I thought that the Iditarod would probably be over when I got up this morning. It is not, but it won't be long now. Mackey is still in the lead going away from the Safety checkpoint, but Jeff King is hot on his heels. King has kept his team intact at 16 dogs through most of the race up until now, which is quite a handling feat, but now that they are on the ice he dropped two. Probably by the time we are done milking it will be history....a very exciting race this year and we much enjoyed it.
A few complaints about the new website though. Someone was looking to make money off race followers and if you were a non-paying customer the site was frustratingly hard to navigate. Lots of fascinating anecdotes to be read on the blogs, but when you wanted standings you had to click all over the place. In the end I missed the old stand-alone Cabela's site. The official site when it was stand alone was a pain in the neck and the new one seems to fit that description as well. I expect by next year they will work the bugs out, but if they don't I will use the newspapers for info.
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Strays and snow
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I was frustrated too by the coverage. And I have voiced my displeasure. They need to learn some lessons in marketing.
It seemed so cumbersome...things like finding who was where were far too difficult and I never did figure out how to figure out how much time separated the leaders. Great race though.
Thanks for posting the results. Ours local channels for some reason do not find dog sled racing newsworthy enough of an event to cover. Pity.......I'd so much rather hear about that than most of the garbage they do report about.
Would you mind a question about milk production and my cow?
Thanks,
Deb
Tylerfarm
Maine
Deb, if I can help you with something I would gladly do so....in case you haven't seen it, Mackey has now won the race, with King in second place.
King was caught snoozing! LOL It was a great race but I've still got several mushers I'm watching a long way from Nome yet. Did you see the race for 10th and 11th!!! My guy out of the top ten by 30 seconds :(
I bookmarked the standings page so it loaded quickly every time I logged on. $20 for insider coverage seemed way too much for a week to me. I think if they lowered the price more of us would sign up.
ADN.com/iditarod/ had excellent coverage and I will be counting on them again next year.
Apple, I missed so much from the Anchorage news because I had trouble logging in...even though I have been registered for ages. Never got it figured out so I could only read the front page. I should have done the bookmarking the standings...just didn't think of it.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge :0)
I milk with a surge milker. My cow has been filling the milking machine in the mornings since 12/31. Unfortunately I had to change her hay that she eats in the barn in the evenings. ( my storage capability is limited and I have to purchase more this time each year) the same time as the time change. She's not pleased. Not sure which is bothering her more but her milk production is down by about 4 quarts. She is turned out each day with the other cows and has free choice hay, salt and water and eats all she wants. She only complains in the evenings. She's not drinking as much at night in the barn so I know she's not eating as much as she normally does.
Any suggestions other than just give her time to adjust? She's a great cow and never gives me any trouble. I wish I could have timed things a litte differently but it just didn't work out that way.
Thanks very much.......I really appreciate your thoughts....
Deb
Tylerfarm
Maine
Hi Deb, that is kind of a hard one...so many variables. Liz and I both suspect that it is probably the nutrient value of the hay. Or palatability. Do you give her any grain? If you are really interested in getting her back up, maybe you could have the hay analyzed and change/add grain. Or possibly hunt up some yummier hay. Hope that helps...
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