[CharlyBonifaz]

best of luck and lots of fun!
yes, some days could take more hours………….
btw: I think this team is perfectly matched when they work well together 😉

[CharlyBonifaz]

he likes to be DIRTY as possible and is bull headed and a real pain in the butt to work with, he won’t lead, stand or allow himself to be yoked nearly as nice as the other two.

does this sound like he could be useful in showing??

[CharlyBonifaz]

When I wanted to work with horses years ago, I applied at a racing stable; boss-to-be decided I was going to earn my money in the stallion barn, which scared the heck out of me, for up to then all I’d heard were wild horror stories about real bad freak-accidents with mean stallions……
was I pleasantly surprised to find them just as friendly as any other horse – provided you knew what you were doing; I now rather work with them than moody, bitchy mares……
today my ox stands on a farm that houses 4 stallions, 1 gelding, 4 mares and a filly; without problems. The horses are mostly handled/ridden by 18-22 year old girls after a solemn introduction; they know they have a huge responsibility and are doing a great job

[CharlyBonifaz]

Thanks, I’m learning …. 😉

[CharlyBonifaz]

neither fungus nor bacteria will be affected by an insectizide….

[CharlyBonifaz]

Can someone tell me what that is about?

not sure what you want to know? we keep it for sausages;
http://rksuite.ccwn.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/schlachtplatte_portion.jpg
blood sausage(black pudding) + liver sausage(liverwurst) + piece of meat + sauerkraut + dumpling = feast 😉

[CharlyBonifaz]

I knew you would like that one 😀

[CharlyBonifaz]

goes near the top – at least over here 😉
http://www.allrounder.de/fileadmin/Bilder_Pressefotos/almabtrieb/Almabtrieb1-allrounder.jpg
http://www.herbst-baeuerinnen.at/static/cms/__we_thumbs__/7093_2_Almabtrieb_Donnersbach.jpg
http://www.gaestehaus-luise.at/bilder/almabtrieb/almabtrieb-kuh.jpg

also prevents a foot from getting caught when they want to scratch……

[CharlyBonifaz]

is that the reason for wanting “work-detail” ?
here ist the first question:
there are smaller chains loosely connecting the britchens to the plow; what are they good for?
second question:
steering: lines go to the first 3 horses; don’t bother to steer the other 4? they will follow the lead?
third (not a question):
I like your pictures of the oxen-team plowing :rolleyes:

[CharlyBonifaz]

What type of “treats” can he have? and what can he not have?

second question first: too many treats; they should remain an exception;
mine will do anything for a roll, an apple, a bottle of beer, a yoghurt, a twig of fir…he’ll tell you, no worries

[CharlyBonifaz]

If not, what are you using for gloves?

an old pair of well worn and repeatedly resewn motorbike gloves; leather outside, some kind of fabric inside, halfway up to my ellbows, good grip and warm
my lines are cotton/polyester

[CharlyBonifaz]

a chance of a picture?
mange?

[CharlyBonifaz]

They are making quite a comeback over here (renewable energy)

[CharlyBonifaz]

she shortened the horns of the Longhorn Bull, bended them slightly and even cut of the balls of the Bulls (George’s more than Fred’s, because he is castrated by surgery, Fred by Burdizzo knippers, which remains more scrotum).

That really is a knack for detail 😀
bad news: 😮 leaving less at castration time means less on the scales at the butchers

[CharlyBonifaz]

My only excuse is ignorance.

I’d like to know if you also would have worked that way in your own forest? A question that has kept bugging me for years……..
I didn’t know much about alternatives either; when I was a teenager and I saw the mess left behind, I always crinched and wondered; everybody kept telling me though: no problems, that’s the way it’s done and the green will be back in a couple of years…..:confused:
I read a number of books on how the oldtimers logged, even then I couldn’t grasp the difference;
suppose through the years as information kept trickling in, it just confirmed my previous outlook; nowadays I still don’t know much about logging, but the little info I have meanwhile sure points me in a completely different direction than using heavy equipment in a forest 😎

ps.: ever realised how soft, elastic the soil is when you walk in between the trees?

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