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Joshua Kingsley
ParticipantI have used this style of tedder with horses and behind tractors for the last 13 years. I have found that the barrel style tedder is easier on the hay, shattering less leaves than the alternitive pto gyro tedders. They tend to do a nice job of fluffing up the hay. If I can be of any more help let me know.
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This mare and filly belong to a member of the Green Mountain Draft Horse Assoc. The mare is a morgan/perch. He also has her sister, great pair. The filly’s sire was a belgian. This picture was taken when the filly was 3 days old. Sweetest personality I have seen in a young filly. Fred works the girls single and double. They are no more then 15 hands high.
The picture of the mare and foal I have two things to say I sold that team and they are part haflinger not morgan, and the foal is sired by the belgian stallion living water dallas. He was one of my main team members and I had bred both mares for a future team of mine, one of the mares aborted. They are really nice mares and are as sweet as they come. They do how ever tend to get “hot” if they sit too long.
Just a bit of follow up and additional information.
JoshParticipantYou could try training workhorses, training teamsters by lynn miller, and he has one on plows and plowing as well. Another source for informaition on plowing would be farmer browns plow shop. you can google it and acess his website. The lynn Miller books are available from small farmers journal.
Best of luck on your quest.
JoshuaParticipantI was told once by my uncle that the ring between the hames and bridles was used to keep the lines together. I’m not shure if that is it’s true function or not. Good question though and I look forward to others answers.
JoshParticipantI would love to eat that big holstine but I guess my jersey/dexter X s and my bagging shorthorn don’t rank that high in my dad’s dairy heard… That goes to show she who milks the best ranks the highest on the conventional dairy. Untill she kills one of dad’s registered jerseys she will continue to bully the smaller cows. On a side note I did see her get her butt handed to her today by a little swiss cross.
ParticipantIn response to the question about our cow with out horns, she was bought in and has KILLED 2 of our jersey and shorthorn hefiers. she is a large rangy holsine and she in my oppinion needs a lesson in manners.
ParticipantIn our herd of dairy cattle we have both and it is a dehorned cow that is now the dominate cow in the barn. The horned cows don’t even use thier horns unless provoked.
Josh
ParticipantWell I have to say that as a younger guy (26) it isn’t easy to find women that will stand by somone with a commitment to draft power. I also can say that for some it is hard to accept that people want to be doing things “the old way”.
On the main theam of the thread, I was wondering if highlanders would work well when it came to working in the woods during the cold and snowy winters? Would it be worth having two teams, one better suited in the winter enviroment and another in the summer heat?
JoshParticipantone problem with AI for dextes is that semen is limited and very expensive. Most places the only way to have it available would be to own a tank. I do see your point of using two cows though. I have seen many dexter bulls in this area ( Vermont ) sell for BIG money in my opinion. I think that 2500 is a little much for these young or small bulls. But it is only what I have seen around here and I understand that prices are likely to be diffrent in other areas.
ParticipantI know that it is not the same as a bull but I used to hook my draft stallion with mares in heat and out of heat all the time. I might also consider hooking either two bulls to have an alternate bloodline or to have a steer so as not to compromise your usability when you are wanting the cow to raise a calf or to milk . Just a thought I know that you are talking about having a small acreage, but I raised dexters for a while and found that they tend to be really thrifty, so one more would require minimal aditional feed.
ParticipantI would think that you could use a chipper shredder and some good quality contractors bags. A alternitve would be if you have a garden tractor or 4 wheeler you could pack a pile that is twice the width of your machine in a small pile just keep it narrow and long versus short and fat. When feeding siliage you need to keep the face of the pile cleaned daily to reduce spoilage. 2X’s would make good walls for a small bunk.
Participantbest of luck with your quest for informaion on the single ox and the drovers art. May your adventure be filled with sucess. Remember that like all arts it takes practice and perseverance to learn and apply the right touches, and a well trained ox is truly a gem to behold.
ParticipantHello and welcome to DAP. It is really great to see young people intrested in this craft. I remember starting out with drafts at 14 with my great uncle. I hope your intrest is fueled my the wisdom of many experienced teamsters on this fourm. Good luck in your quest for knowledge and I wish you well wit 4-h and your farming adventures.
ParticipantIn regards to condition being a problem when it comes to plowing clay type soils. You could always plow in the fall and allow the soil to mellow and gain moisture through the winter. Provided you have been haying and working your oxen or horses in the summer the fall plowing would take advantage of the cooler season and thier better condition from a summer of work.
Just a thought, joshParticipantthat is a great old photo. Thank you for sharing it.
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