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ParticipantThanks vicki that’s really helpful – I like the two rings idea, just like shafts and traces with a single – makes sense. I think breeching is pretty handy from the sounds of it too – shouldn’t be too hard to rig up really, I’m becoming a dab hand with nylon webbing thesedays!
Participantproblems such as…?
Also, when hooking them up to a two wheel cart, how does this physically attach to the yoke? deadweight stuff would just be chained but I thought just a chain to the pole would make it a bit wibbly wobbly up and down? Would it pass through a ring that I often see on yokes instead?
ParticipantI’m loving the crazy electric hybrid vehicle idea – my criticism of electric vehicles being lauded as the green way to travel is how the electric is produced! Ox power covers it for me 8) ….but do the oxen work fast enough to provide that much power??? Is there a way of ‘gearing it up’ enough?
ParticipantGood tip about no grazing – I was wondering about drilling through the outside edges of the yoke and passing a rope around both their backsides to hold it on?
ParticipantThanks for that!
Participantforgot to say – kind of related – some people are looking at skipping a dry period altogether and just milk right through. Not sure I like the idea of that one, as what about colostrum for a replacement heifer (at least?) skimping on youngsters like that I never find to be a good idea…
However, I have friends who breastfeed two children – something like 18 months and newborn….so maybe it’s fine?
ParticipantOoo, in interesting thread! Extended lactation common practise here – hubby milked his goat for 12yrs after it had just one kid in it’s lifetime! We regularly buy cull cows knowing they probably won’t calve again and simply milk them until they stop. As long as the care is good and you keep up demand, they will keep milking. There’s a driving Jersey cow out there – she is driven hundreds of miles and has been in milk for a looong time I believe?
ParticipantI love this video – you can see real bond/companionship between you and he works at a nice speed!
ParticipantTim i didn’t see this before – gutted for you, so sorry 🙁
ParticipantI realise they whacked yokes on untrained older animals in the past, but as far as I can tell, usually when they had the backup of trained animals to keep them in line…Ted is very, very good but the yoke would be new to him too! Ted is my bovine soulmate and it’s of utmost importance to me that he is not ruined in any way!
ParticipantI haven’t noticed any of mine show any reluctance to go through water – we’re very wet here so they’d be finished if they didn’t! If it was mere relcutance to get their feet wet uneccesarily (and I think this is the case from the sounds of it) I can live with that for sure, as long as if I need them to go through it and push them to do so, they do it. However shying from puddles is another far more serious matter and would require some work. I’d then probably just push them through puddles until they were happily doing it.
ParticipantOnly just spotted this – thanks bivol! Not only a good pace, but also impeccably patient about ebing prepared…even i got bored watching! i like the woven fly masks though, nice touch!
ParticipantDoes the strap to the bit not interupt your communication with the horse?
Participantyes very nice, i know nothing about yokes but they look attentive!
Participantthey look really smart – there’s something about deep red cattle….
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