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Recent news and happenings at Yellow Wood Llamas

Shearing Time

Posted on by June 28, 2008

With summer heat only a few weeks away we have completed our annual ritual of giving each llama their summer haircuts.  Some of the llamas get show cuts while others are shorn completely.  Most of our breeding females receive a full body shearing to provide them the maximum comfort during the hot anc very humid Indiana summers.

Our pet llamas such as Buster and Lewis also receive full body cuts.

Heat Stress is the largest risk most llamas face during the hot summer months.  Shearing your llamas is absolutely essential to protect them from the often fatal effects of heat stress.  For information on shearing your llamas check in the General Care section (http://www.ywl.com/?cat=13) of our Llama FAQ.

Fred

Another Hughes Net Update

Posted on by April 7, 2008

Well our experiences with the Hughes net satellite internet service has not been all wine and roses.  In my past posts I indicated that I was reasonably pleased with Hughes Net.  Unfortunately, I experienced very slow download speeds (slower than dial-up) over a two week period in mid-March.  Calls to technical support did not correct the problem.  Hughes did dispatch a service person to verify the dish alignment and check for cabling problems, but that did not resolve the issue. Fortunately, the problem went away on its own and has not returned for the past two weeks. 

 However, I do notice a consistent pattern of the speed dropping off in the evenings by 50% or more betwee 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm.  I suspect that Hughes Net is overselling their capacity in anticipation of their newest satellite coming online within the next several weeks. 

I’ll continue to post my experiences–good and bad for all of you rural dwellers like me that do not have another high speed internet option.

Fred

Spring Finally Arrives

Posted on by January 22, 2013
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Early Crocus Blooms

 

Old man winter has been holding on by his finger tips for the past 3 weeks.  Our daily highs and lows have been bouncing between the mid-20’s and lower 40’s for the past three weeks.  We have also had a deluge of rain.

But he is finally loosing his grip.  The daffodils and crocuses are also popping up throughout the yard.   Finally, this weekend the temperatures moved into the lower 60’s.  This weekend even gave us two days of very welcome sunshine.