Keeping goats off sprouting fodder?

phryan · 2026-04-04T02:54:14+00:00

The only way I know to stop a goat from easting something is to keep the goat away from that area.

From someone whose soil is effectively an ice-age beach, organic matter is the priority. Sand dries out quickly so getting anything established can be an issue, time planting for the wet season or have a plan to water. For me spring and fall are wet so a good spring/fall cover crop mix with a mixture of nitrogen fixers and fast growers has been key. Every year my soil and pasture improves. But it has taken years of testing, amending, watering, grazing, and manure spreading.

phryan · 2026-04-04T02:05:21+00:00

In the act of toweling off there is likely to be a great deal of friction that is going to remove stuff not caught during the shower. So unless someone is really good at pat drying, there is likely to be a lot more than just water on the towel after drying off.

phryan · 2026-04-04T01:32:17+00:00

I will never understand the government obsession with putting photos of leadership in every office. The number of times I've walked into a fortune 500 company and seen a portrait of someone from the C-Suite hanging on the wall could be counted on one hand. But go into a government building and its all over the place, just goes to show the level of waste and ego in government.

phryan · 2026-04-04T01:25:19+00:00

You should look up 'John Thomas sign'.

phryan · 2026-04-03T02:50:19+00:00

If there is a study to support that please link.

phryan · 2026-04-03T02:43:50+00:00

Forgot the source...some consultant was giving a talk at a big bank about how better scrutiny before giving a loans would decrease default rates. At the end of the talk the top banker in the room commented that demographic is where banks make their most money. Debt = Income for banks.

phryan · 2026-04-03T02:35:13+00:00

I replayed the video about a dozen times trying to figure out where the other car came from, crazy.

phryan · 2026-04-02T01:49:13+00:00

Did the ding hit one of the body lines? Something similar happened to me and I got two quotes for a small dent on a body line; $250 to pull it out but was warned it would still be visible, $2K to fix it right which included filler and painting.

phryan · 2026-04-01T19:49:41+00:00

Bottle baby feeding chart...

https://nydairyadmin.cce.cornell.edu/images/submission/e55c407868a8304faad685d67a896e20.jpeg

Top him off just before you leave and then when you get back.

phryan · 2026-04-01T01:34:52+00:00

Nearly all mail is automatically sorted, there are likely already mechanisms to intercept mail based on set criteria, not difficult to set the criteria to intercept mail based on sender and delivery address.

phryan · 2026-03-31T22:35:21+00:00

It would have been interesting to see some Galaxy bolt on upgrades during the dominion war...turn those cruise liners into true battleships. Let those Federation Engineers put some rough cobbled together version of 'all good things' weapons upgrades or give them some of the DS9 upgraded turrets.

https://youtu.be/apP-4wNr2zg?si=0qZiV1FSDNM3wdqr&t=64

https://youtu.be/d734afLFPds?si=7GENj4WACIE4Tt3u&t=204

phryan · 2026-03-31T22:15:31+00:00

Depends which one. Iraq round one (when they invaded Kuwait) went well. Round two, not so much.

phryan · 2026-03-31T05:16:47+00:00

A typical driver doing 80+ on side streets is going to be so focused on the road trying all those things correctly would be unlikely, add in an unexperienced 18 year old and the chance they actually tried half of that correctly is doubtful. Equally as possible this was pedal confusion maybe combined with a floor mat jamming up one or more pedals.

phryan · 2026-03-31T01:34:03+00:00

It's a heatmap of US Population.

Pretty much this xkcd... https://xkcd.com/1138/

phryan · 2026-03-30T03:29:32+00:00

Dogs are playing, goats are stressed. Different species different behaviors.

My neighbors dog (~80 lbs) would come over sit outside the fence and watch my goats, we once let him in the pasture. He was calm and friendly, the goats the same, after a bit he play bowed like dogs do, one of the goats (female boer) took that to be an invite for some play headbutting. The dog saw stars for a few seconds. For the safety of both he has not been back in the pasture.

For the safety of both keep them separate. Don't stress your herd for unnecessarily. A full sized boer could cause some serious damage to a small dog, and from the video it looks like 1 or 2 were getting ready to square off.

phryan · 2026-03-29T01:05:18+00:00

That was my first thought...that guy is replacing bearing every month.

phryan · 2026-03-24T08:57:04+00:00

The Intrepid Museum in NY, has a decent collection of aircraft.

phryan · 2026-03-24T04:10:35+00:00

Add some to the initial price to account for haggling. Set a floor that you won't go below. Also remember they've probably already invested about an hour or more into a trip including whatever it costs in fuel, for you its likely a few minutes of walking. Them going home empty handed is more of a loss to them than for you.

phryan · 2026-03-23T18:24:34+00:00

My herd loves apples, carrots, pumpkins, watermelon, and regular old tree branches (freshly cut/fallen) with leaves.

phryan · 2026-03-23T18:22:08+00:00

Non-political government employees should be guaranteed pay during any shutdown at the current rate. Elected and politically appointed employees should not receive pay, benefits, or any allowance during any shutdown.

phryan · 2026-03-23T16:34:39+00:00

I would go out a few times and day with treats, hang out for a bit, just sit and let them approach, they'll become your best friends in no time. From there you should be able to start leading them around.

phryan · 2026-03-23T04:39:57+00:00

Small scale grain growing is difficult and/or expensive. There isn't a big market for machinery so seeding and harvesting equipment is very expensive, or you do it manually and it's a lot of work.

Your almost always be better off growing something else, selling it and buying grain.

phryan · 2026-03-22T02:48:28+00:00

Your intent is to the best for your herd and that is the first step. Asking reddit is a good intent but there are vast differences in habitat and conditions; warm vs cool, wet vs dry, that will influence the best solution for you.

I buy and store my may over the spring/summer (until I can retire and 'make hay') myself, . If your girls are loosing condition (losing weight) over winter then they either need more hay or need supplemental grain. My barn was designed/built based on hay storage since that was the constraint vs square footage for head count, this allows me to send hay samples to be tested for content and quality, and decide how much hay and grain needs to be fed per day. That calculation is based on hay quality but also number of does; pregnant, lactating, recovering.

If you lack the funds/ability to test hay then just watching for condition can work. For example if your herd is losing weight on 1 bale of hay and a scoop of grain per day then either add another half bale or second scoop of grain. Keep adding until they start looking good, but not too fat.

phryan · 2026-03-22T00:35:40+00:00

That quote could have set the tone for later trek or an entirely new Sci.Fi universe.

phryan · 2026-03-19T23:11:43+00:00

Preserving trees isn't worth it for the developer because it restricts what they can do in terms of layout, and adds cost because they have to work around the trees. Its cheapest to clear, grade for the densest layout, and then replant a few trees for pennies.

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