Kyle_in_Tex
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Kind of glad I don't live in Auckland during this episode. Maybe a bit hysterical.
Are many getting the vaccines in NZ?
Are many getting the vaccines in NZ?
My Place: a CAT, Mahindra, and Ducks
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I have been trimming down the poles for Luke's carport for his baby, a 2013 Dodge Challenger R/T.
I had cut the poles to 4x4 months ago. Now I trimmed them down to fit into the plastic sleeves.
Today, I brushed on 3 coats of 8% Copper Naphthenate.
It is diluted 3 gallons of diesel to 1 gallon Copper Naphthenate. After it soaks in, the green will turn brown.
hugs, Brandi
I had cut the poles to 4x4 months ago. Now I trimmed them down to fit into the plastic sleeves.
Today, I brushed on 3 coats of 8% Copper Naphthenate.
hugs, Brandi
Jim Shooz
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32 % fully, another 31% 1 shot, and 36% not done. They started with the over 60s then the over 50s and so on. Total population of 5m
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Wagtail,It's all good down here love. It's now 'officially' Spring as we change seasons by 'date', not equinox/solstice. Nice, steady rain over the Winter so we'll have another good to great hay/growing season (we typically only get one cut per year).
We don't hear much, if any, about your ducks?
How many cuttings do you think you will get?
hugs, Brandi
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Last year, after 3 years of drought on the East coast of Tassie, we could easily have had a second cut. I believe that the same will be in the cards this year.
The problem is that, with our typical/normal single cut, there's simply no room to store the extra hay! So a second cut rarely happens, even if the crop is available. It doesn't go to waste as the sheep/cattle are turned out onto those paddocks.
We could always sell (at a loss) or donate the extra hay & silage to the northern mainland States... but, being an Island State, the cost/transport/logistics of doing that is prohibitive. There's only so much room on the ships that ply Bass Straight
Last year, after 3 years of drought on the East coast of Tassie, we could easily have had a second cut. I believe that the same will be in the cards this year.
The problem is that, with our typical/normal single cut, there's simply no room to store the extra hay! So a second cut rarely happens, even if the crop is available. It doesn't go to waste as the sheep/cattle are turned out onto those paddocks.
We could always sell (at a loss) or donate the extra hay & silage to the northern mainland States... but, being an Island State, the cost/transport/logistics of doing that is prohibitive. There's only so much room on the ships that ply Bass Straight
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While I am waiting for the brushed on Copper Naphthenate to turn from green to brown, I started clearing for the sawmill shed.
Looking over the gully, here is the site before clearing....
Here is the site after clearing 5 trees.........
hugs, Brandi
Looking over the gully, here is the site before clearing....
Here is the site after clearing 5 trees.........
hugs, Brandi
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You're a man of few words!
hugs, Brandi
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I put off building Luke a carport for as long as I could. It will have to be moved after I get the house in, unless I want a carport and a 2013 Challenger parked in the front yard. Rafters are full size 2x6s, along with the braces. 6 and 8 inch HeadLOK screws (bolts?) hold the frame together. Luke was off today and helped put the screws to the tin.
I also finished building a 3 pen rabbit cage. First of 3 cages. This one has 3, three foot pens that will be for Mommas and Fryers. I have been working on it after dark a few evenings.
Next project, building a walk in chicken coop on skids. I will build it in the barn and move it out to where the chickens will be fenced in. Inside of the chicken "yard" will be a huge garden.
Lots going on and I need to level dirt for the sawmill shed. I am cutting 16 foot SYP 4x6s currently. I will cut 30 of them. Here are full size 16 foot 2x6s for the same customer. The top 3 boards nearest to the camera are spacers (actually culls) for when the 4x6s get stacked on the pallet.
hugs, Brandi
I also finished building a 3 pen rabbit cage. First of 3 cages. This one has 3, three foot pens that will be for Mommas and Fryers. I have been working on it after dark a few evenings.
Next project, building a walk in chicken coop on skids. I will build it in the barn and move it out to where the chickens will be fenced in. Inside of the chicken "yard" will be a huge garden.
Lots going on and I need to level dirt for the sawmill shed. I am cutting 16 foot SYP 4x6s currently. I will cut 30 of them. Here are full size 16 foot 2x6s for the same customer. The top 3 boards nearest to the camera are spacers (actually culls) for when the 4x6s get stacked on the pallet.
hugs, Brandi
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Brandi, I saw this and immediately thought of you:
