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General => IHADAV8 Playground => Topic started by: Steve Wood on July 30 2011, 01:52:18 PM
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We say the part of Texas where I live is God's Country. The prevailing belief behind that saying is that only God could love it.
So far this year, we have recorded the most triple digit days (close to 70) since they starting keeping records 117 years ago. August is just around the corner and it is often the hottest month.
We have recorded the most consecutive triple digit days-around 28 or 29, but, I think it will not make it today so we may get a couple of days break before starting again.
It is the driest year ever recorded. I think I may have had 4" of rain since last September. No single rain was enuf to green anything up, or make it grow.
I wonder where the devil relocated to? West Virginia? No wait, Rich Rodriquez moved on to Michigan-temporarily.
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I went on vacation to New Mexico/Colorado for the 4th of July weekend.
Drove through the thick smoke from the wildfires. We N E E D some rain ! ! !
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I love the heat. Walked for over 4 hours the other day -- the sign at the bank said 100 degrees. Give me hotness and keep the damn cold stuff up in Canada where it belongs.
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Yea Zap, that's cool and all, but shit - 4" of rain since LAST year? That's brutal. It's been tolerable here - overcast and somewhat rainy. Last few days have been HOT though. That, and massive humidity :(
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I have seen 111 twice at my house...and 103-104 has been the norm. But, no rain is the devastating part. I can deal with the heat altho I admit that when it passes 100, I don't care to
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I have seen 111 twice at my house...and 103-104 has been the norm. But, no rain is the devastating part. I can deal with the heat altho I admit that when it passes 100, I don't care to
I has never been 100 degrees here - too close to the ocean. Stifling humidity though.
Hey, at least you don't have to mow the lawn! :D
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Here is a pic of my lawn
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That has to be one of the best looking "Lawn Ornaments" I have seen in a long while!
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Wow. Was that green at one time? :O
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July 2010
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Wow. Dust bowl conditions for sure. Are you on water restrictions?
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good grief ...so what are the goats eating now?
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well its obvious that they are not feeding on the car ...lol I am willing to bet that they would be goat stew if they were to nibble on it.
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oh btw Mark, why ya editing my post with your answer? :p
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oh btw Mark, why ya editing my post with your answer? :p
Oops. Clicked the wrong icon. :)
My original reply, that I put in straycat990's post:
Not the car!?!?! :D
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the goats are scrounging for anything left plus I am feeding them every couple of days. I have sold about 2/3's of the herd and hoping against hope that we will get one rain that will be enuf to grow some grass or weeds.
Most of the country is on water restriction and wells are going dry left and right. So far the locals don't seem to be concerned, but, I am. Being the last one on the end of the line, I have periods with no water at times.
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I hope you are stockpiling bottled water or something.
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Dang ...2/3 of the herd! Which breed do you have? I just got a couple of Nubian female kids (4 months old) and they eat like there is no tomorrow. They have cleared out a half acre of woods in less than a month.
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the goats are scrounging for anything left plus I am feeding them every couple of days. I have sold about 2/3's of the herd and hoping against hope that we will get one rain that will be enuf to grow some grass or weeds.
Most of the country is on water restriction and wells are going dry left and right. So far the locals don't seem to be concerned, but, I am. Being the last one on the end of the line, I have periods with no water at times.
Don't have the water issues yet but the goats are hurting for food. One of my friends trimmed his trees back and I told him to bring the trimmings over for the goats. The leaves lasted 20 minutes after he got here. The tank hasn't dried up yet but if this keeps up it will. Every thing is dusty and just driving down my street you'd thing it was a dust devil behind you.
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What kind of a hit do you take on selling if everyone is doing the same?
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I am raising meat goats. I started out heavy percentage of Boers, but, I found the more crossed they were, the faster they grew, the better mothers they were, and the hardier they were. So, I run a mixture of Boers, Spanish, Kinko, and a few with some "fainting" goat crossed.
Some people make a pretty good living providing goats to clean out the brush to landowners and local governments.
I have some cross bred hair sheep as well. The lambs grow much faster than kids, or wool sheep. They are a mixture of Dorper, Barbado, and St. Croix. I suspect a few have some Rambouillet in them as well
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I thought you raised meat goats ... My wife and I got the nubians to milk. I am hoping by this time next year to have some home made feta cheese for my salads.
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I like goats milk altho it has been years since I have had any. There used to be a few milk goats around here but like the cow dairies, they have all disappeared.
Sometimes people cross their Boers with nubians to try to increase milk production.
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Dang Steve maybe you need to get out into the fields with the goats and do a rain dance. If I could split weather I'd give you half of the rain we are getting. My lawn was dieing from drought but lately the rain has been falling daily. I wish you the same.
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Thanks, we can use all the help we can get