If this doesn’t make You laugh, well just come spend some time with our Chickens at Briden Farm!
Here at Briden Farm we love Richie Kavanaugh and Brian says, “We mights be related! Me Faders Mother was a Kavanaugh!” We’d love to see Richie Kavanaugh come to Briden Farm, where the tea is always on and the coffee is not far behind! Choose Fun… Not Fear! 😉
It was back on the 18th of November that we finally got our Wood Stove and Chimney set up here at Briden Farm, helping to insure our success and winter survival. We’ve been very happy with our stove, but have been unable to get the over above 300 Fahrenheit (°F) or about 149 (°C).
It puzzled me, and we tried about everything. Internet searches revealed it was probably related to the moisture in our wood. We had about 4-1/2 Cord given to us, for which we’re pretty thankful, but it had been stored a little to long and has about half life, which causes it to burn faster, and not as hot. So, we thought that may be the problem. Our other wood has come from here, old dead falls, and fresh cut ash, and a little oak fallen in the leaf in September. So, we thought that might have been the issue!
This morning I decided to do a thorough deep cleaning of our wood stove. Cleaning out the not only the firebox, but scraping the top, sides, and under the oven. Removing some very old, and somewhat caked on soot and even some old creosote! Some was from our activities, but some had been there for a very long time!
After the thorough cleaning, and removing all the ashes, soot, and creosote, we rebuilt the fire, and the oven climbed to 475 Fahrenheit (°F) or about 240 (°C). Then we backed off, as did our cats! They thought Daddy had built it bit too hot!
At least now we know that we will get better performance, more efficiency, and truly will be Getting the Most out of Our Wood Stove!
Now there’s a funny Title, but it’s so true! You see, Archie our Nigerian Dwarf Buck, pictured here, and his brother Carl, both like the Ladies and both provide stud service to the Does who come to visit! Both boys like their job! But Archie is the real Romancer!
Owning both Does and Bucks is interesting at times, and we’ve seen the boys do some funny things and make a wide variety of sounds, grunts, growl, and so on. Howe er, it wasn’t till we had a visit from Luna, a Nigerian Dwarf Doe, a couple days ago, that we really got to see the difference between our boys!
While Carl and Archie are twin bucks, there are differences and when Luna come looking for a real Stud we introduced her to Carl. See, Carl is the kind of guy you pick up on .Saturday night but don’t take home to your Mom! So, when Carl first saw Luna he pursued her, chased her all over, and she made him run in circles! He was really head over heels for her but after careful consideration Luna decided that He just wasn’t the Buck for Her! Although she kept hearing another, not far away, in The Buck Pen.
So, as in many relationships, the Doe determines the mood of the relationship and Luna thought she’d like to see the other brother, Archie! After all, he seemed to make some interesting noises from the Buck Pen!
So, Carl went heartbroken back to the Buck Pen, and His brother, Archie come out! Well, while Carl and Archie are twins, they have much different courtship styles! Archie is the real Nigerian Dwarf Goat Romancer! When Archie saw Luna he walked up, rubbed her cheek, massaged her back, stroked her leg, and then stood back and serenaded Her! Best described in Human terms as a harmonic, melodic, humming! To which there was a beautiful tune that Luna must have loved! Cause now Luna should be expecting little ones by the end of May!