The Musk Ox Farm

Nonprofit dedicated to the domestication of the musk ox, promoting gentle musk ox husbandry, qiviut production, and public education.

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@Fongolia @kimo_wasabi @Jeopardy LOVE IT! Thank you so much for supporting the farm, and sharing it with your dad. Sorry for the late response - we don't get on the Twitterverse very often, someday that will change when we can hire more staff to do all of the things. :)

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Would you just look at this handsome boy! 😍 Young bull Heath is easy to spot with his perfectly symmetrical, pristine horns and pretty face. A recent graduate into the big bull pen, he's fitting right in with... https://t.co/QmOUBwozy2

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When it rains it pours - another set of TWINS were born just after noon today, Sycamore's first!! Must be those UAF-LARS genetics from first-time breeding bull Larch?! Due to the unprecedented nature of today's... https://t.co/NRFm2E3rAw

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The National Park kids got their horns trimmed yesterday! It's crazy how different a few inches of missing horn can change their appearance so drastically. Acadia here was easy to spot in a crowd with her wiley... https://t.co/pdQteWjXjZ

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We just had to share this beauty from our friends up at LARS - Robert G. White Large Animal Research Station in Fairbanks! It sure made out day, we hope it gives you all a decent chuckle as well. 😅 #totallyaccurate #unscienceananimal #muskoxanatomy... https://t.co/I81pTXk7hH

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Sometimes, when we feed our animals, they zombie mob us. And by sometimes, we mean all of the times. #mobbed #youdthinkweneverfeedthem #zombieoxen
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#muskox #muskoxen #muskoxfarm #farm #education... https://t.co/ELzBLNvUP6

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Our little Katmai's horns were so broad that he was having a hard time getting up and onto the scale in the barn for his weekly weighing. So, he got a much needed horn trim!

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As most of you know by now, Luna girl here is pretty obsessed with her food. So much so, that she'll allow herself to be turned into a table to get at that tasty truck hay. There's simply no time to wait for... https://t.co/tJBnHKUDyI

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Thank you to Tastemade Travel for such awesome shots of our farm this past spring! The music doesn't hurt either 😄 Now you can all get an even better idea of what to expect when you come up for a visit! https://t.co/dtDNzgRZ88

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Another #oxtoberfest in the books! Thank you so much to all of you who came out and supported the Musk Ox Farm and Alaska Farmland Trust, it was a beautiful evening filled with beautiful people!! #oxfest... https://t.co/IePqcyCiSw

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When our qiviut goes through the dehairing process before being spun into yarn, it gets separated by machine into different qualities of fiber. "Prime" refers to the final output, or what gets made into 100%... https://t.co/1T49BKodQ1

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Check out the beautiful shots of our guys and gals Buzzfeed captured for this lovely little gem of a video. Happy #friYAY!! #tgif #muskox #muskoxen #muskoxfarmak #qiviut #fiber #wonderwool https://t.co/2f76g6HQE2

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Join us tomorrow for the last Qnitting with Qiviut session of the season! It looks like rain is in store so we'll be inside the tour barn. Bring your needles, a project you're working on, or just come hang out to... https://t.co/INin75eAyR

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Anyone else experiencing the remnants of a distant typhoon? Welp, even if it's a tropical paradise where you live here's a little #babymuskox montage sure to brighten up even the sunniest of #muskoxmondays.... https://t.co/qseomO7Ccr

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Thank you so much to all of our amazing runners who came out ready and up for the challenge for the 16th Annual Running with the Bulls! The results are in and can be found through the link below. The skies cleared up just in... https://t.co/XZZqMojYvU

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TONIGHT! 10 Dollar Bet treats us to vintage music that includes contras, rags, polkas, swing, jump and old world favorites. Doors open @ 7 to view the musk oxen, show starts @ 7:30. Tickets are $15 at the door, $35 for a family pass! https://t.co/avRHex46Tn