Tinney's Red Dexters

01/09/2025

01/09/2025

As the deadly Eaton Fire continues burning in L.A. County, the Pasadena Humane Society is seeking help as a large number of injured and evacuated animals are arriving at the shelter.
Details: https://trib.al/cr90atz

01/06/2025

I'm sure many can relate with this 😁❣️

Picture credit: Misfit Designs for Equimed

01/06/2025

In keeping with the winter farm tip theme - this is the best heated chicken waterer we have ever had. This is the third winter for this particular one and we have never had any ice.
We used to use the galvanized heated base with the galvanized waterers. But they always froze.
The second picture is just one of those plastic covers that fit over the end of the waterer plug and the end of the extension cord. It keeps water out of the connection.

01/06/2025

Here is a very useful tool for winter on the farm.
It is a magnetic heater that you put on the bottom of your oil pan on your tractor.
It gets very hot and the plastic handle allows you you put it on and take it off without getting burned.
This is a replacement for one that I used the last two winters. It quit working and I ordered a new one last spring.
Of course I forgot I had a new one until this morning. That’s ok though. It does not take long to heat it up.
I had found my first one at a local auto parts store. When I went to get a replacement, they did not have any and had no idea what I was talking about.
So I went on Amazon and ordered it.

01/06/2025

Please take the time to ensure your exhaust vents are clear!

01/05/2025

That’s the best!

01/05/2025

Having livestock is a cycle of preparing for winter and winter.
It’s always nice having enough hay, straw, pine shavings, etc ready for the winter season.
Usually the cows don’t mind cold weather, even when it snows. But mine don’t like cold rain when the temps are in the low 30’s.
Putting down straw in four lean-to sheds for them this morning.
As always, they like to help.

01/05/2025

Pretty crazy that it is 33 degrees and I just heard thunder
We have a few cold days ahead with a little warm up at the end of the week.
I know some of you are getting hammered with very bad weather.
Stay safe friends.

01/05/2025

Driving conditions will continue to deteriorate across a large portion of Missouri as this storm continues throughout the rest of the weekend. Some portions of northwest and north central Missouri are under a blizzard warning. All motorists across the state are encouraged to 𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗗 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗟, especially if you are in the area under a blizzard warning. Due to the weather and road conditions, there is the potential that emergency responders could have an extended response time. More details: https://www.modot.org/node/61041

01/04/2025

Smokey the cat is about 12 years old and he is one of our three barn cats.
He never gets to come in the house. The cats have a heated tack room in the barn that has a cat door for them. So, even in the winter, they have a pretty good life for barn cats.
But sometimes he waits on either the front or back porch to see his six month old buddy Pebbles.
This afternoon it was misty and super cold, so I carried him inside for the first time.
He weighs 17lbs and Pebbjes weighs 9lbs.
I don’t know if Pebbles is his puppy or if he is Pebbles’ kitty.
But at any rate, they are best friends and he is very tolerant of her puppy energy.
They make me happy.

01/04/2025

It was a nice cold January morning to prune a bunch of ornamental and fruit trees that are along our 1/4 mile driveway.
I had a great helper this morning to get it all done.
She stayed warm driving the Polaris and did a pretty good job of supervising. The Polaris also gave me a place to warm up every so often and I did not have to walk to get to it.
It is a huge help when she drives. That keeps me from jumping in and out to drive from tree to tree. It also allows me to open gates and keep cattle from getting out when it is time to unload everything onto a big brush pile.
Two loads by noon and we were finished. By then it had warmed up to 34 degrees.