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Jordanscollected’s Hobby Farm

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    WhiskeySandwich
    啓蒙家
    @jordanscollected
    Joined: 1 Mar 2023

    @jordanscollected nice! Sucks they’re in such high demand that you have to go thru that. Glad I was early! So how many are you working with? Right now our 5 female ducks, one drake, 12 chicken hens, and one rooster are all cohabiting well enough. The rooster is horny as hell and pretty aggressive but hasn’t injured any of them. The drake (named Kendrick lol) does mate with the girl ducks but isn’t violent or anything. I’m working on a separate house for the ducks though because I think they’ll all be happier that way.

    We got them all kinda around the same time so we just threw them all in together and let them figure it out. If we got a new batch though, I’d set up a sorta halfway house so they’re separated by just some wire fencing. That way they can interact and get used to each other but avoid full fights till they’re ready. Close but separate for at least two weeks is the word I heard.

    "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
    -Seneca

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      WhiskeySandwich
      啓蒙家
      @jordanscollected
      Joined: 1 Mar 2023

      @jordanscollected what’s the price for pullets out your way? If egg prices are up I’m sure they are too. I guess it answers the age old question of which came first.

      "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
      -Seneca

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        jordanscollected
        啓蒙家
        @WhiskeySandwich
        Joined: 13 Nov 2018

        @WhiskeySandwich we have 7 ducks, 2 males and 5 females. The 3 small ones are the ones we just got and the one male was trying to mate super aggressively. We have 6 chickens and they are house separate but they free range together.

        The new ducks and chicken were $35 each and the money goes towards 4-H so we are happy to pay the prices.

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

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          jordanscollected
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 13 Nov 2018

          Artemis update!

          I can now pet her, but only when sitting on or kneeling near this rocking chair. She will not allow to be touched anywhere else in the barn. This week she jumped up onto my lap for the first time.

          She also ran through an open door in the barn a couple weeks ago and made about a dozen dead sprint laps around the barn scared before we corralled her back in. That was an adrenaline rush for the entire farm.

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

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            motojobobo
            啓蒙家
            Joined: 22 Aug 2015

            Good to hear she’s slowly coming along.

            The journey is the objective.

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            • topic:timeago-later,30 days
            • J
              jordanscollected
              啓蒙家
              Joined: 13 Nov 2018

              A few updates from the farm.

              We had a local guy build us a shed we will eventually be using for goats. Need to get fencing in first. No I’m not sure I actually want goats.

              We’re slowly build some obstacles for the horses to climb on and over. Nola has done well, Beau has been an asshole about it.

              We picked up a swing to hang from a tree near the round pen, and the sunsets haven’t disappointed.

              I figured how to meet the auto pet door opened and I rigged up a kennel so the kittens can see out, and the chickens can see in. It’s called the window to the world.

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

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                motojobobo
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                Joined: 22 Aug 2015

                I like the swing!

                The journey is the objective.

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                  jordanscollected
                  啓蒙家
                  @motojobobo
                  Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                  @motojobobo Thanks! It faces directly West, and we sit on it until the sun fades over the horizon every night these days.

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

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                    Mizmazzle
                    見習いボス
                    Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                    I love following this thread. Life looks good on the farm!

                    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...

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                    • topic:timeago-later,25 days
                    • J
                      jordanscollected
                      啓蒙家
                      Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                      Last weekend we celebrated my wife’s 40th birthday with a get together at the farm. I smoked Teres Majors, made herb deviled eggs, salad and Tiramisu, and my wife baked raspberry pie and mixed berry fragipane tart. We also catered in her favorite Indian dishes, Shahi paneer and Chicken Biryani. In the photo with Allie and I, you can see me yelling “Everyone please leave by 9” during the singing of Happy Birthday.

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

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                        Mizmazzle
                        見習いボス
                        @jordanscollected
                        Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                        @jordanscollected you guys are the coolest!! What a great celebration. Happy 40th!

                        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...

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                        • SKTS
                          SKT
                          見習いボス
                          @jordanscollected
                          Joined: 26 Aug 2019

                          @jordanscollected Happy birthday to your wife Jeff. Beautiful backdrop for a celebration dinner

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                          • endoE
                            endo
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                            Joined: 29 May 2020

                            what a great place you two created there @jordanscollected and happy belated birthday to your wife!

                            si tacuisses

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                            • FadezF
                              Fadez
                              啓蒙家
                              @jordanscollected
                              Joined: 9 Nov 2011

                              @jordanscollected magnificent set up. I hope she knows what kind of effort you put into that. It shows so much love! Well done dude.

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                              • Denman JohnD
                                Denman John
                                Haraki san Prodigy
                                Joined: 27 Dec 2023

                                @jordanscollected The farm looks great and I love seeing the progress pics and stories. Happy birthday to your wife and hope they left by 9 👍

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                                • scarfmaceS
                                  scarfmace
                                  Haraki san Expert
                                  Joined: 20 Feb 2015

                                  This thread is the most wholesome thing I've seen in a good long while. Love it!

                                  "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

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                                    motojobobo
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 22 Aug 2015

                                    Happy bday to Allie @jordanscollected and compliments on her beautiful attire!

                                    The journey is the objective.

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                                    • topic:timeago-later,3 months
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                                      jordanscollected
                                      啓蒙家
                                      Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                                      A couple months ago I entered a photo we took last fall into the Hanover photo competition. This was the first time they held the competition and the criteria was you have to live in the city, and the photo must be taken within city limits. While most people took photos in places around town, we just needed to step into the back yard and catch Nola looking out into the mist.

                                      Anyhow we took first place. The same woman got 2nd and 3rd and I could maybe hear her angry that she got beat by a guy in a denim vest.

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

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                                      • SKTS
                                        SKT
                                        見習いボス
                                        @jordanscollected
                                        Joined: 26 Aug 2019

                                        @jordanscollected that’s a beautiful pic congrats on taking home 1st place. How’s farm life?

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                                          jordanscollected
                                          啓蒙家
                                          @SKT
                                          Joined: 13 Nov 2018

                                          @SKT Thanks Sean! Farm life is great, but I have to admit I wasn't fully prepared for every hobby to get shelved.

                                          The golf clubs are full of spider webs, the boat (currently in the shop) was collecting dust, my pool table is disassembled in the garage. Even horseback riding has been difficult to find the time to do. I do still play softball on Thursday nights.

                                          On the plus side, I also wasn't prepared for how relaxing and rewarding a full day of chores and hanging around the farm with the ducks and chickens and horses would be. some weekends we close the gate at the end of the driveway and don't open it till Monday morning.

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

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