Recent content by ChrisRet

I'm in Ontario, old farm house heated with oil. A few years ago I almost put in an outdoor wood furnace, had it all speced out and then talked to some folks at a horse banquet who have an outdoor wood furnace. He was keen on it, she took my wife aside and said "don't do it!". So I looked around...

You can use Ag Lime to prevent proud flesh forming. After doing the daily clean out and cold water rinse, take a handful of ag lime and press into the cut. Some furazone around the edges will help as well, but the important thing is to keep the flesh dry. Note that this is AG LIME, not quick...

Ranchers let their stock harvest their own feed. On a ranch, almost all of the feed is harvested directly by the stock. Some hay & supplements may still be required, hay to get thru the winter and supplements for deficiencies in the self-fed diet (like salt).

Last fall I helped a neighbour who was applying CCIA tags & vaccines to his calves in the field. I was one of about 8 riders holding the mixed herd of about 80 cows & their calves, while a few ropers were catching the calves & dragging them out. His boy (under 8 yrs old) was standing some...