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  1. The Big Cowhuna

    Help me find decent farm shoes

    My wife usually wears her L.L. Bean duck boots when she's working out here. I know the brand name because she's frugal and was upset at the price. She talked about it for ages. I think she spent weeks reading reviews before she finally decided to buy them. Although they're pricey, she's had...
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    Freeze branding

    To quickly identify the year they were born. One of our services allows the buyer to come in and pick out a cow which will then be processed, butchered up, frozen, and delivered to the owner. It saves the buyer money to buy the whole cow this way and it makes them feel better to see that the...
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    Growing Everything You Eat

    I would love to read about it if you care to share the article. I think it's a neat idea and it would be fun to try. I just never thought about it before. I live in Texas and it stays pretty warm. We could also add a greenhouse, I suppose. Still, orange trees likely wouldn't flourish and...
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    Freeze branding

    What is your opinion on freeze branding? Do you use that identification method? I'm an Angus cattle rancher and to register the cows I'm required to permanently identify each cow. My cattle have ear tattoos, which are simple enough to do, but it doesn't help with identifying them while at a...
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    Ear tags that stay put

    I'm raising Angus cattle and the association rules state that the cattle must be permanently identified by cold or hot brand or through an ear tattoo. My wife dislikes branding, so I chose the tattoo method. My secondary identification method is just basic ear tagging. It's unfortunate, but...
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    Particularly vicious hawks

    I've had that problem before and adding chicken wire to the top of their run helped tremendously. If these are free-range chickens, stop letting them out until the hawks have moved on.
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