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The Homesteading Thread

Discussion in 'Permanent Threads' started by Popped Cherries, Mar 23, 2020.

  1. bewildered

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    Thanks! I'm even wearing gloves and stuff!
     
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    Bewildered, where are you selling? I'd be game placing an order for some Xmas gifts to the ladies in the fam (wifey, daughter, sis, M-I-L)
     
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    I can only imagine a TiB "hidden surprise" buried in them. lol Small 3d printed dickbutts or something.
     
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    Everyone but the M-I-L would get a kick out of dickbutts, but it'd be awesome to see her "super Christian/MAGA" reaction.
     
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    A Biden with an LGTBBQ flag it is then. "You've been using COMMUNIST soap!"
     
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    Hey! I'm tickled that you're interested. Well, right now I am gearing up for the Spring Bazaar and selling locally here in Oregon. I haven't shipped a sale before but am up for the challenge. I have a Facebook business page set up that shows what I'm working on and events I'll be attending. Search for Merry Meridional and it should show up.

    Brb googling dickbutt molds.
     
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    So I get home from work, I go out to check on the birds, and I find this:


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    I know you give Nerds shit about killing snakes but fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck that
     
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    So much this.
     
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    Rebatching soap is a real bitch.

    How it started:
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    How it's going:
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    To be continued.
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    We had a urinary stone scare yesterday. I got it out by restraining him, exposing his penis and massaging it the stone out of the tip of his penis. When it first let loose, a burst of goat pee sprayed out, then he peed like Austin Powers, for minutes.

    What ammonium chloride product do you use, and how do you administer it? We're adding Goat Mineral to his feed, which has ammonium chloride, but I think we may need to add more to his diet.
     
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    Welp, I can strike "read about giving hand jobs to goats" off my list for today.
     
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    First off, nice job.

    I use this stuff here. It makes the urine more acidic, which helps dissolve kidney stones. I have three goats, which only get one handful of crimped oats between them, top dressed with 1tsp of AC per day. I add the goat minerals on top of that because the AC tastes like shit. If I even suspect there's an issue, or they haven't been drinking water as much as they should, I up that to 1TBSP for a day or two, then back it off. The minerals and AC arent cheap, but way fucking cheaper than a vet coming to the house on a weekend, I can assure you.

    Male goats, castrated or not, don't really need grain. Hay and fresh forage if possible is all they need. I only do the crimped oats as a means for getting the minerals and AC into them. Now that I think of it, I could probably get away without the oats so long as it's mixed with the minerals. In addition to their hay, I feed Japanese Knotweed, maple leaves, and grass - that's about it.

    It's vital to make sure they're drinking pently of water. Goats don't like "stale" water so change it out daily. Some people put apple cider vinegar in it to up the acidity of their urine, but I've avoided that because I don't know if they'd like it and I'd rather they drink water then not.

    Ultimately, if you don't have a vetrinarian, I would get established with one. You may find that in an emergency, no one will come if you're not an established client. I found that out the hard way years ago with my first three goats.
     
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    I'm tired of the kink shaming around here!
     
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    It should hit a few squares on the bingo card... goat golden showers, etc.
     
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    I didn't actually get any pee on me, I'm not a weirdo. But my wife did.
     
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    Onlyfans would like a word with you
     
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    When we had to have our one boy snipped, there was piss and blood flying everywhere. Fortunately my wife and I both have medical backgrounds and know to keep our mouths shut when something’s getting snipped or cut open. I definitely got a face full.
     
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    I have three arborvitaes growing together in the corner of my yard. Mowing around/between them & the fence behind them is becoming difficult. My plan is to pull up the grass and replace with mulch.

    The part I'm not sure about is how much grass do I replace with mulch? Do I go all the way to the fence? Also, whether or not to leave grass between the trees and the patio knee wall. I feel like that will leave an odd empty gap between the trees and the wall.

    The wife and I talked about maybe planting additional flowers or short shrubs along the kneewall, but as the trees grow, I'm not sure how well they'll thrive as it's shaded by the trees.

    Any suggestions or ideas what I could do with that space?
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