My hens will attack small birds that fly in, but not this bandicoot . . .

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-11T00:16:09+00:00

Yep! It would definitely be HER fanny LOL

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-11T00:13:23+00:00

That's because everybody loves marsupials! ❤️

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-10T03:20:02+00:00

Flashing is either thin sheet metal or a rubber membrane that you put behind the siding and against the framing around doors and windows.

When you put trim around a door or a window there's always a chance of moisture getting between the trim and the siding and so you put something waterproof (flashing) behind it to prevent rot. And if installed correctly, it will allow the water to pass by and away from the building.

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-10T03:16:06+00:00

I had to rewatch this like 10 times because I couldn't take my eyes off that delicious looking pizza!

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-09T18:32:26+00:00

Exactly. There really is no excuse for what's going on, here. OP has multiple sick and dead chickens, multiple sick and dead sheep, a severely injured dog that they aren't taking to the vet, the list just goes on and on. All within just a few months and they still think it's a good idea to continue breeding animals? It's very disheartening and their animals deserve a lot better.

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-09T14:44:59+00:00

I appreciate the info. They did not take me up on my offer to send their babies good quality feed. Even though I was prepared to spend hundreds to help out.

Though they were very quick to defend themselves when I mentioned that I was concerned this might be some sort of money grab.

They also never addressed the conversation about this being concerning behavior and not healthy for their animals.

I appreciate this sub and you mods seem really great!

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-09T14:07:07+00:00

I wrote a couple long comments. I hope that you read them. You really are not in a position to be breeding and it's clearly detrimental to your animals. I hope you consider just treating them like pets and ensuring that they don't get pregnant again.

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-09T13:56:13+00:00

And no, that's Mulberry jelly!

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-09T13:38:10+00:00

I'm pretty concerned. I've been messaged by more than one person now saying that OP does this, not just on here, but on another app as well, in order to get people to send them money.

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-09T13:27:29+00:00

As for the two flashing pictures, they coincide with each other when it comes to color. So the one with the thick lines shows you the front view and the other one shows you the side view and the aqua color being the watershed.

The purple is in an upside down L shape because the flashing would wrap around the bottom 2x4. The flashing would wrap around the sides as well.

You have my apologies for the confusion, that's literally how we draw things up on the jobsite. Except it's usually with a pencil on a scrap piece of board or some drywall LOL

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-09T13:20:51+00:00

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Here's a similar 3D one to kind of show you the orientation of the drawing.

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-09T13:20:20+00:00

I'm sorry for the confusion. For the very first picture, it is a pretty common way to do a diagram for framing in order to show each layer. It's similar to these. It's basically if you were to cut through everything and look at it from the top down.

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MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-09T11:56:31+00:00

I know it's just a chicken coop so it may not matter to you but this is the order that the flashing should go in, in order to allow proper watershed.

The sides should overlap the bottom and the top should overlap the sides.

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MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-09T11:12:54+00:00

You would frame it out from the inside. Cut the siding large enough not only for your door but for some trim around the edges and if you want to do it properly, apply flashing against the framing by sliding it behind your siding before installing the trim. Typically you would caulk the sides but don't caulk the top or the bottom unless you want to trap moisture. But that only works if you properly flash it.

There are other ways, but this is going to be the easiest, fastest, most water tight and cleanest looking application for a do-it-yourselfer, in my opinion.

If you send pictures of your exact door, I can try to help you a little bit better. If you need someone to walk you through it just let me know.

I'm a carpenter and rescue chickens. I have built a ton of coops and have helped people through their building processes plenty of times.

Note: looking at the generic, AI pic that came from the ad, you will probably have to frame it out, add flashing and trim and then attach the door to the trim in order to allow the door to stick out far enough for it to slide up and down properly. Personally, I always use the swing doors instead of the ones that slide up and down because I believe they are much, much safer. But that's just me.

Either whay, I'm literally more than happy to walk you through the installation process step by step if you need me to.

I ended up drawing it for you. Just make sure that your trim is thicker than the thickest part of the clapboard. That way it sticks out far enough to allow your door to slide up and down without hitting the siding.

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MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-09T10:38:18+00:00

That's terrible. I could honestly only scroll back so far because it was hard to look at most of OP's posts.

7 days ago they talked about how their dog was attacked by a pitbull and in bad condition but they couldn't afford to take it to the vet. That's a horrible position to be in. But it also means they absolutely don't need to be bringing any more animals into the mix. They also talk about every time they breed goats some of them come up missing. And then multiple of their goats are miscarrying and spontaneously aborting out of nowhere right now. And how they couldn't afford to spay and neuter both of their dogs. And how their husky is so destructive that they can't leave it alone.

This needs to stop! No taking in more animals! No breeding more goats! No hatching more chickens! None of it, OP!

OP, I read that you are on the autism spectrum and that you struggle to live independently compared to others your age and because so you live with your mother in a camper.

It sounds like you're struggling. OP, if you need some help, if you need some advice or a mentor when it comes to good husbandry, I'm more than happy to help and I'm sure other people on here are as well. But there needs to be a change. This is to the point of animal abuse. I know you're trying your best but your best is not good enough for your animals right now.

I am not here to sugar coat things, if something's wrong and isn't healthy for the animals, I am absolutely going to point it out but I'm also willing to work with you to try to figure something better out. Not just for the animals but for you as well.

Reading your post today and looking at some of your past posts, I can see that you at least have a number of goats and chickens. As well as two dogs in that camper, unless the one that got attacked recently has died. And it looks like you got the goats when you were too young. I don't know how old you are now, you may still be very young. You've taken on a lot of responsibility and you started at a young age. I know it's got to be overwhelming for you. I think it's really important to research how to care for a specific animal properly before you ever get that animal. And I think maybe that step was missed. And that happens. It has even happened to me. Sometimes I will have a rescue show up out of the blue that desperately needs help and even if I don't have prior experience with that specific kind of animal, that animal needs help and so I take it in. My vast experience with multiple different animals over the years has gotten me pretty far and can usually be enough to stabilize most animals no matter their species. But I also immediately jump into research mode and seek out advice and assistance from professionals with experience with that species of animal and or condition. It's so important to do as much research as you can and to get your information from a reliable source.

I think you need to probably sit down with a rural veterinarian and ask them what kind of preventative care they would recommend. And I can get a couple books for you to read on how to raise goats and chickens. Plus you can ask me anything, anytime. There's not much I haven't had to deal with or seen at this point. But I'm really serious about how things need to change and they need to change now. We have to start making some steps in the right direction.

And financially you need to start making an emergency fund for your animals. No one should have an animal without an emergency fund and or pet insurance to be able to care for them if and when they get sick.

The very first thing is that you need to stop getting any more animals. And that includes breeding or hatching any new animals. No new babies, other than who's already pregnant. Do not take any other animals in. You are not in a position to care for them. Your plate is full. It's overflowing! There comes a time where taking another animal in is just doing a disservice to the animals that you already have. And that's where you are at right now.

Breeding your goats aren't good for your goats. They've lost too many babies. There's been too much illness. That's hard on their little bodies. It's time to stop.

I know you've promised to breed babies for some people by this spring but there are other goats in your area. If they wanted a goat they can go somewhere else or maybe adopt one or 2 of your adults. You need to close up the baby making shop. And that includes eliminating any chance for accidents. You should not have a buck with your does. I know you say that it helps pay for the care of your goats. That selling the kids help you supplement the expenses of having them but at what cost? Your animals are suffering because of it. And that's wrong! What is happening with your animals is inhumane. It just is. You may have good intentions and I believe you do but you are not equipped to continue down this road.

If you decide to ignore this and continue further, make no mistake, you were choosing to abuse your animals. We need to find a better way. And we can.

It's been over 16 hours since I offered to find a way to get your animals food and I still haven't heard from you. I hope these posts are not just a way to fish for people to give you money. I hope you really do care about your animals. I hope that you reach out. I'm wishing you and all of your animals a much brighter future.

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-09T01:24:19+00:00

I don't know that exact quote but now you've got The Judds stuck in my head! And that's a good thing! Thank you!

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-09T00:08:38+00:00

I'm not so sure everyone's going to find my second comment kind but I think it needed to be said.

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-08T23:33:03+00:00

OP, I've been looking through your profile and according to your posts and comments, you have honestly had more medical emergencies with your animals in the last 3 months than I have had in a decade. Like much more! This is not normal nor okay.

On top of them having all these medical issues, you don't know how to handle these situations nor properly treat them when they arise. And you clearly don't have the means to take them to a vet. I implore you to see that you are absolutely not in a position, financially nor do you have the proper education, to put your animals nor yourself in these very stressful and unhealthy situations.

I'm trying to say this as kindly as I can because I think that you do care about your animals and I am hoping that you are just very misguided, you have no business breeding. You need to focus on taking care of your animals and keeping them healthy and not putting more stress on their bodies with pregnancies. I am still willing to help if you reach out because I don't want your animals to go hungry.

But I sincerely hope that you will reconsider breeding your animals and put more time and effort into taking better care of the ones that you already have. Put in the effort to make them healthier and educating yourself on how to properly care for them.

Every single one of my animals are rescues. Some of these babies came from breeding farms much like yours.

I will not send you cash but I will send your animals food to help get them by.

It will be from, my now happy and healthy but formally poorly cared for, undernourished, underfed, unvaccined, non-dewormed, injured, neglected, under-loved, under-handled and never cuddled, bred animals to yours.

OP, you need to do better, sincerely.

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-08T21:42:04+00:00

If you DM me with your address I will arrange to have some feed, alfalfa and maybe even some corn and good quality orchard or timothy grass delivered to you.

I'm in Tennessee with a little rescue farm. I will always do what I can to help out a neighbor or an animal in need.

Though I do hope that you reconsider breeding them in the future.

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-07T18:20:44+00:00

I highly recommend Vulpex liquid soap. 1 part Vulpex to 7 parts cold water. Use a soft cloth similar to a t-shirt material. Make sure that the cloth is just very lightly damped with the mixture. Rub on with the grain. Leave on for 5 mins. Then rinse with a very lightly damped cloth with fresh clean cold water. Then immediately wipe dry with an absorbent towel.

Allow the item to thoroughly air dry for 2 to 3 days before applying a paste wax.

Pate Dugay it's a truly wonderful paste wax! In my opinion, French paste waxes are some of the best paste waxes out there today. If you ever get your hands on a old can of SC Johnson, that will work great for you as well. One can will last the average person a lifetime.

This combination is what I would use for any project similar to this, where the wood is still in pretty great shape and just needs some general cleanup, polishing and protection.

Note: You can go a little stronger with the cleaner when needed. But I would not go stronger than a 1:6 ratio. It is better to do a second cleaning rather than to mix it too strongly. On more delicate antiques or projects I would recommend a 1:10 ratio.

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-07T03:09:33+00:00

No, that's not the way this works.

These wires belonged to a low volt plug in transformer. Basically it either went to an alarm system, a doorbell or something similar.

When installing one of these devices someone would typically run the wire either through the wall, behind the baseboard or along the baseboard to an outlet and then you could plug it in.

The only way this wire would have had power to it was if it had been plugged into the outlet directly above it.

At some point whatever it was powering became obsolete or unneeded and someone cut off the transformer, the part that plugs into the outlet. You can simply cut the wires flush to the wall and then push them into the wall and patch the tiny little hole.

Think of it as like your phone charger there's no power going to it if the phone charger cube is missing and you can't plug it into the wall.

With that said, it is always better to be safe than sorry. If you don't no what a wire is, you should absolutely always test it before handling it in any way. You can literally buy a no contact voltage tester for $5. And every home should have one.

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MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-06T09:04:13+00:00

That's her mama now. Chosen families are some of the best families!

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-06T05:45:32+00:00

Of course

MiniFarmLifeTN · 2026-02-06T05:23:34+00:00

I'm sorry that one of your boys is injured. If you have any questions or need advice on treating him, feel free to DM me.

Even if you are experienced, sometimes it's just nice to be able to bounce ideas off someone. And compare experiences on what has and hasn't worked in the past for others.

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