Welcome to Alderspring’s Weekend Newsletter. Thank you for partnering with us in what we do!
This Week’s Story: Winter Cold, Winter Quiet
Dear Friends
This morning, I went up to the corrals to break water for the two weanling fillies I picked up from a neighbor last week. The frost was still opaque on the windshield as I made my way up the driveway, and I peered through the small area above the windshield where the defroster…
Store News
Next Shipping Date: Tuesday, January 21st
We generally ship every Monday, holiday weeks excepting (see calendar). You’ll get a tracking number when we ship your order. UPS may initially show an extra day of transit time, but will correct late Monday night when orders hit the Salt Lake hub.
Next Restock Date: Wednesday, January 22nd
We restock every Wednesday and send out a sale flyer on Wednesday in the early evening with the week’s deals.
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Tallow skincare is available once again!
This Week’s Reader-Only Deals
Use the code “TWOSIXTEENTHS” at checkout when you buy any two grass fed (not certified organic) sixteenths and get 10% off both.
Use the code “BEEFROASTS” to get 10% off organic grass fed rump roast, organic grass fed eye of round roast, and organic grass fed tri tip roast.
To access these sale items, and for more deals and products, you can click the button below!
Ranch News
The wind was blowing a bit this morning, so Rose and Jed fed the cattle in a tight spiral. This way, the cattle are closer together and shield each other from the brisk breeze, while generating heat together in close quarters. Photo credit Melanie Elzinga.
Moving cows to a new pasture. Photo credit Rose Morris.
Justice and Clinton have been working to replace the fence that surrounds the stack yard. Photo credit Justice Mitchell.
They have been tearing out the old fence and replacing it with a new jack-and-rail fence. They will then add hog panels along one side to make sure no calves can slip under the rails. Photo credit Justice Mitchell.
This week Rose and Josh worked on installing a new pole from which to hang a dust bag full of diatomaceous earth. Photo credit Josh Whitling.
They anchored it to an already existing tripod (pictured on the left). These jack and rail tripods are scattered all over the ranch, and they keep the cattle from rubbing on, stomping on, and damaging things like irrigation risers and the like. Photo credit Rose Morris.
The diatomaceous earth in the bag dusts the cattle as they stand next to and walk under it. This helps combat any lice or other bugs that affect our cattle. These bugs, untreated, can lead to the cows rubbing off patches of their hair as they seek to alleviate their itchiness. In the winter these bald patches can cause frost damage to their skin. Photo credit Rose Morris.
Annie and Jed planning the best way to sort yearlings. Photo credit Rose Morris.
Annie manning the gate to let through only the yearlings that they need to separate from the rest of the herd. Photo credit Rose Morris.
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