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A century’s worth of experience

Lambs in the Dinkum Docker

We had a surprise visitor at the last docking. Our neighbor, Harry Russell, 103, is a retired rancher. Harry docked many a lamb in his day, and enjoyed watching and offering the occasional word of advice. He was happy to take a bucket of lamb fries home.

Harry checks out a lamb

Jenri, Harry, Rose, Sharon, Antonio

Summertime–and the living is easy

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Posted by Ladder Ranch on July 1, 2015 in Animals, Cattle, Horses

Tags: cows, Forest, grass, summer

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