Baymule’s Journal

[farmerjan]

We use a cattle prod ONLY in an extreme emergency. It makes the animals much less enthusiastic to go through the chute and they lunge to get through quickly thinking they are going to get shocked. Bad Idea

Mostly we will use one to give a cow enough of a jolt to want to get up when she is down.....

The voltage also would concern me... sheep look for ways to die... a jolt like that could put them into shock...

 

[R2elk]

I do. But one back wheel was spinning and one front wheel was spinning, on opposite sides, both over a foot off the ground. No traction in the air.

Yes, that is what happens when the differential is not locked. That you had a front wheel spinning too implies that you were in 4 wheel drive.

Engaging the differential lock would have made your other rear wheel start to turn and may have allowed you to drive out of the hole.

I automatically step on my differential lock pedal as I approach rough areas that may cause a wheel to lose traction.

It won't do anything for your front wheel as it only works on the rear axle.

 

[Baymule]

Wow! You've been super busy lately on top of the heat. Kudos!!
I wonder if a cattle prod would work on sheep. Has anyone tried one??

Not necessary. A little patience goes a long way.

 

[SageHill]

We use a cattle prod ONLY in an extreme emergency. It makes the animals much less enthusiastic to go through the chute and they lunge to get through quickly thinking they are going to get shocked. Bad Idea

Mostly we will use one to give a cow enough of a jolt to want to get up when she is down.....

The voltage also would concern me... sheep look for ways to die... a jolt like that could put them into shock...

OK! I've never even seen one let alone touch one. I was thinking that shock could be variable like in a dog shock collar.

 

[drstratton]

That’s true. I measure distance by time. Interstate driving is high speed bumper cars. Speed limit is 65, I’m doing 80. LOL

I'm with you, I love driving in Texas and Montana! Zoom zoom...lol

 

[drstratton]

Sorted ewe lambs this morning. Moved them across the driveway. Took Cooper out of the middle field. Got hot, soaking wet and took a break. I went to town, needed a few things. Came back and Cooper was back with his girls. I guess my zip tied crap fence didn’t hold against 250 pounds of true love. I have 4 young rams in his regular pen, I may have to swap them around.

I bought a new tarp for the 4-cow panel hoop shelter. The old one ripped down the middle. It’s a year old and wind tore it up. Yesterday I took down the gates that act as barriers to keep the morons from climbing on it. It leans to one side because they had a moonlight dance party on it. I patched the holes they poked in it with duct tape.

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Tomorrow I’ll put the new tarp on and barricade it with the gates so they don’t tear up this tarp.

I see you are still out there working hard! Your property is beautiful!

 

[drstratton]

My recipe comes from a 1960 cookbook put together by the high society ladies of Charleston.
It’s so yummy!

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That sounds amazing! I love lemon meringue, so I will definitely have to try this. Thank you for the recipe!

 

[Mini Horses]

This should help sheep/lamb sales
Australian drought has prices going up with limited supply. We import AU & NZ lamb. So imports slack, USA supplies should bring more. Watch for it.

 

[Baymule]

I have a couple of scaley places on my face. Not surprising. I’ve spent my whole lifetime outside. Not lounging around a pool, naw, I got better things to do like any activity that might hurt, maim or kill.
So I went to the dermatologist, a nice lady who examined my face with a little blue light. She told me, “you have a lot of these under the skin.”
She prescribed a compound that I was to rub on my face twice a day, for four days, which I have done. Now my face is in fire! Make that FAHR! I want to freeze my head in a block of ice with nose holes for breathing. Breathing is sorta kinda halfway important to me. I am quite fond of breathing.

She told me to wear a hat and stay out of the sun. I’m not a vampire and most all my activities require light. I bought a wide brim straw hat. I hate it. I even bought sunglasses. The Anatolians barked and snarled up on me and took some convincing that it was really me.

My face is an angry red mess and it burns like I entertained a FAHR AINT nest! I look like I did a face plant in the campfire and ruined the weenie roast for everybody. This ain’t fun y’all. Do this imitation vampire donned the hated hat, sunglasses and long sleeved denim shirt and climbed aboard my trusty steel steed and mowed goat weed. I got a patch done, called it good and came in to cool off.

 

[drstratton]

I have a couple of scaley places on my face. Not surprising. I’ve spent my whole lifetime outside. Not lounging around a pool, naw, I got better things to do like any activity that might hurt, maim or kill.
So I went to the dermatologist, a nice lady who examined my face with a little blue light. She told me, “you have a lot of these under the skin.”
She prescribed a compound that I was to rub on my face twice a day, for four days, which I have done. Now my face is in fire! Make that FAHR! I want to freeze my head in a block of ice with nose holes for breathing. Breathing is sorta kinda halfway important to me. I am quite fond of breathing.

She told me to wear a hat and stay out of the sun. I’m not a vampire and most all my activities require light. I bought a wide brim straw hat. I hate it. I even bought sunglasses. The Anatolians barked and snarled up on me and took some convincing that it was really me.

My face is an angry red mess and it burns like I entertained a FAHR AINT nest! I look like I did a face plant in the campfire and ruined the weenie roast for everybody. This ain’t fun y’all. Do this imitation vampire donned the hated hat, sunglasses and long sleeved denim shirt and climbed aboard my trusty steel steed and mowed goat weed. I got a patch done, called it good and came in to cool off.

I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this.
My husband is the same way and had to do the same thing, just miserable. Last month he had to have a portion of his ear removed, because it was cancerous. He also hates wearing a hat, but that decided it for him.