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ha agreed. great tips everyone thank you

thanks, please expand. some places have settled perhaps 2". i assume you mean dont try to get all 2" back in one spot at one lift, but plan to move everything up together as much as possible. this would mean lots of shifting jacks around, or rounding up lots of jacks, but i see how that is a wiser and safer method

pleas expand however if youre willing, thank you

its a small 900 sf farm house. i intend to use the clear pipe w/ water method to determine lift heights necessary throughout. then get under the house with hydraulic jacks and lift the beams and use stacked asphalt roofing shingles b/n concrete piers and beams to maintain the new height

any advice is welcomed. thanks

got it. luckily there are some pens w/ head catch and squeeze chute on the farm. are you installing irrigation for livestock water or crops?

thanks for the feedback

can anyone share any plans or sketches of a low profile chicken tractor for 50-100 birds? id like to try and build multiple. thanks

great thanks. ill search for them

i do not, but i do have a nephew in FFA. ill see if this is an option. thanks

i know enough to avoid wild cattle. i eventually hope to avoid any brahman influence all together

ive purchased 48 acres of old unimproved hay patch in southwest LA and are building fence and setting water points for livestock. i hope to have a rotational grazing operation with multiple protein enterprises (cattle, chickens, sheep) i understand this is the greatest time ever to have live animals to sell, and therefore a bid time to try to get in. Id appreciate any opinions on how to get started. below are some options based on conversations with other cattleman, media, online research, etc

1 buy a local herd. big upfront $, but you get animals that you know are adapted to your environment

2 lease the pasture. i dont think there is a great market for this but ive not aggresively researched the market

3 custom graze. depending on demand available, seems a good way to get some income with little upfront $ other than what ive already spent on fence and water. one idea ive heard for payment is to keep a percentage of the calf crop which i like the sound of

4 buy commercial cattle from the sale barn. caveat emptor

any others? thanks

a friend just gave me a sapling and i planted it. tell me more about them...

it sounds like squats are in your routine, and that and deadlifts are what i attribute to my back strength improving

Ben Patrick has some side bend movements using dbs and a roman chair, perhaps try those

ive developed an informal morning practice of alternating b/n simply sitting on the floor and a deep squat for long periods, perhaps 45 minutes alternating back and forth while drinking coffee, reading, etc. I attribute much of my back health to this practice

ive not had to use it but have shared this soft tissue rehab protocol with others LINK

good luck