Milkshake spent the night out of the stalls which was very concerning and also confusing as we had added extra straw to the two stalls she seemed to like and even added straw to the two sand stalls we have. The temperature got down to 38 last night which isn't...
Milkshake is the same today with very minimal appetite and difficulty swallowing. We put straw down yesterday in the stalls for her to be more comfortable.
Milkshake is getting along with our cows just fine and we noticed last night that she had picked out a stall for herself. This morning she was still in it and we decided to feed her there. She seems to really like the sweet pellets, mineral additive and other assorted...
We noticed that one of the cows that frequents our water throughs didn't look so well and we let the rancher know. He came over and confirmed that she wasn't 100%. Instead of moving her back to his ranch and possibly making her condition worse he asked if we minded...
Sad news, a group of hawks that constantly hang out on top of our chicken runs must have lured one of the girls to stick her head under the door and they killed her. The wife and I spent a few hours reinforcing the fencing with hardware fencing so they can't actually...
We take our excess eggs to our local food bank the Yucca Community Food Pantry where they then hand them out to those in need. We've been doing this for some time now but since doubled the number of laying hens we will be doing it more often. However recently we got a...
Milkshake – Rehab – Day 5
by Dan Black | Dec 26, 2023 | Cows | 0 Comments
Milkshake spent the night out of the stalls which was very concerning and also confusing as we had added extra straw to the two stalls she seemed to like and even added straw to the two sand stalls we have. The temperature got down to 38 last night which isn't...
Milkshake – Rehab – Day 3
by Dan Black | Dec 24, 2023 | Cows | 0 Comments
Milkshake is the same today with very minimal appetite and difficulty swallowing. We put straw down yesterday in the stalls for her to be more comfortable.
Milkshake – Rehab – Day 2
by Dan Black | Dec 23, 2023 | Cows | 0 Comments
Milkshake is getting along with our cows just fine and we noticed last night that she had picked out a stall for herself. This morning she was still in it and we decided to feed her there. She seems to really like the sweet pellets, mineral additive and other assorted...
Milkshake – Rehab Cow
by Dan Black | Dec 22, 2023 | Cows | 0 Comments
We noticed that one of the cows that frequents our water throughs didn't look so well and we let the rancher know. He came over and confirmed that she wasn't 100%. Instead of moving her back to his ranch and possibly making her condition worse he asked if we minded...
Big Sky Sunset
by Dan Black | Dec 21, 2023 | Sunset | 0 Comments
Sunset goodness, even the dogs are enjoying it.
Rosco and Fiona
by Dan Black | Dec 18, 2023 | Dogs | 0 Comments
Rosco is our ranch dog and Fiona is my wives couch potato. We recently got Fiona and I think the dogs are getting along. 🙂
Another Beautiful Sunrise
by Dan Black | Dec 18, 2023 | Sunrise | 0 Comments
This is why we named ourselves Big Sky Sanctuary. I'll be posting these a lot. Enjoy!
New Calves in the Free-Range Herd
by Dan Black | Dec 18, 2023 | Cows | 0 Comments
Went out to feed our cows tonight and couldn't help notice the two new calves the local rancher has. This is why we water the cows. 🙂
Sad News – Hawks Got a Chicken
by Dan Black | Dec 13, 2023 | Chickens | 0 Comments
Sad news, a group of hawks that constantly hang out on top of our chicken runs must have lured one of the girls to stick her head under the door and they killed her. The wife and I spent a few hours reinforcing the fencing with hardware fencing so they can't actually...
We Support Local Non-Profits as Well
by Dan Black | Dec 7, 2023 | Story | 0 Comments
We take our excess eggs to our local food bank the Yucca Community Food Pantry where they then hand them out to those in need. We've been doing this for some time now but since doubled the number of laying hens we will be doing it more often. However recently we got a...