Category Archives: The Barn

Posts that talk about the barn.

Treating the barn with diesel and transmission fluid?

One of the great mysteries of our new home was why the previous owners would leave behind several fifty gallon barrels of chemicals behind. It was alarming. We wanted to dispose of them in an environmentally friendly way but weren’t … Continue reading

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Barn Entry Mud Abatement – Part 1

Part 1 of a series of posts about our efforts to amend the thick clay soil to improve drainage in front of our barn so it’s not so muddy when it rains. Continue reading

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Carpenter Bees and other downsides to spring

It’s been in the 70′s and low 80′s all week, a sure sign that spring is on the way. I love spring but there a few things I’m not looking forward to. The first has got to be carpenter bees. … Continue reading

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Honey, get me a hammer and the camera

Take a look at this picture and tell me if you see anything wrong with it That’s not feed in the feed bucket. Now I understand the science and physics of why it happened, but I just don’t know why … Continue reading

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This week at OFH

It’s been a few days since I’ve posted anything, for which I apologize. It was time to upgrade my PC and let’s just say it didn’t go well. 600 miles of driving (we live in the middle of nowhere and … Continue reading

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Turning out two horses by yourself

I’m told we baby our horses by letting them into the barn each night for a meal and sleep. That may be true but we feel safer knowing they’re not out in the dark pasture, far from sight. I’m more … Continue reading

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