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Jordanscollected’s Hobby Farm

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  • J
    jordanscollected
    啓蒙家
    Joined: 13 Nov 2018

    The view to my left, and then to my right. We are pinching ourselves every day over here.

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    world tours:
    888 Fat guy chocolate WT
    Mad Red x2
    Wabidashery

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    • M
      Mizmazzle
      見習いボス
      Joined: 29 Jun 2021

      Outstanding! Every post is better than the last.

      In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

      last edited by 2 Oct 2024, 20:04 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • J
        jordanscollected
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 13 Nov 2018

        We feed them grass balancer twice a day and they sure love it. Now they’re looking into the sunrise deciding where to graze next.

        New additions coming to the farm later today.

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        world tours:
        888 Fat guy chocolate WT
        Mad Red x2
        Wabidashery

        last edited by 5 Oct 2024, 13:01 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 8
        • J
          jordanscollected
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 13 Nov 2018

          Some friends of our were rehoming their Cayuga ducks. Of course Allie said she wants them. We have 4 little quackers and we know very little about managing ducks. We will learn on the go.

          world tours:
          888 Fat guy chocolate WT
          Mad Red x2
          Wabidashery

          last edited by jordanscollected 10 May 2024, 20:54 5 Oct 2024, 20:54 T 1 Reply Last reply 6 Oct 2024, 05:58 Reply Quote 6
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            motojobobo
            啓蒙家
            Joined: 22 Aug 2015

            @jordanscollected what is grass balancer? Do horses, as herbivores, need it? Wasn’t aware of it. Thanks for any insight.

            The journey is the objective.

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            • J
              jordanscollected
              啓蒙家
              @motojobobo
              Joined: 13 Nov 2018

              @motojobobo it’s a non sweet horse feed in pellet form that provides vitamins and other nutrients to them without promoting weight gain. It’s especially helpful when they are only on hay in the winter because the variety of grass/hay is less than when they are grazing.

              We’re in a pretty bad drought in MN so the horses are being pretty selective on what they will eat.

              The balancer provides what they are missing.

              world tours:
              888 Fat guy chocolate WT
              Mad Red x2
              Wabidashery

              last edited by 5 Oct 2024, 23:26 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
              • J
                jordanscollected
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                They each get 1.5lb per day of this feed

                https://www.chewy.com/proelite-grass-advantage-ultra/dp/1097622

                world tours:
                888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                Mad Red x2
                Wabidashery

                last edited by 5 Oct 2024, 23:27 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  tody
                  啓蒙家
                  @jordanscollected
                  Joined: 24 Feb 2021

                  @jordanscollected That begs the question… Do you have matching trousers for the 🦆?

                  last edited by 6 Oct 2024, 05:58 J 1 Reply Last reply 6 Oct 2024, 12:16 Reply Quote 0
                  • J
                    jordanscollected
                    啓蒙家
                    @tody
                    Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                    @tody I don’t now but those new cargos are on my radar. That would be a great way to build a rapport with them.

                    world tours:
                    888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                    Mad Red x2
                    Wabidashery

                    last edited by 6 Oct 2024, 12:16 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
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                      motojobobo
                      啓蒙家
                      Joined: 22 Aug 2015

                      Thanks for the info @jordanscollected . I’m guessing we are generally not familiar with those supplements around here as our horses have green pasture available year round and that gives them the ability to fulfill their dietary requirements on their own. Does that sound reasonable to you?

                      The journey is the objective.

                      last edited by 6 Oct 2024, 17:52 J 1 Reply Last reply 6 Oct 2024, 22:55 Reply Quote 0
                      • J
                        jordanscollected
                        啓蒙家
                        @motojobobo
                        Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                        @motojobobo it does. If we were afforded year round pasture, we wouldn’t need it.

                        world tours:
                        888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                        Mad Red x2
                        Wabidashery

                        last edited by 6 Oct 2024, 22:55 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                        • J
                          jordanscollected
                          啓蒙家
                          Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                          The audacity of Ash to say my shirt is but “Mock Duck”.

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                          world tours:
                          888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                          Mad Red x2
                          Wabidashery

                          last edited by 6 Oct 2024, 22:57 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 7
                          • C
                            cool_breeze_
                            Haraki san Student
                            Joined: 1 Dec 2020

                            wait this is insane...a dream come true...do you have horses?

                            It Seemed Like a Good Idea At the Time

                            Looking for:
                            L-XXL tops
                            888 cuts ~32 waist
                            anything fire

                            last edited by 7 Oct 2024, 13:24 J 1 Reply Last reply 7 Oct 2024, 13:53 Reply Quote 0
                            • C
                              cool_breeze_
                              Haraki san Student
                              Joined: 1 Dec 2020

                              oh wait i saw above - yeah you do. when are you throwing a USA IH party?

                              It Seemed Like a Good Idea At the Time

                              Looking for:
                              L-XXL tops
                              888 cuts ~32 waist
                              anything fire

                              last edited by 7 Oct 2024, 13:25 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • J
                                jordanscollected
                                啓蒙家
                                @cool_breeze_
                                Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                                @cool_breeze_ we would love to host an IH party at the farm. People could camp or rent RV's and park them around the yard.

                                It is a dream come true for real.

                                No one calls us to hang out these days anyhow. We might and well fill our free time getting bossed around by the animals, inside and out.

                                world tours:
                                888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                                Mad Red x2
                                Wabidashery

                                last edited by 7 Oct 2024, 13:53 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • J
                                  jordanscollected
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                                  One thing we lack on the farm is storage for large items like the boat, horse trailer, and most importantly hay. Instead of contracting an outbuilding I took the economical approach and assembled this 12x20 portable garage from Harbor Freight. We should be able to get 80-100 square bales of hay which should be half what we need for the horses this winter. It’ll take some storage “stress” off the barn.

                                  I’m lining the floor with wood pallets and tarps and then we will get our hay, hopefully this coming weekend.

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                                  world tours:
                                  888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                                  Mad Red x2
                                  Wabidashery

                                  last edited by 7 Oct 2024, 15:59 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 4
                                  • C
                                    cool_breeze_
                                    Haraki san Student
                                    Joined: 1 Dec 2020

                                    cool man if you need help and it lines up with my schedule i'd love to lend a hand

                                    It Seemed Like a Good Idea At the Time

                                    Looking for:
                                    L-XXL tops
                                    888 cuts ~32 waist
                                    anything fire

                                    last edited by 7 Oct 2024, 19:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • J
                                      jordanscollected
                                      啓蒙家
                                      Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                                      Today has solidified for me that the term “having a hay day” is meant for the horses, not meant for the people throwing bales.

                                      We are getting hay for the winter from the former owners hay supplier. I decided to save a little money per bale and go pick up the hay wagon instead of having it delivered. So for 12 miles I towed these 150 bales at a top speed of 20 mph towards home.

                                      We are storing 80 in the barn and another 120 in the storage I built last weekend. We will go pick up the rest of the hay in the next week or so to be set for most of the winter.

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                                      world tours:
                                      888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                                      Mad Red x2
                                      Wabidashery

                                      last edited by 11 Oct 2024, 19:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 6
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                                        SKT
                                        見習いボス
                                        Joined: 26 Aug 2019

                                        Dude those look like heavy, dense bales. Is there alfalfa in them?

                                        last edited by 11 Oct 2024, 20:11 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • S
                                          SKT
                                          見習いボス
                                          Joined: 26 Aug 2019

                                          Also I can smell your barn from here and it’s making me nostalgic/happy

                                          last edited by 11 Oct 2024, 20:11 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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