing this last week. The winter snows have brought back our flooding fields (it has been a long...

Just wondering if the carpentry profession is regulated or not in your state/province. In Ontario our "sweet government":thumbdown: is planning to impose carpenters to have a licence. Already plumbers and electricians are regulated professions here and I understand for electricians but for...

Has anyone had much luck trying to get Roundup/generic glyphosphate to re-dissolve after it has sat and started to form a slimy white film? I went to use my 15ga sprayer for the first time this spring and after an hour or so use I noticed the pressure and output had decreased. Figured that...

Does any one have any Idea how to get Google to stop to stop calling? I get up to 10 call a day from what they say is "updating my Google account. I know Google has nothing to do with this. I have asked to be removed but never helps. Some times I play along and say "wait till I go get the...

In our pastures, we have 4 livestock guard dogs, LGD. When any critter gets into the pasture these dogs think they have to do their job and get rid of them no matter what the critter is. Fox, Coyote, pit bull, or the lowly field mouse. What starts out as a mouse hole about the size of a quarter...

This is an interesting legal ruling......seems to me he knew about the poaching but didn't want to talk about it? http://news.yahoo.com/man-successfully-argues-fifth-deer-killing-case-100210808.html

2 different Leafs, different colors, different days, barely holding 35 mph on a 5% grade. Today, outside temp was about 45 degrees, the car had headlights on, probably heater, too, draining the battery even more. It's 30+ miles to Portland. A recent report said that at 20 degrees a Leaf loses...

This afternoon a calf was born and I arrived just a few minutes (10-15) later. His mother was cleaning him off but I quickly noticed something wasn't right. He had problems breathing, quick breaths and a rapid heart rate. I cleared the junk in his nose and mouth and laid him on a table with...

I know most here probably have land that allows large gardens. My land is mostly wooded and my soil is terrible so I am trying a couple of raised beds this year. Has anyone else gone this route for their own veggies? I've been reading a book on "Square Foot Gardening". Seems you can get a lot...

I know some plants want parts.. didn't know if plum is happy by itself. I have some wild ones on property.. but nowhere near where I am planting the new one. thanks

As my GF filed a change-of-address recently, we are being bombarded with snail mail of all kinds, much of what contains coupons and offers pertaining to "New residents" of the community we reside in. I cannot stop laughing over the sale insert we received from the local Denny's food chain...

Woman allegedly stabs husband for 'worshipping NASCAR race at Bristol' - Autoweek Racing NASCAR news - Autoweek boy before you guys curl up in your recliner for the big race on Sunday, better make sure your wife is a happy camper. This woman must have eaten the entire batch of brownies to do...

I did a quick look and did not see a thread about the missing jet. Anyone here have thoughts about what may have really happened? There are enough high powered satellites in the world to spot a DIY cup floating in the middle of the Pacific and nothing is being found. I'm starting to think it...

My girlfriend is stuck halfway between Flint and Lansing, she was enroute to her teaching stint at college for this afternoon. Some moron with a semi jackknifed his rig and has been blocking a large part of the eastbound freeway lanes...my feelings are that people who are careless enough during...

I am kicking around ideas on how to build our new home debt-free. The best one I can come up with is to build the garage part of our new house first and finish it out inside like a house. We would live in it while we save for the house. When we have enough money to get the house "in the dry" I...

Apparently Bugatti designed at least one aircraft in addition to automobiles. It's a beautiful aircraft, hidden from the Nazis and discovered after the war. The original one-of-a-kind never flew, and a replica, built in Tulsa, is about ready. Interesting story. Bugatti 100P re-creation to...

We started feeding a pair of mallards close to 45 years ago...wild but very tame...they often walk up from the river to sit in the birdbath in the yard and look for hand-outs... Over the years the number of ducks has multiplied (not necessarily from the original pair)...thus requiring more...

I did not record this, I do not know who did. I might have had to change my shorts after this encounter. Looks to be for real. Endangered Species | What We Do | Partnership Stories

I received this in an email recently, and found it to be very profound. I have no particular affection for wolves, and I know the ranchers in that area would like to see them disappear, but this video gives one food for thought. The changes that they refer to here are remarkable, and, in my...

I have a two flue masonry chimney, 6" and 8" round. Wood stove is connected to the 8" and the 6" is unused. Should I use caps on these flues to keep out birds or weather? Have not had a problem other than wet residue when I do the annual cleaning. Don't know why I'm thinking about this now...

I have been having trouble with coons getting into the trash, eating the woodpecker food and peeing on the porch. Coon pee is next to skunk to my nose. So I went to TSC and for $25 bought a wire trap a 2 for 1 deal big trap for coons possums and like critters small one for squirrels and such. I...

The family cabin in snow country has been on Propane since 1964 and zero issues untill 2009. We own the tank. When Amerigas took over the company started to require upgrades and inspections that we were charged for. The most recent was last November when we were "Reguired" to have a valve...

I got bored and put together a deer feeder in the living this morning room because of the rain and then decided to clean out two junk drawers. In one of those drawers I think I found the missing link to mankind and the other drawer was enough parts to build me a bridge to cross one of my creeks...

Lake Superior is almost frozen over as of yesterday February 5, 2014. Lake Superior is 92 percent covered with ice now. The lake is 92 percent frozen, toppling a 20-year-old record of 91 percent set on Feb. 5, 1994. That statistic helped total Great Lakes ice cover soar, and we can expect to see...

I have tried to be neighborly in many ways, but the folks who purchased my mothers place next door are less then what I would call, considerate.. Without going into a lot of detail, they continue to let their two big dogs do their stuff in my yard.. So with that being said, and spring coming...

Like alot of you guys we live off the beaten path. We got broken into last year and even though they caught the thief they couldn't prove he stole the goods and just got nailed with possession of stolen property. So the dumb kid who broke into the garage is back living down the street. We need...

I am going to construct a fence around my rural garden. Currently, the plans are for an approximate 120-140 feet x 100 feet garden. I believe the height will have to be 8 feet or 9 feet due to a large deer population. So, if it is 9 feet tall the posts will need to be 12 feet with 3 feet...

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Anybody build one here? I am looking into it for my oldest daughter. Not to live in one :) but she likes ducks. I was thinking 4" water pipes for floating grid and build on top of it, anybody has a better idea for a pontoon?

White out conditions and heavy winds jack knife a semi starting the chain reaction... Crews work to clear Indiana pile-up: 'There's just so much destruction' - chicagotribune.com

over last few days we've been hit with 50+ sustained winds; last night the gusts were over 75mph at my place. when I got home from work it was dark already, but I tried to find my 95gal dumpster picked up a few shingles strewn in the driveway. not sure the extent of damage to the place, will...

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Does anybody know if chicken wire will stop a snowmobile if it gets caught up in the tracks. Just looking to detain them till i can call the sheriff. Also heard if you lay white nylon rope in the snow it gets tangled in the tracks kinda like chaps do when your chainsawing, Any suggestions will...

NOTICE: as of January 3rd 2014! EVERYONE please READ and RE-POST to your FB friends or other Forums you visit we (USA Citizens need to respond to this!) >:( >:( >:( >:( There are actually Federal EPA rules (in the EPA for comments NOW) regarding ALL WOOD BURNING stoves of ANY TYPE. The are...

Most have probably read my thread on our goats being killed. We're considering a donkey to keep our livestock safe. I'm looking for everyone's inputs on raising a donkey. I know to get a Jenny. What do we need to look for when purchasing a donkey? How young or old? Health issues to look for...

I wanted to attract more wildlife to my game cam. A watering hole would work but can one buy some type of watering hole device that would keep the water fresh and keep it from stagnating? I know hay would work but the free range cows would probably eat it.

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I am looking for a sprayer, either handheld or a backpack model that can spray 20-30 vertical feet. I don't really want gas or electric just something that will allow me to shoot insecticide up to my eves. We have cedar house and get overrun with carpenter bees in the spring and I always need...

Need to warm 40' x 60' pole barn just enough to take the edge off. My 40 x 60 pole barn with concrete floor gets soaked with condensation during the winter when the temperature changes a lot in a hurry. There's no insulation so I can't heat it but I would like to heat it enough during these...

Hey All, We've got 2 dogs that live outside. One is about 40 lbs. and the other is about 65 lbs. During the winter months they go through about twice as much food as they do in the summer. I fully expected this but the other morning I figured out what part of the reason is. There were at least...

Anyone know what this is for ? :confused:

According to Raw Regulator Power Train on Historical Raw Milk Dairy, Lawton's Family Farm, founded in 1732, is being hounded out of the business of raw milk sales by the Foxborough MA Health Department. I grew up on a dairy farm and drank raw milk for the first 18 years of my life. I'm...

:smiley_aafz:When I want to ask a rookie question I sometimes find the answer in the search box which is great but does this stop others from putting their input in on a topic without getting slammed by somebody say check search? I do have a questions and seek your knowledge that I could not...

I have a couple of questions in regards to getting my garden ready for next spring. I have designated a garden on my land with the approximate dimensions of 120 ' x 100 ' with the potential to enlarge it more if I wanted. I had a neighbor plow it last spring with his farm tractor with the idea...

I am cutting down some trees on one border of my land. I have the boundary pins located on both ends. The trees lie in the middle and when I am at one end I can't see through the trees to the other end(boundary pin). I have thought about having the wife wear orange vest and stand at one pin...

Well we've been iced/snowed in for three days now. Could get out and go somewhere but spent so much time getting ready for this storm we thought we would just sit around for a few days. But I find that I have made a few mistakes. The first one happened when we, that is SWMBO and I, decided to...

As I sit here watching the sleet and freezing rain fall I got to thinking about the things we all buy but hope we never need or use. The first thing that comes to my mind is an emergency generator. I junked my little Chinese made one this summer after screwing it up myself. It paid for itself by...

We have several borrow pits from the interstate and a couple of abandoned sand quarries we like to crappie fish . They have no inlet or outlet of water , just rain or drought . They have not been stocked that we know of . One pond will have crappie and bass , but no bluegill . Another has...

Has anyone found the secret to keeping birds out of your barn? We built our hay barn 6 or 7 years ago and there have always been a few birds finding shelter inside it. But, this year year we have a bumper crop of English sparrows and they finally did something to really get me upset. They are...

It seems a lot of neighbors are having trouble with bears getting into garbage or bird feeders searching for food. The mast this year was very poor due to so much rain in spring and summer. Anyone else having these problems?

I know there must be lots of people here that could sustain themselves for a long time, simply because of the situation they're in, or the way they've always lived... but I'm not one of them. LOL I don't even like the label "prepper" because of the extreme end of the spectrum that makes it...

One of the other sites I frequent posted this article about 7 states filing lawsuit to force EPA to crack down on wood burning home heating. I would suggest anyone living in those states send emails to your reps. and governors tell them what for!!! The Minority Report Blog | Conservative News &...

I have been watching less tv - I have Direct TV, it seems that Springsteen was right - " 57 channels and nothings on". So I started looking at vids on Youtube - a lot is tractor stuff, but also hidtory, like WW2 vids. Any recommendations?

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I have a 15 acre field that has CRP grass on it. It is not in the CRP program and I am free to do whatever I wish with it. I would like to keep a few cows on it for a hobby more than anything. I was thinking maybe 3-4 calves nothing I am really concerned about trying to make a profit on just...

Enough said. :thumbsup: If you need to ask you'll never understand. :-p

When flicking a lighter (no gas applied)- little sparklets appear. Who knows?

This just happened this past Monday. It happened just around the corner from my house. I didn't really know the man, but met him once when my house was being built. He stopped by to introduce himself. Very nice man. The article says he was pinned between the truck and a fence, but he was...

Living way out in the country, and in the middle of the woods, I find myself doing a lot of woodworking! One of my favorite pastimes is making walking sticks. This is my first attempt at making a Shillelagh like my Irish ancestors might have made.

Wifey took these this morning, sorry it was on her iPhone - all she had at the time. Probably 100 yards away from the back of the house.

Guys, I always though albino deer were simply a Urban Legend, and then I snapped this picture with my Droid camera yesterday....:laughing: Actually, my brother cleaned out this storage unit he had purchased after a successful bid, and among the scrap wood was this pair of home made and unique...

[ATTACH=CONFIG]344034[/ATTACH Learning about farming and country life, getting new mowers and building ponds have been fun for us but everything we learn on this adventure to becoming farmers isn't always fun, case in point, finding out about chiggers. Since my wife and I have spent the...

FDA to vets: Watch out for jerky pet treats; some linked to illness - CNN.com a little warning for all you dog lovers, better be careful where those treats came from...

I'm curious how folks keep the birds from eating seeds for cover crops like winter rye or winter wheat.

Have had freezing problems in the past during the few times it drops below freezing. Need to protect a small wood house that contains a shallow well pump and small bladder pressure tank which feeds a small occasional use cabin. I don't want to drain the entire system while I'm not there. I've...

Anyone here do a custom home build and NOT hire a GC to oversee the project? I've heard horror stories from both sides; those that hire a GC and those that don't hire a GC. I'm open to hear the pros and cons of each based on real-life experiences...

Do you have to pay taxes? Need a driver's license? Obey laws? Own land? Vote? Get a passport? From BBC News - Living Ohio man Donald Miller ruled 'legally dead' Hancock County, Ohio A US man declared dead after he disappeared nearly three decades ago cannot now be declared officially...

I came across this today in Hernando county. This is only the second one I've seen...ever. I was just about to step on it. About 18" long and fast, a lot faster than the last one I saw many years ago. It was not on my property and I did not touch it or harm it, just took this lousy cell phone...

Do we have any bow hunters in here? And it doesn't have to be just bow hunting deer, it can be anything. And if you are what kind of bow do you shoot? Thanks in advance!

well i guess this makes it official we are a dyeing breed. the virginia dept of game is going state wide having public meetings asking what to do to get the younger people intrested in fishing. the bottom line here is they or loosing a lot of money yearly because not many fishing licence or...

Honeybees' ability to find flowers could be hampered by a chemical in diesel exhaust, say scientists. The study, published in Scientific Reports, also revealed that a specific group of chemicals found in diesel exhaust, known as NOx, diminished the insects' response to floral scents. Read...

What kind of snake do you think this may be? At home with bum knee, was out in the front yard with the wife watching her get ready to paint when we noticed her mom's German shepherd barking non stop. We can see her drive so I was pretty sure there was nobody there. Wife says there must be a...

For decades we have had the company of wasps living in our outbuildings, hog pen, barns, and in the eves of the house. Putting hay up or cleaning rain gutters always let to at least a sting or two. Usually the doors to the hay loft had several of the nests hanging from them. We usually co...

For over ten years I've had the best farm cat. He patrolled many acres of kicking out undesirables up to and including woodchucks. I've literally even seen him stalk a deer once. Well, now he just watches the woodchucks eat whatever is in the gardens like he's watching a nature show on a...

I'd like to plant a seasonal hedge, about 1500' long. A tall ornamental grass seems like a quick and dirty option....pus i really like the look of some of the species. Anything 5 feet+ tall will suit the bill. I need cold hardy varietals (zone 4-5). I've hunted in vain for a reliable source of...

this little gem came in today and I just had to share. The eyes tell it all...

I thought that I would share a few pictures of our new adventure. For the most part, we have always tried to grow and grind our own feed. I have been talking with some folks about improving my cow feed and using whole ear corn always seems to come up, so we have decided to snap a few acres of...

We live on a acreage that is not quite in town and not quite in the country. The last 7 or 8 years or so, we are visited regularly by wild turkeys...in fact, on one occasion I counted 64 in my front yard. They vary during the time of the year; right now we have several groups. One is a group...

This caused a lot of discussion when it happened last year... yet it only told one side of the story. Here A shot in the woods: Starks clash ignites age-old tensions between hunters, landowners | The Morning Sentinel, Waterville, ME are the results after the grand jury... There are two sides to...

Well I have convinced the wife and we are leaving our nice house in a subdivision in the suburbs for a piece of property in the country. We will be land contracting 18.6 acres from my parents and living in a mobile home for a few years while we save some money to build. We are in the process of...

wife and I found a farm that has almost everything on our list that we are looking for. eight stall horse barn, pole barn the barns are older but one has a new roof. The house is about 3200 sq feet. built in 76' and needs updated but, very liveable and useable. There are three fenced...

Well sports fans...I think I have lost my mind. Went to a foreclosure auction on Wed and bought a 2001 3br 2ba house on .44 ac for $22,500. It was the only house in a small nice subdivision that had been inhabited by rodent-like humans. I remember driving by it 3 years ago and shaking my head...

I was walking down the street when I was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked me for a couple of dollars for dinner. I took out my wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked," If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead of dinner?" "No, I...

Saw this driving down the road the other day. Makes me think of some kind of German WWII fence. I'd be interested in seeing pics of unique fences.

Dig with the fork, lever up a ball of earth, crumble the dirt with your hands, throw the spuds in the bucket... you know the drill. Then I levered up these guys. They're about two feet long. Two ducked back in the hole, two slithered off stage right, these two stayed there and cussed at me...

The other morning we were awakened by the Rooster's call.....:confused3: Sounded like it was at our front door...Sure enough he was...My Mrs. named him " Barney " he has been hanging around and dodging our Brittany dog and a Hawk or two....He Cock a Doodle Doos a lot...:)

I came across this video made by flash flood chasers. I didn't know such an animal existed. But I guess the entertainment options are limited in the southern Utah canyon country. It looks pretty intense. I'm betting these guys ran with scissors when they were kids.

How many of you have changed careers in your life? I'm currently in my early 30's and have a job in law enforcement working for a small city. I have 10 years in now and don't enjoy the work anymore. In hate it actually. I feel burned out. I'm tired of working nights, weekends and holidays...

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Ive hunted for years but this is the first time I've owned a place and could put cameras out to really take a good look at the wildlife. with the long term dought, seems like I'm seeing smaller deer. What would you gage the age of these? Maybe 3 yr?

Two years ago, the county inspector trespassed on my 86 acre home farm, past the posted signs, while I was away at work, to leave me a notice that I was in violation of the county zoning ordinance, for allowing a friend to spend the night in a camper on my property. There was never any phone...

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The people next door are growing it. Kind of bugs me cense you can smell it out of there house. Nothing can be they are caregivers .that I'm fine with them being caregivers. just we had a house showing they loved it but did not want to live next door to that. That is the thread one. I asked...

What would be a good indicator of when it is time to take down an old barn? Short version of a long story: I have a farm that's been in the family for many generations and the goal has always been "preserve". The barn has been standing since before the civil war (LOTS of history relating to...

We received a tax assessment notice last spring that showed a 1000+% increase on the two parcels of land next to the house. These are mostly hardwood and pine, hilly acres that can not be tilled. At one time they were partially fenced for cattle. I wrote an appeal stating that nothing had...

Had things that needed to be done today (8/13/13) Truck tire with a weird leak. Will go for weeks & not loose a pound. Next day almost flat. Front tractor tire that will not stay fixed. AC on truck not working. Want to get it fixed, pick tubes for truck & tractor, low on beer & get a few...

I need to move a 250 gallon propane tank from my ranch to my mothers house 3 hours away. My tank is on a concret skid and not hooked to any thing. It shows a 30% level on the gauge. My request is I need a few questions answered and haven't found any answers yet. 1. Is it possible for a propane...

Sitting here reading posts and eating watermelon I just cut up Honestly I think watermelon ranks up there with bing cherries and bacon as some of Gods food! :thumbsup:

Hey, all. I have 40 acres that has been in my family since the land run days. It was originally part a 160 acre dairy farm, but hasn't seen use for much of anything except oil wells for probably fifty years. I'm thinking about clearing it and building a little home on the land, but I'm not...

Jane and I fell asleep on the back porch last night early after dinner and wine. Woke up to a god awful sound at about 11:00. Jane put the back lights on as I started toward the chicken coop yelling . Got there found one of the girls dead and a young fisher cat stuck in the pen. Ran back to...

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You think you know a thing or two about wells, having depended on one for the last thirty years. Well, I learned something new yesterday so I thought I'd pass it on to the Collective, in case you run into a similar situation. My wife has around three acres of landscaped botanical gardens and I...

Rant alert. Our school bus is supposed to come at 6:20 am. This is about 15-60 minutes before dawn. I don't want my 5 and 8 year old daughters having to wait for the bus in the dark. I know there are others that have to get up even earlier than we do. We are near the start of the route...

Been having a running battle with a neighbor for 8-years now. Year after we bought this 5-acres next to us she sued us for adverse possession. Cost me $30,000.00 to beat her in court:mad:. She appealed to the state court, and lost there.:laughing: Last week she cut every strands of my...

I have read that king snakes like to make a meal of poisonous snakes like copperheads, but have never witnessed it in person until this past Friday. I was putting my dog in her pen (about 20 yards behind the house) Friday evening when I saw what looked like a balled up black snake near her pen -...

This is one of those general irritant things but . . . When I use my drill to screw in screws, it almost always results in stripping the slots out of the screw heads. I'd like to blame the cheap screws from the big box stores but maybe its the design of the drill mounted screw drivers or the...

Like the title says. Almost 8 months ago my wife and I completed our safety course and filed the paperwork. My license showed up in the mail yesterday.... No sign of the wife's yet. I actually got a call from the local PD asking why I did not disclose that I was cited for operating a vehicle...

I am going to try to write this for Raspy and the other guys that were asking! My wife and I have wolves, or up until last month when we lost our baby girl Shadow, now we just have the boy Weasel and are having a heck of a time with him since her passing! Back in April of 2002 we ran across a...

I know it is a young bird. It has grown quite a a lot in the past week. It is very friendly. You can come within 2 or 3 feet of it. It bobs it's head like a Dove

Heck of a Week and Squirrel Chews hole in Tiller Gas Tank I took the week of July 4th off. I had a few vacation day to use or loose. Big plans... Day 1, bee stung on wrist; allergic but no reaction. Duck taped a ice pack to my wrist and continued to set out daylilies for my wife. She carried...

The picture tells the story. Although I'm normally a DIY kind of guy, the top of the tree is hung up in another tree, which pretty much automatically makes it over my pay grade. Still, I'm curious how a professional would go about this? How could the tree be brought down without having it...

I'm up in age and have spent alot of time in the woods, mountains, state and national parks but have never seen a bear in the wild. Yesterday, I was putting some stuff in my burn barrel, turned around and there was a 200 pound black bear looking at me. Both of us went the opposite direction...

I wish I had timed it to see how long it took a "certain thread" to disappear. ;)

I was working out in the garage and from the neighbors house comes a blood curdling scream and dogs barking. I know the neighbor does not own a dog so my senses are telling me this is not good. I thought the guy was chasing the dogs but the screams were not that tone of voice. Well I jump on my...

I have 2 large silver maples in my yard, and one is pretty badly infested with what I think are carpenter ants. I would like to get rid of them and save the tree but am unsure how to do it. Last year I saw quite a few of them going into and out of the tree about 10 feet up and there are a lot...

I've been doing some research on tick control. Our property is infested and the more time we spend out there the more tired I am of picking ticks off myself and kids. We haven't built yet, but we've put in a small orchard, a tractor shed, and a play area for the kids. We'd start building a house...

I always put a temperary fence around my garden. Tonight i put in the T posts, then went to get the wire , and it was gone. Its just thin vinyl coated wire i keep rolled up behind the barn. Either someone grabbed it or i moved it and forgot where i put it.

Cleaning out the barn on some land I recently purchased and found two 5 gal cans full of fuel. One smells like diesel the other like unleaded. Not knowing for sure or how old it is, I would rather dispose of it properly rather than risking engine damage trying to burn it. Any ideas how to...

As part of the commemoration two groups of cars will retrace the original 1913 route... one from San Francisco and the other from New York. I plan to park alongside the road as they drive by my place around 8 tomorrow morning and follow for a bit with the Model A Recently noticed Lincoln...

Have a question for the experts here: Prior to my divorce my ex-wife and I had four cats, we both adopted the oldest one back in late 2001 and the other three I chose to adopt myself. Now, during the divorce when my ex moved into her parents home, she asked if I could take care of the oldest...

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My wife and I are not really cat people but after owning horses for 40 years we have learned that having a couple of barn cats around greatly reduce rodent problems in our barns and rodent nests in the equipment. So we have always kept a couple of cats. Feed them every day and take them to the...

I was able to get this on video because these bolts were landing every 5 seconds this morning right behind me in the woods. I didn't get any more footage because the dealer was just pulling up with my tractor delivery but let me tell you it rained so **** hard right after this video, it dropped...

ok.. i started watching mid 1st season.. missed a few.. picked up the dvd series pack.. forgot about it.. left it inthe cabinet. last year my work sched changed and i missed the entire 2nd season. this past sun, season 3 started. I was home.. watched it and immediately knew i needed to fill...

Hanging out in my rock wall. Can't get a clean shot because of the rocks & he won't lay his head out on the flat where we can chop it. Pretty stinkin' inconsiderate if you ask me. :mad: Ya think a blast with a fire extinguisher would chill him sufficiently so he could be hooked out &...

I am looking at installing either two 10' or two 12' TSC 16 gauge, 2" metal tube gates across my drive. I know I can use the snap chains to keep the gates closed, but I'd like to find a manual (non-electric) latch that will accept a lock. I have found several solutions for a single gate, but...

So what do any of you guys (or gals) know about flowers except not to weed wack them, run them over with the mower, let the dog dig them up, or spray them with roundup :D The flower guy is what they call me at the market and that's because I sell TRUCKLOADS of greenhouse flowers all season from...

My adventures continued last night with a ride to a local nature area. The weather was perfect, sunny and a comfortable 70 degrees. Before the trip, I needed to check the coolant. I started the bike to let it warm up a little. All of a sudden the bike stalls. I start it up and it stalls...

1. Two pronged electrical plugs. One side is a bit larger than the other. Fifty-fifty chance to get it right. I always get it wrong. 2. TV cable ends. Hand tighten, and then a wrench or pliers is always required to get it out. And why are the post in such obscure locations? 3. Auto ice...

Man was stung to death in Moody TX this weekend when his tractor and shredder hit some wood that contained a huge killer bee hive. Very bad deal. Keep your eyes open.

We just got a 04 Fisher 1600 16' bass boat with a 9.9 Mercury outboard on it. Over all it is in EXCELLENT shape except for 2 things. The plastic console that holds gauges has a crack in it and the "throttle" handle (thing on the right for forward/reverse - sorry just started this whole boating...

We have an 8 man crew and work outside. I have a guy that has worked with me nearly ten years. He is about 30 years old and looking at him he appears to be in the best physical shape of anyone on our crew. Not overweight at all and muscular. I have worked side by side with him over the years...

Anyone got any ideas what to do with 5 acres? Currently it is full of trees. About 43 dead ash trees which I'll be cutting down, and it has some apple trees. Only a few of those are still viable. A couple black walnut trees, which I still don't know how the heck you open those **** things...

When you look at this wreck, it is hard to believe that the driver opened the door and walked away with only scratches. She ran into the back of a trailer pulled by a pickup truck hauling a tractor. Don't worry, the tractor only received minor damage. :rolleyes: Young motorist survives ugly...

Today's local news has a story about an Oakland County man (near Detroit, Michigan) who was sentenced to 45 days in jail after his arrest that was recorded on police video. The 47 year old man pleaded guilty to his third offense of operating while intoxicated, and although the man was a Navy...

A recent post, which has disappeared, was made by a Chinese company looking for advice on how to market some unspecified products to the tractor community, in the U.S. The reply from a poster in North Carolina made a number of assertions, which may or may not be true. The bottom line however...

Ok, we have a deck that is on top of a flat roofed garage on our house. A couple years ago we ripped out the old deck. On top of the garage was asphault. It was replaced with styrofoam and rubber. Then a floating deck was placed on top (a new one since the old one was rotton). We are...

Just skipped through the latest Home Depot sale insert, and the price they are selling a 7/16" 4'X8' sheet of OSB for is $14.55....Has been a long time since I have purchased any, and I dug out my 2002 material sheets that were a quote for building my addition. My price was $6.19 a sheet...

Took these photos of emerging 17-year cicadas on Sunday - it was very windy, so a couple of them aren't the best. The news says they are part of a brood that is hatching in the east from Conn. down to the Carolinas after 17 years underground. I still remember the damage they did to the trees 17...

So I have been finding these little guys everywhere, and it's head was not triangular enough for me to think it was a viper. So I left it be, weeks later I find the (second pic) a fellow resting on a ledge. So I take a photo and catch it. Again no yellow tip of tail and no triangular head. So...

I just got back from filling my 20 gal propane tank...3 &1/2 gallons or 20 pounds...for $18.68...how does that compare with other prices....45 miles East of Atlanta, GA....I think it is high....but the exchange tanks at the convenience stores only give you 15 pounds for $20.22....so it's the...

I grew up in Central Texas & was outdoors a lot. Never ran across or heard about anyone seeing porcupines back then, a couple of generations ago. We have friends that live outside of Kerrville that have reported seeing & trapping them. anyone else? Jack

I've spent the last week clearing up saplings, brush, trees, etc., from an area that has been uncleared land on my property between myself and the nearest neighbor. While we were doing it, the neighbor said something to the fellow helping me that I was taking away his privacy, but never spoke to...

Anyone experience driving on the left hand side for the first time after 60 years of driving in the U.S.? Sharn Jean and I just got back from a week's vacation in St. Thomas, USVI. One of the most beautiful places I have ever been. We went there on a cruise ship last year; this year we rented...

Well I was off this week and started prepping for the new garden. After clearing away sticks and debris I rototilled the area 5 times. I then added about 15 yards of well composted manure and tilled two more times. I assembled the new row builder and ran the rows.... Next year I ll...

Seems like the forum has quieted down a bit lately. Has everyone gone over to the dark side? :laughing:

Finally breaking down and looking into smart phones. But the info I get is confusing. Looking into various plans we find unhelpful info from the providers. We'll probably buy our phones outright & go with a no contract plan. Cost is important. We don't text & probably won't. So...

Worst year for allergies for me this year in Southcentral Ohio.:( Why?........ Am I just getting old and weak?LOL! I've been going to an allergist for a year now, and WAS getting some relief until lately.It started to get bad right before I mowed the lawn a week or two ago.I'm due for a new...

My wife and I just closed on a house out in Peyton, CO about 6 weeks ago. Its our first time living out of town and we're new to all this septic/well/etc situation. LOVING living out of the city, hoping someone here can educate us a bit. I have been reading about septic systems, and I'm reading...

I saw a snake on my carport today and when I went to catch him he ran under my car and then climbed up into the middle of it somewhere. Is there anything a snake can damage under there or will he just keep harmful mice away? I'll probably lose him next time I go somewhere but if he can cause...

I need help folks. I've been at the same place my whole life. 20 year ago we bought the place from my folks. Our driveway goes through forest service land. Each year we pay a usage fee. This year, we paid the fee then recieve a noice that our local Forest Service office has determined that our...

I disc the field this weekend getting ready to plant. I am currently adding wood post in the corners for the electric fence. This way I can put a little more tension on the wire. I have plants hardening now and still many in the greenhouse that will be put out this weekend to harden off. We...

I don't agree with this and it scares me that we are going down this path...that this kind of thought is even present in an educator or any right thinking adult is frightening:2cents: http://www.westernjournalism.com/msnbc-host-all-your-kids-belong-to-us/

I was browsing through some of my old files, and I ran on to this short essay that I wrote a couple years ago for my grandkids. I thought maybe there might be a few folks out there who could relate, and maybe a few that wouldn't have a clue to what I was talking about...but it is about country...