tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post3318385755271080829..comments2024-03-25T11:19:35.199-04:00Comments on The Small Hold - Will Not Go Down Without a Fight: We Knew You Were a Traitor!!!PioneerPreppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-13642323979636148352015-03-18T07:39:59.475-04:002015-03-18T07:39:59.475-04:00PP,
You've been very busy my friend. Glad to...PP,<br /><br />You've been very busy my friend. Glad to hear you accomplished everything you set out to accomplish today. <br /><br />Now you've found yourself a really great deal on hay bales, wish we had neighbors like yours :-)<br /><br />Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-4761972051631986952015-03-18T06:27:04.373-04:002015-03-18T06:27:04.373-04:00You also should have told them how you were as ups...You also should have told them how you were as upset and outraged about the situation as they were and didn't know anything about it until somebody explained it to you. Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-1337117191913479582015-03-17T22:25:51.580-04:002015-03-17T22:25:51.580-04:00TB, PP - if i could get myself a whole lamb i woul...TB, PP - if i could get myself a whole lamb i would eat it from forehead to tail! i love lamb anything and am a big believer in eating from head to toe and leaving nothing to scrap. gristle, bones, eyeballs - you name it - i will use all parts of an animal. we used to be able to get a variety of lamb cuts back in the city but here - it is not sold in grocery stores and the few farms that do have kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-53635260806024969492015-03-17T21:30:36.979-04:002015-03-17T21:30:36.979-04:00I don't understand why it is expensive either ...I don't understand why it is expensive either really. We of course eat a lot of lamb. My favorite way is actually lamb burger to be honest but I have not had any of it that wasn't delicious. The ribs are especially good when prepped right.<br /> PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-3689296897375056432015-03-17T20:01:54.298-04:002015-03-17T20:01:54.298-04:00Lamb is delicious - oddly enough Kymber, in the US...Lamb is delicious - oddly enough Kymber, in the US it is typically confined to rack of lamb (very expensive) or lamb chops (also expensive). For years, the only place I could get it regularly and plentifully was at a Mongolian BBQ.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-49537236765402791102015-03-17T19:54:43.264-04:002015-03-17T19:54:43.264-04:00Sf - Ya but they didn't buy it when I told the...Sf - Ya but they didn't buy it when I told them it was all Bush's fault :)<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-1159020848642479962015-03-17T19:54:13.224-04:002015-03-17T19:54:13.224-04:00Kymber - Hmmm maybe I could meet you guys at one o...Kymber - Hmmm maybe I could meet you guys at one of the border crossing areas? I have never been checked going across the Canadian border.<br /> PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-70487564057524024132015-03-17T19:53:08.974-04:002015-03-17T19:53:08.974-04:00Izzy - I have seen second or third cutting Alfalfa...Izzy - I have seen second or third cutting Alfalfa go for that much around here but not grass hay. A good grass square bale of Fescue, Orchard grass, what have you mix is usually about $3.00 a bale, sometimes $3.50. This year the 1200+ pound round bales were selling for only $20.00 delivered. It was a good year for me to stock up a bit and change some land around since it wouldn't cost my PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-83302460192977893282015-03-17T19:49:24.769-04:002015-03-17T19:49:24.769-04:00TB - Oh this year was a complete bust money-wise a...TB - Oh this year was a complete bust money-wise anyway on the sheep. I put out a lot of money on projects and the like that I know I am well in the red for the year.<br /><br />Prolly will be this year as well.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-7178594506542688202015-03-17T19:39:11.481-04:002015-03-17T19:39:11.481-04:00You were kind of like how Obama will look to all o...You were kind of like how Obama will look to all of the two legged sheep one day.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-2280960992068601892015-03-17T19:32:07.545-04:002015-03-17T19:32:07.545-04:00hobo - MMMM naps. I love naps. Everytime I try and...hobo - MMMM naps. I love naps. Everytime I try and take one though someone knocks on the damned door :)<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-34415746012811511412015-03-17T19:31:20.192-04:002015-03-17T19:31:20.192-04:00Leigh - Well I actually have an old manual pulley ...Leigh - Well I actually have an old manual pulley system that belonged to my Father. He used it to pull engines way back when. The problem is the damned thing takes like three people to move it and I am not even sure how I can install it without a lift truck.<br /><br />Not sure what I am going to do but I will post it :)<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-82832179571187941652015-03-17T14:54:41.180-04:002015-03-17T14:54:41.180-04:00PP - yer like jam in that there is always 2 days o...PP - yer like jam in that there is always 2 days of work to do in only 12 hours and it never really lets up except for a few snowed in winter days. any other day of the year there are always 12 million chores. <br /><br />and, i would love to get some of your lamb meat up here. not a lot of people on the island raise sheep and the ones that do are on the other side of the island. and they pretty kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-51976209479391993732015-03-17T08:33:33.806-04:002015-03-17T08:33:33.806-04:00I don't think its ever easy to load up an anim...I don't think its ever easy to load up an animal and send it off to its ultimate demise, but such is the fact of life. At least you know where your meat came from. We're getting ready to send one or two of our hogs off as well. They've been ready for some time, we just haven't had the time to make the one way trip downtown.<br /><br />Nice find on the hay. I'd about give Izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07750628123685151713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-74833408458983978142015-03-17T08:12:47.600-04:002015-03-17T08:12:47.600-04:00You are incredibly busy Preppy. Watch your back o...You are incredibly busy Preppy. Watch your back on the bales - having tried to shuck a 16 lb sheaf 20 ft this weekend I can imagine what your arm feels like...<br /><br />Any sense on how you did on the sheep this year?Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-10640203017711340232015-03-17T00:05:56.756-04:002015-03-17T00:05:56.756-04:00Wow! Not even any time for a nap! ;-) Sounds lik...Wow! Not even any time for a nap! ;-) Sounds like you had a pretty productive day and you made a steal on the hay. Good work!hobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537329021371494926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-92059024642633442632015-03-16T22:25:17.834-04:002015-03-16T22:25:17.834-04:00Busy, busy! And there's nothing better than be...Busy, busy! And there's nothing better than being ahead of the game when it comes to prepping. Hopefully a new nap spot for Braveheart will be found soon. We're still discussing barn plans and a pulley system for hay for hauling up the bales is something we're planning. Not sure how that will work out, so it would be nice for you to do it first, LOL. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com