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So I forgot something crucial to my whole hot wire around the top of the dog run idea. I was in a hurry lining the top of the run yesterday and so I didn’t test it like I should have, just assuming that I had done it right and ran off to take care of some other errands. I get a call this...

That’s a very large dog to be jumping a fence like that. When I put Dixie back you could tell she knew she’d been naughty but I feel a little better knowing there’s a little reminder around the top of her run

So we found out today that Dixie can jump a 6 foot dog run. I was out feeding horses when suddenly Dixie’s by my side and I can hear Kya carrying on because she can’t jump out like her pup can. This poses a serious problem as my neighbor has all of her really old sheep (I’m talking 11+ year...

I was born in Southern California and a few years later we moved to Bedford Texas. So most of my young life I enjoyed fairer climates. My first winter in Utah I don’t think I ever took my jacket off and my step-dad couldn’t understand how I was so cold.

Yeah it gets harder to get out of bed in the cold but sadly i gotta get up and head to work by 5am so it is what it is. It warmed back up quick and was 75 when I got home that day but those low temps in the morning are a great reminder that winter is coming. I’ll take 18 while I can a few...

That's Utah weather. Go from 100 degrees to 40 in no time flat. Then drops again. And stays that way

You're not kidding about the cold. I woke up this morning and it was 18 degrees outside. The cats were standing on the ice in the horse trough trying to get at water and the ducks were pulling their feet up to keep them warm. Seeing as its only October I'm figuring it'll be a cold winter...

So I didn't get much done around my place today as I spent most of my day helping a friend build some new corrals for his horses and heifers. And while I know it's a sin and all to covet your friends stuff I must say I had severe corral envy today

Thanks Baymule it's been hard to get anything done with this darn cold going but I think I'm starting to get over it. I should be done in the next week or so with it. Meanwhile we somehow wound up with a little tabby cat so I've gone from 0 cats to 3. Now if I could just get someone to drop...

Does he have a temperature? What color is his diarrhea? Those will help indicate any particular sort of illness. Head to one side could be a symptom of disease or he could have gotten feed into his ear causing an ear infection what kind of feed set up do you use?

Thanks everyone I'll try a few of those. This thing has really just wiped me out. And Jack is starting to do a better it was a abscess in his hoof so I've let it drain and bandages it up with an iodine soaked rag and duct tape. Works like a charm

Well when it rains it pours. It's been a minute since my last post but it has been crazy around here. I was supposed to be gathering cows last week but Jack wound up lame so I've had to put some attention to that. He's coming along but he probably won't be good to go until after we're done...

I enjoy getting building materials at discount prices myself. I actually built my duck coop using all reclaimed materials. We also saved everything we could from the walls I had to tear out for this stove. Unfortunately we do have to get permission from the county or our home owners insurance...

So I got two great bits of news today. First a rancher buddy of mine called to tell me his wife is making him put in a new fence around the home place (she wants metal) so if I'll help with the fence and haul off all of the old post wjhich are still in good shape I can have them to build my own...

The ducklings in the picture grew up to be the ones in the picture with my dogs. 1 drake and 5 hens I've worked out a deal with a friend with an incubator to hopefully hatch some offspring from my ducks next year. And yes they are fawn and white runners. They were hatched on May 23

Thanks everyone. I really like my runners and they should be old enough to lay eggs soon. I looked at khakis for a minute and now that my ducks will probably just be for eggs I'll probably end up getting a couple for some variety. And you're not kidding about wide open spaces! This is from...

And of course I can't forget the ducks. Seeing as sheep/cow proof fencing (also sheep and cows) were out of the price range I looked for another possible way to train my dogs to work stock at home. My studies pointed to the possibility of using ducks, and where I had some garden fencing and...

Hello all, After writing out my rather lengthy introduction I thought it'd be a good idea to write a little about our little slice of heaven. The reason I call it the Old California Trail is that our property is found right along the old Southern Route of the California trail, also know as the...

Here's Dixie and Kya with our runner drake Chancey (pronounced ChAWNsee) and his ladies Mary Margaret Victoria Elizabeth and Agatha. @CntryBoy777 how do you like the khaki's? It's my understanding that runner ducks were used in their development

Hello everybody I've been looking around this site for a month now and decided I wanted to get in on this awesome community. I live in the high deserts of Utah on 5 acres with my wife, kids, two horses, two stock dogs, 6 Indian runner ducks, and hopefully further additions as money and time...