It’s a week away… MY BLOGOVERSARY! Yup, January 20, 2008, I started writing a bit on my blog connected to my Rimrock English Shepherds website. My! How things have changed! So let’s have a giveaway! Leave a comment with Rafflecopter below, let me know what your favorite part of Red Dirt has been! Do you…
Questions and Answers: January 2014 Edition
Susan:Just curious – when it is this cold, do you up the amount of feed you throw out so the cattle have more calories to burn as their metabolic rates increase? and in the same vein… Phyllus: Not sure I want to see a picture of a freezing animal. No shelter in extreme conditions? This…
Dally at Work
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Love Days
Wednesday was an All Hands On Deck kind of day. We were gathering our allotment to bring in the last of the cows, and since there are five ranches that share that allotment, we had quite the crew! Of course, everyone had to feed what livestock they already have at home, we’ve been letting those…
Wordless Wednesday – “Who You Lookin’ At?”
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Looks Cold to Me
It started off at -21 here at my house, -30 up at the other place… but by afternoon, it had warmed to 20! It was our day in the hills, meaning we had to make the loop in the badlands to check water. I’ve been wanting to go along for a month, and get you…
Create A Glowing Bathroom Nightlight
It was well below zero today with the windchill… -20 as I type with NO windchill… Needless to say, I found plenty in my house to keep me busy. I packed up the last of Christmas (no book to distract me enough today… though I’m reading two good ones…) and decided to act on an…
Code Name Verity
The tears fell and I had to go in search of Kleenex. It was horrible. It was soooo good. I just finished a book that held me in anticipation and suspense for most of its pages. And oh, the ending. My goodness. The Ending. That’s the Best Thing about working in a library, you can…
The Opposite Side
Sometimes it’s good to know what’s on the opposite side of the tree from your chicken coop.
Vaccinate Some More
Bangs vaccination. By law, heifers must be vaccinated against brucellosis, a bacteria that can cause spontaneous abortion of calves. Proof that your cattle have been vaccinated include a tattoo in the right ear with your veterinarian’s ID and an eartag. That’s the vet’s tattoo being squeezed onto her ear. No choice of colors on this…