welder4956
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Nice work. I'm guessing there will be some type of moulding around the ceiling since there is no tape/mud along the top of the walls?
Above 1200 Sq/FT Harley Jim's place
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harley jim
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Welder, your right the ceilings are popcorn, Donnie is going to dry scrape the cieling and paint them with a long nap roller, this will make it look close to a knock down texture, then he will add a small crown molding.
We drywalled the bedroom today.
The bil came over to help, I'm glad he did it saved my back.
We are all tired so we knocked off for the rest of today, I'll tape and first coat it tomorrow.
This is an old pic, I have the second coat on this room, I'll sand it tomorrow after I tape the bedroom.
We have to build a small knee wall in the bathroom. That will be it for drywall.
We drywalled the bedroom today.
The bil came over to help, I'm glad he did it saved my back.
We are all tired so we knocked off for the rest of today, I'll tape and first coat it tomorrow.
This is an old pic, I have the second coat on this room, I'll sand it tomorrow after I tape the bedroom.
We have to build a small knee wall in the bathroom. That will be it for drywall.
xtremek
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"for the drywall"? What else needs to be done besides drywall, paint and flooring?
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harley jim
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I have to install corner bead on the outside corners and the door openings, then mud and sand, rinse and repeat until smooth
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harley jim
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I taped and mudded the bedroom, and sanded the family room today. Now I'm in my recliner, thinking about going to get the heat pad!
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harley jim
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Nothing exciting here!
I'm still mudding and sanding. I'm on bucket #2, first two were only half full each so 5 gallons on, just opened #2 very boring!
I did get to visit with the chickens for a bit.
I have collected 27 eggs for the incubator, I'll start it Sunday.
I'm still mudding and sanding. I'm on bucket #2, first two were only half full each so 5 gallons on, just opened #2 very boring!
I did get to visit with the chickens for a bit.
I have collected 27 eggs for the incubator, I'll start it Sunday.
xtremek
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Is the bird flu hitting your area? I was shocked to see how many layers got put down last year because of it.
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harley jim
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I havent heard of any in my area, I know there have been several in Tennessee.
Jayman17
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Forgive my ignorance on the subject but you can just leave those eggs out in the open until you have enough of them and then put them in the incubator? Don’t they have to be kept warm after they were laid until they hatch? I know nothing about chickens except that I am a thigh man.
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harley jim
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Jayman, I'm not sure the exact length of time they can be kept but I have kept them for two weeks before, they stay in a state of suspension, meaning until they go in the incubator they dont age and they will all hatch together in 21 days. I'm keeping these in a cabinet in the coop for convenience, because it's still cool outside. If it gets hot they need to go in the fridge. You also have to rotate them twice a day while they are being stored or the yolks will stick to the inside of the shell. Were supposed to get a hard freeze tonight so I will bring the eggs in to the back porch so they dont get to cold.
Please dont hesitate to ask questions, I dont know all of the answers but I know people!
Please dont hesitate to ask questions, I dont know all of the answers but I know people!
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harley jim
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I'm getting sore from the mud work but it will all be ok.
The family room is about done except for the doorways, too much traffic!
The bedroom is about 90%
The kitchen and living room are 50%
And there was a new knee wall built in the bathroom that hasn't been drywalled yet.
I'm hoping to be done by Wednesday.
Donnie just sent these pics, Bad news the floor in the master br. need to be replaced also, good news, it's the last floor in the house that hasn't been touched!
The family room is about done except for the doorways, too much traffic!
The bedroom is about 90%
The kitchen and living room are 50%
And there was a new knee wall built in the bathroom that hasn't been drywalled yet.
I'm hoping to be done by Wednesday.
Donnie just sent these pics, Bad news the floor in the master br. need to be replaced also, good news, it's the last floor in the house that hasn't been touched!
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xtremek
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That's a lot of bad floors. How come so much?
Jayman17
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I don’t envy all that drywall taping you have to do. Thanks for explaining the egg situation, that’s amazing they can keep for that long and still produce chicks all at the same time too.
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harley jim
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Kirk, the hill behind the house was dumping water into the crawlspace, the old man never said his floors were buckling in the back rooms, when family visited they never went in the back until he got sick last year. When Donnie found out what was happening we put a curtain drain around the house and a 4" tile and sock, it dried up quick but the damage was done.
Jay, I got 35 eggs in the incubator today,
hopefully in 21 days we will have some chicks. In five days we can candle the eggs and see if there is anything happening inside, after 10 days I will remove any that dont show signs of life.
Note, a hen will lay eggs in a nest, she will turn them and care for them until there are enough eggs to satisfy her instincts, then she will quit laying eggs and set the nest until the chicks hatch.
Jay, I got 35 eggs in the incubator today,
hopefully in 21 days we will have some chicks. In five days we can candle the eggs and see if there is anything happening inside, after 10 days I will remove any that dont show signs of life.
Note, a hen will lay eggs in a nest, she will turn them and care for them until there are enough eggs to satisfy her instincts, then she will quit laying eggs and set the nest until the chicks hatch.
xtremek
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Was the water that deep in the crawl space? Or just the moisture trapped in it causing a permanent dampness?
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harley jim
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It never filled with water but there are trails where the water ran through there regularly, for years. We cut a curtain drain around 40" deep around the back of the house, this got it below the footer a couple of inches, as it went to the front of the house the land falls off so it surfaced about 10' passed the front edge of the house.
68400BIRD
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If you can please try to show some pictures when you candle the eggs. I would like to see that.
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harley jim
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Yes I will get some pics of that.
These are the early eggs, meaning that the hens are young and just started laying so viability may be a concern.
These are the early eggs, meaning that the hens are young and just started laying so viability may be a concern.
LeonardY
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Jim,
Seeing the chickens and eggs reminds me of visiting my former neighbors who bought a small farm. My mom and dad thought they were nuts but they were like my second parents.
We stayed with them and my dad asked if they had rosters. They said yes but the rosters don't crow until 9AM when they get up. They said they trained all of the farm animals to live on their schedule.
Seeing the chickens and eggs reminds me of visiting my former neighbors who bought a small farm. My mom and dad thought they were nuts but they were like my second parents.
We stayed with them and my dad asked if they had rosters. They said yes but the rosters don't crow until 9AM when they get up. They said they trained all of the farm animals to live on their schedule.
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Jim
You know that Ann has about 50 chicken out back. 2 months ago they just stopped laying eggs.We thought that it was because they are all pretty much the same age and they are pretty old that nature was the cause. It has been really cold in the early mornings so I put 2 heat lamps out in the coop. About a week later they all started laying again the same day. Now we are hard pressed to give the eggs away.
I keep fighting Ann because she wants to put about 30 eggs in the incubator so she can have those cute chicks running around. We already have way too many chickens in the coop. There are also 4 full grown turkeys in there.
You know that Ann has about 50 chicken out back. 2 months ago they just stopped laying eggs.We thought that it was because they are all pretty much the same age and they are pretty old that nature was the cause. It has been really cold in the early mornings so I put 2 heat lamps out in the coop. About a week later they all started laying again the same day. Now we are hard pressed to give the eggs away.
I keep fighting Ann because she wants to put about 30 eggs in the incubator so she can have those cute chicks running around. We already have way too many chickens in the coop. There are also 4 full grown turkeys in there.
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harley jim
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Lenny, it's not hard to train them, bribery will get you everywhere with them.
Don, if I had the room I would have 50 or more! It's funny, Pat dosnt care for them here as you dont there, Pat did say she would like to have some Buff Bantam Coachens, they weigh about 1½ to 2 lbs and have feathers on there legs so I'm trying to buy an acre behind us to expand (The Farm) lol. My SIL has about 250 chickens on his place.
Don, if I had the room I would have 50 or more! It's funny, Pat dosnt care for them here as you dont there, Pat did say she would like to have some Buff Bantam Coachens, they weigh about 1½ to 2 lbs and have feathers on there legs so I'm trying to buy an acre behind us to expand (The Farm) lol. My SIL has about 250 chickens on his place.
shortykorte
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Isn’t it a lot easier to stop by the truck stop and get chicks?
Those are lizards.
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harley jim
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I dont do reptiles!
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harley jim
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ShortyKorte eggs.
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harley jim
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It's only been three days so I didnt expect to see anything yet. You can see the yolk floating on top in this pic.
This one shows the porosity of the shell, if they are viable eggs they will develop a small air bubble inside also. I have heard chicks peep inside the shell a day or two before hatching.
I am still collecting eggs just in case these are duds I'll have another batch to try.
68400BIRD
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Thanks for sharing.
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harley jim
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They get better Bird.
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harley jim
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Spread a bunch of mud today. The bathroom was a pain, too many different levels, nothing is flat.
Mason is keeping an eye on things.
Boostingaz
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We can always hear them chirping inside before hatching too. It's wierd to just hear an egg chirp haha.
We can always hear them chirping inside before hatching too. It's wierd to just hear an egg chirp haha.
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harley jim
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@Boostingaz, it's kind of cool and weird at the same time!
Tony, way busier than I want to be but Donnie takes good care of us so no biggie.
Tony, way busier than I want to be but Donnie takes good care of us so no biggie.
xtremek
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That looks like a **** ton of mud work. gonna look good whenyou guys are done. What's the plan for it when you're finished with it?
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harley jim
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It is a **** ton of mud work. I screed tight and I'm almost through my third bucket of mud. I'm on my fifth piece of sandpaper but two of them got into wet mud so really I'm on my third sheet.
When it's done he rented it to a bunch of Yankees from Michigan!
Glad your back, hope your feeling better.
When it's done he rented it to a bunch of Yankees from Michigan!
Glad your back, hope your feeling better.
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harley jim
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I took the day off today, Pat and I went antiquing.
We decided today to list her Jeep for sale.
It's been an on again off again kind of thing but It got listed today. She would like to buy another Tahoe, she had a 95 until the trailer tongue broke one night and we rolled it.
So she has been watching marketplace and found this one.
We may go look at it this weekend.
We decided today to list her Jeep for sale.
It's been an on again off again kind of thing but It got listed today. She would like to buy another Tahoe, she had a 95 until the trailer tongue broke one night and we rolled it.
So she has been watching marketplace and found this one.
We may go look at it this weekend.
xtremek
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Bet that going to be hard to see go.
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harley jim
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Kirk, I put a lot of time into the Jeep making sure everything was perfect for Pat, brakes, shocks, tune up, typical wear parts stuff like that. I didnt want her broke down.
I did take the axles out and clean and paint stuff but other than the hours I dont have an attachment to it so I'm good. The 95 Tahoe that we rolled I did have an attachment to it so I'm kind of hoping for a quick sale on the Jeep so I can get back into a Tahoe.
I have still been collecting eggs from my chickens just in case the incubator batch fails. I cracked a few to see if they were fertile.
Thought some of you might find this interesting. To check for a fertil egg you have to crack one and find the bullseye, this lighter circle with the dot in the middle means its fertile.
I'm sorting the eggs by a method I just learned about, apparently pointed eggs are roosters and rounded eggs are hens, so I'm going to try it and see what happens.
I did take the axles out and clean and paint stuff but other than the hours I dont have an attachment to it so I'm good. The 95 Tahoe that we rolled I did have an attachment to it so I'm kind of hoping for a quick sale on the Jeep so I can get back into a Tahoe.
I have still been collecting eggs from my chickens just in case the incubator batch fails. I cracked a few to see if they were fertile.
Thought some of you might find this interesting. To check for a fertil egg you have to crack one and find the bullseye, this lighter circle with the dot in the middle means its fertile.
I'm sorting the eggs by a method I just learned about, apparently pointed eggs are roosters and rounded eggs are hens, so I'm going to try it and see what happens.
larry4406
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I’m not a farmer. That said, dad said they would “candle the eggs” to find the good ones.
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kaymccampbell
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We used to candle eggs by the hundreds. My Grandpa made the widget we used.I’m not a farmer. That said, dad said they would “candle the eggs” to find the good ones.
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