Good morning!!!!

[RoyJackson]

2012-05-31, 0735

65 now and looks to be a very nice day!!
80 is the high, sunny all day!

 

[rswyan]

Working on the first cup.

It's a cloudy, cool 57 here right now .... but the clouds are supposed to rapidly decrease and it should warm up fairly quickly .... high is supposed to be around 70 today ....

IOW: perfect working weather

I have lots to get done today before the rain arrives late tonight:

Place and set two catch basins and mortar/'crete them in, finish installing the new, dedicated hard lines for the downspouts on the north end of the barn, finish covering up another trench, do something with the huge pile of clay I've mined over the last few days while grading .... and a few other things ....

The grass (all 5 acres of it) needs cut too .... but that probably ain't gonna happen until Sunday or Monday ....

After the rain tonight/early tomorrow, the weather is supposed to be good (no rain, mild temps) for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday .... and that could mean .... another weekend of mini-ex rental ....

 

[MossflowerWoods]

David, that is one tough duckie!!! Kinda cool here, 47. I am helping my wife today, hopefully I will be able to do some stuff today. Might rain later.

I think she will become our mascot... She kind of make the "water off a ducks back" seem like an understatement.

David

 

[MossflowerWoods]

LtF,

We have 3 female cayuga ducks and drake Ruen (looks like a big mallard) and muscovy ducks, PLUS the little muscovy girl...

Yeah, I was going to ask about bird safe next...

David

 

[JDgreen227]

When I was a kid we had a flock of chickens and a mongrel collie we had adopted killed two of the birds, my dad soaked the body of one chicken in vinegar overnight then the next morning he fastened it to the dogs collar. After two days of dragging that carcass around the poor dog finally had the body removed from his collar, and he would not even go near a chicken again.

 

[solly]

Solly,

I just looked up Floyd, VA on Google Maps and it is a LOVELY area!

In amongst all of your foster dogs, please PM me if you have a Great Pyrnee or a farm dog type that I could adopt to protect my chickens and ducks etc.

Something that would keep the foxes and coyotes and raccoons off my property and away from my birds.

I prefer to rescue animals, they seem to appreciate it more.

Floyd is a long drive, but it looks like it would be a beautiful drive...

Be well sir,
David

Hey David,

It's my understanding that while Great Pyr's are excellent for protecting flocks of sheep (not sure about other animals) they more or less have to be raised with the young lambs and come to consider themselves part of the flock, or the flock part of their pack. I'm not sure that a dog over six months to a year old would be trainable for the job. I'll do some research on the topic just as soon as I get a bit more time to do so.

Maybe check out Patricia McConnell's website and blog for more info:

Dog Training Books, Dog Training, Dog Behavior, Puppy Training | Patricia McConnell

Maybe a Catahoula Leopard Dog? They are very protective and guess what - I just happen to have one in foster care. He looks very similar to the Blue Catahoula in this Wiki entry:

Catahoula Cur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Floyd is a beautiful area and if you like bluegrass, old time, gospel and such type music it's a nice place to enjoy lots of it. On Friday nights' there is music not just at the Country Store but out in the street too with lots of folks coming from far away to enjoy the place.

Floyd Country Store Friday Night Jamboree



And finally, just an FYI I'm an old gal, not a sir.

 

[Western]

Light to moderate rain all night, 64*. North Texas is getting some much needed moisture.

 

[deerseeker001]

sunny,warming to 62 today.had to cover the garden last night for fear of frost.its 42 now so i dont think it got cold enough.

 

[joemd11]

A chilly 55* here on its way to 80. Have to get the mowing done today as it is supposed to rain thru the weekend. Have a good one!

 

[Learning to Farm]

And finally, just an FYI I'm an old gal, not a sir.

Solly, welcome to the sorority of female farmers. We don't work harder, we work smarter. Haha!