Mathis

Official Czar of Chill.

All opinions are my own.

Been doing the regenerative ag thing since before it was cool.

No AI. All pics are real.

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@TURBOPOSSUM I tell my boys the ER costs more in the evening and on the weekends. So far so good.

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New babies mean more milk.

We're getting 7+ gallons a day with our two jerseys now. And that's with the calf sharing.

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Slowly adding equipment to the farm. Need to make things easier. This was a big step.

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New hat day.

I think the world needs more real hats. My fat head looks terrible with ball caps.

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American Iron.

Big Boy.

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@TURBOPOSSUM I should add, we grow most of our food including the meat. It tastes better and momma's cooking is second to none. I'd rather eat at home!

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@TURBOPOSSUM When I'm on the road I eat out. It's on the company I work for. As a family, we eat out on Sundays with our church family. Sometimes on the night when the kids have kung fu 2 hours away from home.

Other than that momma cooks.

As a kid we hardly ever ate out. We were poors.

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This will be a 12*18 mobile chicken coop.

Any tips as we progress with the project? Nesting boxes will be in the middle approximately 3 feet off the ground.

Roosting bars will slope in from the sides. Hardware cloth floor. Steel sides and roof.

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@ThenIsaugh @thechosenberg Guy in my office has this prominently hung. People have asked him if it's a family portrait.

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This little turd is cute . . . . .

Was supposed to be a girl, but we got beef instead.

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Here's the thing. It may look like we don't dress our kids cause we don't. From a young age they have been given autonomy to pick what they want.

For church today just happens to be a bow tie and camo pants on one, and a rainbow tutu with pants underneath for another.

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@EquipProChina I have 72+ more plants under grow lamps. They will be a few weeks behind, but I think it will be OK.

The freeze got my blueberry plants too.

It was a rough night!

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Unexpected freeze got all but 4 of them . . . . . . That's a harsh lesson.

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First two plants into the greenhouse. More buckets arrive next week so let the transplants begin!

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@EquipProChina 80-90% humidity and 110° on a 65° day.

It's gonna be epic!

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Welcome to the jungle.

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New saw day.

I needed something between the DeWalt electric chainsaw and Stihl 029. The Stihl has the hot start challenges, but runs like a scalded dog. It's also alot heavier.

It will be nice to have a middle sized tool.

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@yngfarmpreneur I think the loader tractor is in our near future.

But man are they pricey compared to 10-20 years ago.

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@yngfarmpreneur We have 8 miles of fence we need to run. Also need equipment to mow and bale our own hay. Part of our long term sustainability plan is growing extra hay for other homesteaders.

We've made due with minimal equipment for years. Biggest need is a small loader tractor.