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Posted: 10/18/2017 9:39:40 AM EDT
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Feeding the cows last night, be I walk up to the barn to find one of our big meat roosters sitting just outside the door freshly dead. No apparent external issues.
I guess this one died of cardiac arrest. Or the constant hen gang rape killed him. Not sure. |
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Posted: 10/19/2017 8:16:59 AM EDT
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Thank you for taking time to post all that you do.
Interesting read where I learn something. |
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Posted: 10/19/2017 10:38:19 AM EDT
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Thank you for taking time to post all that you do. Interesting read where I learn something. |
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Posted: 10/19/2017 1:14:39 PM EDT
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I cheat as much as possible:
 How Dig Potatoes the EASY way. No fork/shovel needed! |
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Posted: 10/22/2017 3:30:20 PM EDT
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Feeding the cows last night, be I walk up to the barn to find one of our big meat roosters sitting just outside the door freshly dead. No apparent external issues. I guess this one died of cardiac arrest. Or the constant hen gang rape killed him. Not sure. 
Hard life, bein a rooster. And no, I'm not kidding. They stress a lot, in my observation. |
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Posted: 11/3/2017 8:04:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/3/2017 8:32:39 PM EDT
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Sitting in my recliner in the new house, I'm being watched.... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/165887/KIMG0331-352362.JPG 
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Posted: 11/3/2017 8:36:24 PM EDT
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Sitting in my recliner in the new house, I'm being watched.... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/165887/KIMG0331-352362.JPG
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Posted: 11/3/2017 8:41:13 PM EDT
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I almost said that, without the cool jpeg, though. 
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Posted: 11/3/2017 9:55:52 PM EDT
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New rocks for this year and our first snowfall. I guess it confused them because they are spending the night on the steps.
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Posted: 11/3/2017 9:57:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/3/2017 10:08:44 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/11/2017 8:06:45 PM EDT
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Wait...are they still not roosting? ETA: Have you checked the henhouse to make sure there's not a big snake coiled up in the corner or in the straw in a nest box? |
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Posted: 11/12/2017 12:52:14 AM EDT
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Wife has been feeding them out the door.
They are back to the coop now |
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Posted: 11/12/2017 11:24:37 AM EDT
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Got the water heater, water softener, and shower hooked up yesterday. For the first time in 2 months, we now have hot, soft water on demand. First time in a month we don't have to shower by heating water on the stove and standing in a tote
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Posted: 11/12/2017 11:44:45 AM EDT
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Got the water heater, water softener, and shower hooked up yesterday. For the first time in 2 months, we now have hot, soft water on demand. First time in a month we don't have to shower by heating water on the stove and standing in a tote |
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Posted: 11/12/2017 12:55:10 PM EDT
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It's easy to forget just how good we have it sometimes. And easy to forget that we CAN live without all that. Sure feels good to go back to the comforts though. Rat_Patrol, glad you've got hot water in the house again. Are your outside utilities all covered now? Not sure when you have serious freeze concerns. I'm now looking at my open septic line and going, "I've gotta get that covered up before we have a hard freeze. 
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Posted: 11/12/2017 3:06:57 PM EDT
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Yes outside is secured for cold. I'd like to get some more work done on the foundation, luckily we will be in the 40's again for a couple days before it stays below freezing again. Still have fence posts to pound
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Posted: 11/15/2017 1:03:51 AM EDT
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We have a chicken with insomnia, or maybe nocturnal?
One of our meat birds (no, I haven't butchered yet. its on my list), specifically a hen, runs around all night instead of roosting somewhere. Also, my son's pet duck decided its a rooster. It decided to join in the roosters every morning and give its best rooster alarm clock it can give. Right outside our bedroom window. Every morning. Hours before we get up. Over and over again. 
Darn trans-species animals... |
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Posted: 11/15/2017 6:08:55 PM EDT
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I’m going to need some good quality audio of the duck.
Make it my new ringtone. |
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Posted: 11/15/2017 6:33:18 PM EDT
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Im going to need some good quality audio of the duck. Make it my new ringtone. 
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Posted: 11/15/2017 6:58:04 PM EDT
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We have a chicken with insomnia, or maybe nocturnal? One of our meat birds (no, I haven't butchered yet. its on my list), specifically a hen, runs around all night instead of roosting somewhere. Also, my son's pet duck decided its a rooster. It decided to join in the roosters every morning and give its best rooster alarm clock it can give. Right outside our bedroom window. Every morning. Hours before we get up. Over and over again.
Darn trans-species animals...
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Posted: 11/15/2017 9:23:14 PM EDT
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We have a chicken with insomnia, or maybe nocturnal? One of our meat birds (no, I haven't butchered yet. its on my list), specifically a hen, runs around all night instead of roosting somewhere. Also, my son's pet duck decided its a rooster. It decided to join in the roosters every morning and give its best rooster alarm clock it can give. Right outside our bedroom window. Every morning. Hours before we get up. Over and over again.
Darn trans-species animals... She will not be held back by the expectations of others!!! 
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Posted: 11/15/2017 9:26:03 PM EDT
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Sounds like the duck identifies as a meat bird...
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Posted: 11/16/2017 4:17:21 PM EDT
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My son's adopted squirrel is doing well.
An anyone else tries to touch this squirrel, it goes on full attack.  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/16/2017 5:06:33 PM EDT
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My son's adopted squirrel is doing well. An anyone else tries to touch this squirrel, it goes on full attack.https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/165887/KIMG0349-364681.JPG |
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Posted: 11/22/2017 1:20:52 AM EDT
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Progress on the house had been painfully slow.
Got the master bath drains fully hooked up tonight though. Before that, I've been working on electrical.  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/22/2017 1:26:46 AM EDT
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Got our first electric bill.
Didn't have the hot water heater hooked up, but electric heaters keeping the new house warm and otherwise up and going. Electric usage was half of last year, and this October was colder than last year. New house is built on energy efficiency. All let lights, well insulated, and not a 135 year old drafty log house!  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/22/2017 6:45:23 AM EDT
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Got our first electric bill. Didn't have the hot water heater hooked up, but electric heaters keeping the new house warm and otherwise up and going. Electric usage was half of last year, and this October was colder than last year. New house is built on energy efficiency. All let lights, well insulated, and not a 135 year old drafty log house! https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/165887/KIMG0352-369859.JPG |
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Posted: 11/22/2017 11:19:42 AM EDT
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Progress on the house had been painfully slow. Got the master bath drains fully hooked up tonight though. Before that, I've been working on electrical.https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/165887/KIMG0353-369855.JPG And I understand that purple stuff dripped all over the place.
ETA: Awesome on the electric bill! And you're going to have a massive house if you finish that basement off. |
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Posted: 11/22/2017 11:49:18 AM EDT
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inspectors here like to see sloppy primer/solvent work, to make sure you used enough.
Plus, I kind of spilled my primer/solvent off the ladder at one point, making a huge mess 
That is why you NEVER start a PVC project w/o 2 sets of primer/solvent! |
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Posted: 11/22/2017 11:57:23 AM EDT
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Its not an "if" I finish the basement, I have 5 weeks and we have over 20 people coming.
Wife has handed down the deadline 
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Posted: 11/22/2017 12:20:18 PM EDT
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Looking good!
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Posted: 11/22/2017 12:59:36 PM EDT
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Its not an "if" I finish the basement, I have 5 weeks and we have over 20 people coming. Wife has handed down the deadline In my company, most projects are on a 90 day schedule. To speed things up, I charge $1k per day for the first week, then add $1k per additional day to what the previous day cost. Very very rarely do we ever speed up a job. |
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Posted: 11/22/2017 1:08:55 PM EDT
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Hopefully your get a budget increase for help to pick up the pace. In my company, most projects are on a 90 day schedule. To speed things up, I charge $1k per day for the first week, then add $1k per additional day to what the previous day cost. Very very rarely do we ever speed up a job. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Its not an "if" I finish the basement, I have 5 weeks and we have over 20 people coming. Wife has handed down the deadline In my company, most projects are on a 90 day schedule. To speed things up, I charge $1k per day for the first week, then add $1k per additional day to what the previous day cost. Very very rarely do we ever speed up a job. Oh wait, I need more junction boxes. Will be plumbing. |
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Posted: 11/22/2017 3:30:58 PM EDT
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Pic of mama rock and her self hatched chick. She has raised this chick on her own, 100%. Been interesting watching her do her thing teaching it to forage. Chick is a rooster. It's a rock hen freedom ranger rooster hybrid, which we figured out to be sex link. The rock looking chicks have always been roosters. Not a good hybrid, as the hens have issues and the roosters have little breast meat, but fun watching them none the less. Mama is standing up.
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Posted: 11/22/2017 3:32:30 PM EDT
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In that last pic, that is part of garden in the background, completely destroyed for the house daylight drain.
Sacrifices... |
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Posted: 11/22/2017 11:08:14 PM EDT
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Pic of mama rock and her self hatched chick. She has raised this chick on her own, 100%. Been interesting watching her do her thing teaching it to forage. Chick is a rooster. It's a rock hen freedom ranger rooster hybrid, which we figured out to be sex link. The rock looking chicks have always been roosters. Not a good hybrid, as the hens have issues and the roosters have little breast meat, but fun watching them none the less. Mama is standing up. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/165887/KIMG0359-370220.JPG She deserves a medal for doing that all by herself in the wilds of the Great White North. |
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Posted: 11/22/2017 11:11:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Awww. Did she just decide to go it on her own? She deserves a medal for doing that all by herself in the wilds of the Great White North. |
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Posted: 11/27/2017 11:16:00 PM EDT
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Since I'm SO far behind with the house and everything, my younger brother (the one that has helped with the house a lot) is tearing down the Bobcat engine for me. He is only working on it in the evenings, but tonight he got the engine out, head off, and one piston out.
So far we know this: The heads are dirty. The outer cylinders had some oil above the pistons. No idea of the valves yet, but I may lap them before re-assembly. We need at least 1 piston, the piston was broke. Not catastrophic, but the casting between the oil scraper and bottom ring was broken into several pieces. The cylinder walls look good. Its a solid bet that the other two cylinders need at least rings. Parts prices are looking good, at least compared to the Onan in the 316 that I gave a ring/valve job to last winter. Pistons are $50, rings are $50 (per piston). A full engine overhaul kit is $550, which is all pistons/rings/bearings/gaskets. Its tempting, but if I can fix this for $200 now (1 piston, 3 rings) I'll just do that. Money is very tight. I need to head over there in the next couple days for more corn and hay, so I'll bring my engine tools and we will mic the cylinders and take a good look at what we need. Looks like it will be either a $200 or $300 repair. Not bad. |
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Posted: 11/28/2017 1:36:17 PM EDT
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Since I'm SO far behind with the house and everything, my younger brother (the one that has helped with the house a lot) is tearing down the Bobcat engine for me. He is only working on it in the evenings, but tonight he got the engine out, head off, and one piston out. So far we know this: The heads are dirty. The outer cylinders had some oil above the pistons. No idea of the valves yet, but I may lap them before re-assembly. We need at least 1 piston, the piston was broke. Not catastrophic, but the casting between the oil scraper and bottom ring was broken into several pieces. The cylinder walls look good. Its a solid bet that the other two cylinders need at least rings. Parts prices are looking good, at least compared to the Onan in the 316 that I gave a ring/valve job to last winter. Pistons are $50, rings are $50 (per piston). A full engine overhaul kit is $550, which is all pistons/rings/bearings/gaskets. Its tempting, but if I can fix this for $200 now (1 piston, 3 rings) I'll just do that. Money is very tight. I need to head over there in the next couple days for more corn and hay, so I'll bring my engine tools and we will mic the cylinders and take a good look at what we need. Looks like it will be either a $200 or $300 repair. Not bad. |
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Posted: 11/28/2017 1:39:23 PM EDT
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You don't watch my youtube vids
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While I used the little bobcat in construction of the basement, she was getting harder and harder to start and loosing power. The day we needed to start it up to get it out of the basement, she would not fire for anything: too little compression. |
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Posted: 11/28/2017 2:09:18 PM EDT
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Just started following along. Whereabouts in MN are you doing this?
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Posted: 11/28/2017 2:15:38 PM EDT
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Just started following along. Whereabouts in MN are you doing this?  . My dirt is black instead of sand/gravel, but that is as specific as I can get.
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Posted: 11/28/2017 2:41:00 PM EDT
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Promised my wife I would not get specific, but I am south of International Falls and north of I-90 . My dirt is black instead of sand/gravel, but that is as specific as I can get.No power here and only water is a artest an well. My wife won't leave our current house so this has been my cabin, though hopefully move there when kids get older. |
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Posted: 11/28/2017 3:22:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wasn't looking for too specific, I was just curious as I'm doing something similar. Though our dirt is clay which has its own challenges as far as the crops go. No power here and only water is a artest an well. My wife won't leave our current house so this has been my cabin, though hopefully move there when kids get older. . Both are easy to set out feeders and only go out every few weeks, especially with an artesian well. Ideally you would use a solar deer feeder type automatic feeder to do the feeding. Then just butcher everything in the fall for freezer meat!
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Posted: 11/28/2017 3:45:32 PM EDT
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Just started following along. Whereabouts in MN are you doing this? |
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Posted: 11/29/2017 1:05:40 AM EDT
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You don't watch my youtube vids j/k
While I used the little bobcat in construction of the basement, she was getting harder and harder to start and loosing power. The day we needed to start it up to get it out of the basement, she would not fire for anything: too little compression. 
Not because I don't want to. Just time. I jump on, catch up best I can, and jump off. I hope that changes soon. |
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Posted: 11/29/2017 10:56:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not the recent ones, no.
Not because I don't want to. Just time. I jump on, catch up best I can, and jump off. I hope that changes soon.  . I fully understand lack of time.
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Posted: 11/29/2017 10:59:30 AM EDT
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Update on the little bobcat:
I went there last night and took my tools. Another piston was broken, but the third was fine. I'm just going to replace all 3. Cylinders still have cross hatching on them, they will clean up beautiful. The rings were way too swishy, definitely lost tension. Looks like it will be a$300 repair. |
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