{"id":2315,"date":"2012-06-12T14:06:05","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T18:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/?p=2315"},"modified":"2012-06-12T14:06:05","modified_gmt":"2012-06-12T18:06:05","slug":"q-and-a-conure-and-stretching-fence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2012\/06\/12\/q-and-a-conure-and-stretching-fence\/","title":{"rendered":"Q and A: Conure and stretching fence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conure<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s a different question for you! In your youtube video about cleaning the wood cookstove I hear what sounds like a conure or other smaller parrot in the back ground. What kind of pet bird(s) do you have? I have a 17 year old Sun Conure. <\/em><\/p>\n

Mary<\/em>
\nLancaster, Kentucky<\/em><\/p>\n

Yep!\u00a0 That was Baby, Mom’s conure.\u00a0 He was an old guy, at least 25 years old.\u00a0 And a sassy bird, too!\u00a0 Sadly, Baby passed away a couple of months ago from a heart attack, right in front of me.\u00a0 His voice was annoying at times but we do miss him. — Jackie<\/p>\n

Stretching fence<\/strong><\/p>\n

This weekend we tackled putting up a fence.\u00a0 After your great teaching session at the seminar we decided we could do it.\u00a0 We got up our corner posts using 4×4 treated lumber and have braced each corner.\u00a0 Our concern is the 6 ft. tall woven wire fence does not get taut when we pull it.\u00a0 How do we get it tight so there is no bowing of the fence? <\/em><\/p>\n

I have memories to last a lifetime as you fulfilled my bucket list dream which was to meet you and share your wisdom. Jim and I made friends and will be meeting one of the ladies who attended when she comes to our area in July.\u00a0 We have since purchased a DeWalt drill (20v) and it arrived yesterday in the mail.\u00a0 My husband gained confidence and is eager to help me with the garden and clearing of our land.\u00a0 I want to come back for another seminar and will start saving to be there next year in the fall.\u00a0 Your warmth and friendliness made us feel welcomed.\u00a0 Our next project is raising chickens and maybe a pig.\u00a0 You have inspired me to tackle a project and not worry about how it looks but instead to just get it to work. Happy Anniversary to a great couple. <\/em><\/p>\n

Deb Motyliunski<\/em>
\nBrecksville, Ohio<\/em><\/p>\n

Hi Deb!<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-high wire fence is a bit tricky to get tight.\u00a0 But really you don’t have to get it as tight as you do farm field fence to hold in livestock.\u00a0 You’re just trying to keep out the critters.\u00a0 We just pull it tight by hand.\u00a0 In dips and valleys you sometimes have to cut the fence and pull it straight in two pieces and then when they’re stapled or fastened to the posts, wire the two pieces together again.\u00a0 Like I told Jim, if you have a place that you can’t effectively get it tight to the ground, just tighten the main fence and then add on a “skirt” to cover the dip.<\/p>\n

I can’t tell you how happy we are that you and Jim — especially Jim(!) — enjoyed our seminar! Homesteading is not about perfection, but about doing.\u00a0 If a project turns out beautiful, all the better.\u00a0 If not and it still works, great.\u00a0 We have weeds in our garden and we still always fill the pantry shelves! Congratulations on your homestead and your projects!\u00a0 We really hope you guys can come again sometime soon! — Jackie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Conure Here’s a different question for you! In your youtube video about cleaning the wood cookstove I hear what sounds like a conure or other smaller parrot in the back ground. What kind of pet bird(s) do you have? I have a 17 year old Sun Conure. Mary Lancaster, Kentucky Yep!\u00a0 That was Baby, Mom’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}