The Official Farming Thread...

[Bill G]

It’s so dry here the weeds are struggling.

Is all of Georgia dry? I have been waiting on a guy in south central Georgia for some saws and he never seems to follow through. It has been months. Maybe he dried up and blew away

 

[Bill G]

My little incubator orphan left us today sometime in the PM.
I am now down to 2 females.
She is the third I lost this year, all three females.
R.I.P. little one, I am already missing You!
She was the one entering my shop begging for bread crumbs and being under my feet when I'd process firewood eating all the grubs.

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What killed her?

 

[jakethesnake]

Same here @Seachaser Just bone dry. Still have beans to plant but stopped. No moisture. Corn looking rough. Need a little bit. Could handle a lot

 

[Bill G]

The storm sirens across the river in Iowa are going off.
My phone is going nuts with all the NOAA alerts.
The dog is more nut-so than usual.
Radar shows 80mph straight line winds coming in.

I think I will go check pastures............

 

[Bill G]

Not looking good.........may not have power for a while

 

[Lnk]

Not looking good.........may not have power for a while

Be careful Bill.

 

[Bill G]

Be careful Bill.

I am more concerned about the fine folks just across the river in Iowa. It is amazing how that small distance of open muddy water disrupts the storms. I have been very lucky, ....very lucky over the years. The folks over there have got nailed and they are getting it now.

 

[Wilhelm]

What killed her?

I don't know!
Life?

She had no visible wounds.

 

[jblnut]

Unalived some weeds today.

 

[Bill G]

I don't know!
Life?

She had no visible wounds.

How old was the girl?

 

[Firewood Hoarder]

I don't know!
Life?

She had no visible wounds.

Can ducks get egg-bound like chickens do? I lost a hen last year from that

 

[Bill G]

Unalived some weeds today.
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That looks like over kill to me ....waaaay too much horsepower.

 

[Wilhelm]

How old was the girl?

Under a year!

Can ducks get egg-bound like chickens do? I lost a hen last year from that

These Indian Runner Ducks can , due to their small body size and extremely high egg production.
I did not dissect her, it wouldn't have brought her back to life.

 

[jblnut]

That looks like over kill to me ....waaaay too much horsepower.

The mule is a Deere 7630. Sprayer is a Hardi Navigator 3500 with a 1,000gal tank. I wouldn’t want too much smaller of a tractor on it. Plus this one has all the fancy GPS goodies so it makes the most sense. And it has a spray ready cab so it never smells like chem inside which is great in many ways.

 

[Bill G]

I guess it was just the angle of the pic but it looked like you were pulling it with a 4 wheel drive. There is a guy here that plants with a 8630

 

[Seachaser]

Is all of Georgia dry? I have been waiting on a guy in south central Georgia for some saws and he never seems to follow through. It has been months. Maybe he dried up and blew away

May have. Some parts may have gotten a shower or two, but not us. Too hot to work outside past about noon unless it’s windy.

 

[jakethesnake]

Planting in dust.

 

[Bill G]

A variation of the Field of Dreams concept.......................If you plant it the rains will come...

 

[jakethesnake]

A variation of the Field of Dreams concept.......................If you plant it the rains will come...

Hope you’re right

 

[jblnut]

View attachment 423963Planting in dust.

Grandpa always said “plant in the dust and the bins will bust”. If the stuff does germinate it’ll dig deep roots and hopefully find moisture.

Good luck !!