Members Oscar B Posted June 12, 2008 Members Report Posted June 12, 2008 Did you see Dirty Jobs on Discovery on the Yak and Buffaloes farm in WY? Quote Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it."
yaklady Posted June 12, 2008 Author Report Posted June 12, 2008 Did you see Dirty Jobs on Discovery on the Yak and Buffaloes farm in WY? I missed that one. We're kind of primitive up here in the mountains, and have no Discovery channel. That sounds like a dirty job that I would like. What did they say about yaks? Quote All bad yaks make their way to the freezer.
Members Oscar B Posted June 12, 2008 Members Report Posted June 12, 2008 They were using pens to run them down to single chute where they were weighted, tag checked, and comb with what looked a curry comb for the hair. This was saved and used. The white hair had a higher price. The females had about twice the value as the males. They are very protective of their young. Quote Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it."
Members Kanga Posted June 13, 2008 Members Report Posted June 13, 2008 What cute babies they are. It sounds like you live in paradise to me, hummingbirds, elks, grizzlies, wow. I was watching a program on China the other day and they said Yaks are high altitude animals and get sick and die if they come down too low. Does that mean you live up really high or have they somehow acclimatised. Quote
yaklady Posted June 15, 2008 Author Report Posted June 15, 2008 They were using pens to run them down to single chute where they were weighted, tag checked, and comb with what looked a curry comb for the hair. This was saved and used. The white hair had a higher price. The females had about twice the value as the males. They are very protective of their young. Guess what? A friend of mine saw the same show and recorded it for me! I haven't had a chance to watch it yet, but it sounds like they do the same thing that I am trying to do. Maybe the show will give me some ideas. Quote All bad yaks make their way to the freezer.
yaklady Posted June 15, 2008 Author Report Posted June 15, 2008 What cute babies they are. It sounds like you live in paradise to me, hummingbirds, elks, grizzlies, wow.I was watching a program on China the other day and they said Yaks are high altitude animals and get sick and die if they come down too low. Does that mean you live up really high or have they somehow acclimatised. To me it is a paradise, even if I do have to put up with more snow than most people do. We don't live as high as wild yaks do, but my yaks are at 8500 feet and are doing quite well there. I know of a lot of yaks being raised on the plains east of here, and they seem to be doing well, too, at around 5000 feet. Some people have them in New Mexico and Wisconsin, and there's a herd back east somewhere. If yaks really do have trouble at low altitudes, you would think those would be the ones. Mine are happy no matter wha the weather! Quote All bad yaks make their way to the freezer.
yaklady Posted November 12, 2008 Author Report Posted November 12, 2008 Time flies when you have a baby yak, I'm telling you. I had been asked for updates on the baby's progress, but haven't followed up on that. The little guy (I call him Zarco!) is almost as big as his mom now, at 5 months of age. He's beautiful! I feed him out of my hand and pet him all over the face. He never threatens me and is very friendly. Here's a few pictures for your viewing pleasure. The first one was taken about a month ago, the others I took today. He's a nosey little guy! From the proud Gramyak Quote All bad yaks make their way to the freezer.
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