Recent content by peacemaker

I Apoligize if this is the wrong board for this question. A government program is offered here in SW Virginia that is set up for conservation practices like denying cattle access to the streams and rivers to preserve the waters.etc etc By doing this... the program will pay for certain things...

Your absolutly right jfont. There's alot of things from back in the day I wish we still had today.When folk's respected each other and thier things. When people were god fearing and taught thier kid's right from wrong. This world we live in is really changing for the worse. I looked at the post...

Hi Why not. Havent had the hen house set up long enough to know if the varmints & critters are going to give me a problem. But they alway's seem to show up. My guess is it will be racoons digging under. The plan is to set up a solar fence charger on top & just run a few wires around the...

Thanks for the ideas. After hearing msscamps thoughts about the utility poles I called our local elec coop. They will set poles at my place with there truck and crew for $130.00 each. I was thinking then I could get two runs of 5' field fence and have it up to 10' Still have to crunch the...

What would be one of the best (trouble free) Solar powered fence chargers? I would rather spend a little more and get a good one. Any Apple growers on here...We started planting apple trees and until now we have just used three t-post and field wire in a triangle to keep the deer off them...

Hi Moocow11 Wish I would have thought of that tar idea. I didnt use gravel either. the bottoms are in the dirt and then I put 40lb's cement around each post. On the tops I used black spray paint. I just sprayed it on real heavy to seal up the pours. Most likely it will have to be re-sprayed...

Hi Arkieman, Yeah, They come runnin to the feed bucket. So far the only problem I've had was keepin them out of the pen. The whole time we were building it they were in the way just standing around checking things out. I guess thats a good thing. Hey Flaboy. The Oceans already spitten...

Thanks everyone for the continued post's Crowder, the gates are crap... they are those $48.00 specials from the coop. I'm going to use them in other areas of the farm and get heavier ones for the pen. I just got in a hurry and wanted to get it done. two of us put what you see up in two day's...

Thanks again Keren I think they call it a chicken tractor... Anyway I saw it in that Joe salatin guy's book but his was so low you would have to crawl into it so I looked at his and just made it taller. It's light and pulls easy with the 4 wheeler. No bottom in it the hens just eat off the...

Hi Tim I'll be getting mine this month. Like crowder said look at the priefert. I think I got sold on the color (It matches my tractor) They have a few models in different price ranges From around $2,500.00 to over $4,000.00

How does one name a farm legally? I would like to be able to have a business card to hand out without getting into trouble (like someone else already having the name you pick, etc. Also possibly being able to buy some things at a wholesale price. Example: I want to add about 100 -150 apple...

Thanks Knersie and c.holland (FL BOY)for the encouragement. I am new so all the post are still positive for me. After looking at the pic's myself... He does have a narrow butt. I'm still hoping I can get him to look a little more acceptable and I'll post more pic's of this bull as time goes on...

Thanks Keren For helping with the pic's I'm not 100% sure on the age. I was told a little under 2 years so thats all I had to go on. I really needed to get one in with the cows and didnt want to borrow one. I looked at a bigger three year old but he seemed to be aggrssive and stand offish...

I finished my handling area exept for the head gate / squeeze shute area. that will be next month. And finally got my bull. I tried for the last hour to get the pictures up but still having no luck... I managed to get them as far as the member photo area but for the life of me I cant get them...

Sorry Again, Wewild. It's been a tough week. I'm down here in Fla helping a friend install those hurricane shutter systems on this huge house. LIke 42 window's when I should be watching things on the farm. But I did promise to help... The pro's wanted $23,000 to do her house and were doing the...