Fiddle farting around on the farm.

[Siesta Sundance]

I got 13 acres of mostly native grass with a little bit of Bermuda sprayed today with Gordon's weed/feed 15-0-0.

Next time gonna try Ikes, and for the weed part, just add one ounce Amine 400, 2-4D per gallon of water for weed control.

All-Purpose Lawn Booster Prime 30-0-0

Steadily feed your foliar and soil projects with IKE's liquid nitrogen fertilizer.

ikesproducts.com

Looks like the 2.5 gallon runs about $80 if you can find it in stock.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Lots of birds this time of the year.
All the birds on list were here, the ones highlighted were calling at the time.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Cowboy breakfast in the morning. We're gonna attempt to pull calves off 3 herds tomorrow(and 1 of those herds is half bat shit wild) for Thursdays auction.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Auction prices are good. Sucks we were not able to get calves off the wild herd. We dropped molasses tubs in the corral yesterday. Hopefully we can get the herd more comfortable coming and going into that area. One of the other herds we were unable to get about half the calves to come into the corral.
Probably attemp another round up next Wednesday.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Right to farm and ranch protections in Texas Constitution headed to November ballot | Texas Farm Bureau Media Center

media.texasfarmbureau.org

There also should be a ban from foreign countries/individuals buying up farms and exporting the agricultural products.

 

[6869704x4]

Guess what I'm doing

 

[Siesta Sundance]

There should

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Fence work? Or cleaning out the utv?

 

[Trapper Bob]

Guess what I'm doing View attachment 101775

Old wire, new wire, come-a-long, hawkbill, ………. caulk?

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Well, when you cross paths with a Horned Toad Lizzard, luck remains on your side!

Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)

Information about the Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), a species found in the State of Texas

tpwd.texas.gov

Horny Toad Lizard: When you cross paths with one of these, luck remains on your side. #cute #lucky

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[RCW]

Old wire, new wire, come-a-long, hawkbill, ………. caulk?

Around these parts, that’s preparation for a first date……

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Around these parts, that’s preparation for a first date……

My oldest boy brought his girlfriend(city girl) last year to the farm. And her first visit, she was out there cutting seedling/1st year mesquites with him! Told the Laundry Fairy, aka wife, that my boy better keep her.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

I hung a bug zapper in the kitchen, lol,
Trying to get rid of these damn fruit flies. It will be funny when the Laundry Fairy makes it in. I probably should record this.

 

[6869704x4]

Old wire, new wire, come-a-long, hawkbill, ………. caulk?

Ha, the calf bucket was for my charming bride repainting the fascia on the house.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

I'm stoked, we got a decent amount of rain yesterday, about 2 moths worth!!

1.3in total

 

[D2Cat]

Nice!!!

 

[Trapper Bob]

I'm stoked, we got a decent amount of rain yesterday, about 2 moths worth!!

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1.3in total

So, that’s what it looks like …….

 

[MapleLeafFarmer]

^^^^^
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nice custom job..... I use rusty pipe wrenchs to make similar kinks to tighten strands.
Guy who runs our local dumps keeps his eye out for me and makes sure he gives any that comes through to me.
I hang them on the fence posts and leave them out all year.
Not kidding when I say probably have 50+.... neighbours probably think I am a mad plumber or something hanging pipe wrenches on fence posts.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Raining stupid hard. I can probably accept the loss of seed on several acres. That's OK, long term (30day) forecast shows more favorable chances of rain. This time last year we were reducing cattle herds and at the end of May 2022 all cows on my place went to auction.

Last year.
And this was the county avg.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

High winds yesterday morning blew the roost house over in the mobile chicken coop. I also had 2 trees fall on seperate fence lines.

Last week I put the dog crate in the back of the truck, I was gonna pick up 4 more pullets, glad I never got around to that.

Rough weather & Ruffled Feathers. #chicken

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[Siesta Sundance]

Lawn crew showed up and within minutes, they are on break. I hope there is no union uprising thats about to happen.