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25.01.2022 To replace the previous typo :-)
19.01.2022 I think we all have days like this
17.01.2022 #drawingconclusions Goat prices hit record highs.
16.01.2022 Transcription . . . .... . . . . . . . . . Image: Two panel comic with pictures. Top: Dog near a flock of sheepa man stands nearby. Dog: That's all 40 Sheep Man: What? We should only have 37!? Bottom: Close up of the dog in mid run. Somehow the dog looks a little smug. Dog: I know, I rounded them up.
15.01.2022 Waikerie SA. A man seated in a small cart drawn by a goat, 1915. SLSA (Godson coll)
14.01.2022 How on Gods green earth are people seeing a goat???? I ONLY see a bird!
11.01.2022 Pony poo/horse manure available, $20 for full 44gallon/200L drum (drum must be returned) pH 0428846586, Cummins SA.
10.01.2022 For all those hard-working farmers out there.
09.01.2022 Snake Bites in Australia That bite of summer has well and truly come early this year and with that heat, comes snakes. 3000 bites are reported annually. 300-50...0 hospitalisations 2-3 deaths annually. Average time to death is 12 hours. The urban myth that you are bitten in the yard and die before you can walk from your chook pen back to the house is a load of rubbish. While not new, the management of snake bite (like a flood/fire evacuation plan or CPR) should be refreshed each season. Let’s start with a Basic overview. There are five genus of snakes that will harm us (seriously) Browns, Blacks, Adders, Tigers and Taipans. All snake venom is made up of huge proteins (like egg white). When bitten, a snake injects some venom into the meat of your limb (NOT into your blood). This venom can not be absorbed into the blood stream from the bite site. It travels in a fluid transport system in your body called the lymphatic system (not the blood stream). Now this fluid (lymph) is moved differently to blood. Your heart pumps blood around, so even when you are lying dead still, your blood still circulates around the body. Lymph fluid is different. It moves around with physical muscle movement like bending your arm, bending knees, wriggling fingers and toes, walking/exercise etc. Now here is the thing. Lymph fluid becomes blood after these lymph vessels converge to form one of two large vessels (lymphatic trunks)which are connected to veins at the base of the neck. Back to the snake bite site. When bitten, the venom has been injected into this lymph fluid (which makes up the bulk of the water in your tissues). The only way that the venom can get into your blood stream is to be moved from the bite site in the lymphatic vessels. The only way to do this is to physically move the limbs that were bitten. Stay still!!! Venom can’t move if the victim doesn’t move. Stay still!! Remember people are not bitten into their blood stream. In the 1980s a technique called Pressure immobilisation bandaging was developed to further retard venom movement. It completely stops venom /lymph transport toward the blood stream. A firm roll bandage is applied directly over the bite site (don’t wash the area). Technique: Three steps: keep them still Step 1 Apply a bandage over the bite site, to an area about 10cm above and below the bite. Step 2: Then using another elastic roller bandage, apply a firm wrap from Fingers/toes all the way to the armpit/groin. The bandage needs to be firm, but not so tight that it causes fingers or toes to turn purple or white. About the tension of a sprain bandage. Step 3: Splint the limb so the patient can’t walk or bend the limb. Do nots: Do not cut, incise or suck the venom. Do not EVER use a tourniquet Don’t remove the shirt or pants - just bandage over the top of clothing. Remember movement (like wriggling out of a shirt or pants) causes venom movement. DO NOT try to catch, kill or identify the snake!!! This is important. In hospital we NO LONGER NEED to know the type of snake; it doesn’t change treatment. 5 years ago we would do a test on the bite, blood or urine to identify the snake so the correct anti venom can be used. BUT NOW... we don’t do this. Our new Antivenom neutralises the venoms of all the 5 listed snake genus, so it doesn’t matter what snake bit the patient. Read that again- one injection for all snakes! Polyvalent is our one shot wonder, stocked in all hospitals, so most hospitals no longer stock specific Antivenins. Australian snakes tend to have 3 main effects in differing degrees. Bleeding - internally and bruising. Muscles paralysed causing difficulty talking, moving & breathing. Pain In some snakes severe muscle pain in the limb, and days later the bite site can break down forming a nasty wound. Allergy to snakes is rarer than winning lotto twice. Final tips: not all bitten people are envenomated and only those starting to show symptoms above are given antivenom. Did I mention to stay still. Repost Ect4health https://www.facebook.com/Ect4Health/ See more
08.01.2022 Good job Wilson
05.01.2022 Best way to help a country town Anyone wanting to help the farmers. Load up your wallets and your Cars. Then a visit a bush town this weekend. ... Stay at the local motel, have a counter lunch at the pub. Buy some groceries at the local supermarket and have a rummage around the local shops. Country towns have a range of items you won’t find in the big smoke. Plus the local businesses need the extra coin in their tills and the staff need the extra shifts. The Gold Coast definitely doesn't need your cash though the bush does. #helping country towns, helps keep us moving
05.01.2022 Pretty sure us kids aspired to this growing up on the goat farm, wonder if the next generation will do it
05.01.2022 We've already been lighting our fire so thought others might need wood too! Order a truckload of split Mallee Stumps for $450 (+$30 per 50km from Cummins) 0428846586
02.01.2022 Just a little thing I found... 25 Things I Want My Station Kids to Know 1. You have chores, because we love you.... They seem tedious, but they are the building blocks for your future. Responsibility, accountability, and basic life skills begin with sweeping the floor, scrubbing the toilet, and feeding pets and livestock. We love you, we want you to find success in life. Success comes from preparation, so we give you chores. 2. Boredom is a choice. Don’t let me hear you say you are bored. Boredom is a choice, when your backyard is the whole outdoors, there are chores to be done, and books to be read. If you can’t entertain yourself with a stick and a bucket full of calf nuts, we’re doing something wrong. 3. There is magic in watching the sunrise. Early mornings are hard, we don’t rise as early and as easily as Dad. Do it anyway. The beauty you will witness with the awakening of the world is worth sleepy eyes and cold fingers. 4. A pet is more than a companion. Your cats, dogs, calves, and ponies are more than friends and playmates. They are lessons in empathy, responsibility, love, and letting go. 5. Grow your own food. Our world is increasingly rife with poor food choices, the easiest response to unhealthy options is to grow your own food. I don’t care it’s a single tomato plant or a garden large enough to feed 10 families, cultivate an appreciation for fresh, whole food. 6. Be open to learning. In horsemanship and life, you will never know it all, never assume that you do. A humble open, attitude towards learning will lead to new skills and experiences. 7. Dress appropriately for the occasion. A cowboy’s uniform, hat, long-sleeved shirt, jeans, and boots, evolved out of necessity. Protect yourself from the sun, wind and weather with the proper clothing. I nag and question your clothing choices, because you are precious to me. 8. There is a time and a place for bad language. Sometimes you just need to swear; spew anger and frustration in one grand verbal barrage. Smash your thumb with your shoeing hammer/fencing pliers, massive runback at the gate, ringy heifer won’t take her calf? Yes. At the dinner table, the classroom, in front of your grandmother? No. 9. Feed your help. Neighbors, friends, or hired men? It doesn’t matter, sometimes the best way to show your gratitude for a long day of hard work is a lovingly prepared hot meal and cold drink. 10. Don’t judge, but if you do, judge them by their abilities, attitudes, actions not appearances. Drover or ringer, Jillaroo or Jackeroo, In some circles these comparisons can lead to heated debates, more often than not based strongly in personal opinion, rather than rooted in truth. This is true outside of the station world, as well. Words have power to create divisiveness, do not use them to speak against yourself or gossip about others. 11. Stewardship. Dad and I choose to be responsible for landscapes and livestock, this lifestyle defines who we are. Sometimes that means ballgames are trumped by pasture rotations and dinner time is delayed by cesarean sections, it does not mean we love you any less. I hope you approach the world with a sense of respect and connectedness. 12. Fake it till you make it. You don’t have to be confident in everything you do, but taking a deep breath and acting like you are helps you get through it. This can be applied in the arena, the sorting alley, to horses or people, and life as a whole. Stand up straight and look the challenge in the eye, as you gain experience confidence will catch up with you. 13. That said, don’t mistake arrogance for confidence. No one likes a swaggering braggart, even if he is a competent swaggering braggart. There is honor in being unheralded, if you enjoy your work. 14. Low-stress is best. . . . . .for you and for livestock. Don’t let it defeat your spirit and energy. Don’t let it impact your livestock health. 15. The only dumb question is the unasked question. Where is the gate? Which calf? Can you help me? Ask questions, no one will think less of you. Clear communication helps prevent misunderstandings. 16. Always do your best. There are days when your best is better than others, recognize that. Avoid self-judgement, abuse, and regret and enjoy the process. 17. There comes a time when you’re gonna get bucked and you’re gonna need to know what to do so you don’t get stepped on. -Betsy Swain, 1875 Do not let fear of pain or disappointment stand in the way of new experiences. What I regret most in my life are opportunities missed out of fear. Pain and disappointment are a part of living, learn to take them in stride and keep moving forward. 18. Be polite and kind. Enough said. 19. But, don’t be a pushover. Stand up for yourself. 20. Develop a sense of place. Wherever you may live, learn the names of plants, rocks, and animals, visit old homesteads (or neighborhoods) and educate yourself about Indigenous cultures. In doing so, you gain roots, a sense of belonging that will lend you stability in all that you do. 21. Break a sweat everyday. Pound a steel post or take a jog, whatever you do, break a sweat daily. Your mind and body will thank you for it. 22. Be present. If you are mindful of the moment, it is easier to catch a mistake before it happens, redirect a broncy horse before wreck, and have better relationships. It might surprise you, what you observe and what you achieve when you are fully in the moment. 23. Unplug. Go to a dog working weekend. Leave the computer screen, TV, and cell phones behind. Watch the roo's and emu's, read a book, or share a conversation with your family. 24. Sometimes the hard decisions are the right ones. We cannot rationalize suffering and pain to animals. Sometimes the best decision is the hardest one to make, know when to let them go. 25. You do not have to maintain this lifestyle, but please appreciate it. I don’t expect you to grow up and follow in our footsteps, the long hours and low pay aren’t for everyone. Carry these early horseback mornings in your heart.
02.01.2022 You might be a farmer If your dog spends more time each week riding in your Ute than your partner does. You might be a farmer If you’ve ever had to wash of...f your boots in the back yard with a garden hose, or strip down to your jocks in the carport before entering the house because of mud, manure or both. You might be a farmer If you’ve ever used baling twine or wire to attach a license plate, patch a fence, or to tie square-baled hay to the roof of your car. You might be a farmer If you can remember the fertiliser rate, seed population, herbicide rate, and yields from farms you have leased the past three years, but cannot recall your wedding anniversary. You might be a farmer If you’ve driven off the road while rubber-necking at your neighbours crops or cattle. You might be a farmer If you have ever used duct-tape, hanky or old piece of rag as a bandage for bleeding hands from barbed wire fence repairs. You might be a farmer If you refer to land using the names of the farmers who owned them a generation ago. You might be a farmer If the equipment in your shed is 10 times more valuable than what is parked in your garage. You might be a farmer If buying new clothes and boots means your town clothes can now be used for work. You might be a farmer If your family becomes instantly silent when the weather comes on the news each night. You might be a farmer If family picnics are most commonly shared on the tailgate of a Ute during sowing or harvest season. You might be a farmer If using an elevator relates to grain harvest rather than in a tall city building. You might be a farmer If regular social conversation with your closest friends at the local involves rainfall, equipment repairs, hybrids, or herbicides. You might be a farmer If spending time alone with your partner in the evening means they are holding the flashlight while you fix something. You might be a farmer And finally, if you won $1,000,000 from the lottery your life would not change that much. You’d keep right on farming, maybe with newer equipment and more land, but you’d keep farming because that is who you are and what you do. You might be a farmer @sally_pittman
02.01.2022 Wowsers supernanny!
