When there’s rough country… Reagan gets to ride with me in my sxs. So somewhere around 6:30 am, she was dropped off, squishy and blanket and snacks and water bottle in hand. We let the chickens out, loaded up, and after miles of zooming on roads, caught up with the cowboys just bridling their horses….
Little Branding
After we trailed in, there were a few young calves to brand. Vaccinating and tagging team were ready. The new roper was ready. The old roper was too. I hauled the electric branding iron around. No pictures of myself. I definitely overheated… but we did it. One more little branding to go!
How Amazing!
So… we’re back out gathering cattle. Vernon has driven to Billings… leaving at 4:30 am. Our calves are selling on the video auction and he’s there. If we were home, we’d have the live video up on YouTube. Well, Daniel had an answer. He has a mini Starlink and I had it in my side…
Mountain Substitute
As I went to work Thursday to do my last day of summer reading at the library, the rest of my crew moved cows to the top of the mountain. Megan did me the favor of taking a few photos. It looks like a wonderful day! Thanks for being my substitute Megan!
Throwback Thursday: Going Nowhere, v.2.0
This was first published June 28, 2016. I continue to check the water and cows and salt and mineral supplies on the Slope Pasture. That means load the dogs, grab some water for me!, a 50# sack of mineral and salt each, check the gas gauge on the Rhino, make sure you have on wraparound…
Wordless Wednesday: Dry Country
For a jigsaw puzzle of Daniel gathering cows in this dry country, go HERE.
Outhouse Build
Project of the day… more work on the outhouse! I finally had all my supplies. I am using old snap together flooring on the walls. However, I’m nailing them down, so I’m hoping it won’t pop in the cold. But… it is an outhouse… It looks pretty good. Then I had an old cabinet tucked…
Egg Bound
I’ll shake my head TWICE on this one… I’m down to a dozen chickens. I’m not counting Tuck, depending on whether she turns out to be a hen or rooster… and I still have that hen setting on some eggs… but I let my chickens out yesterday and noticed one hen wasn’t moving. Wings lowered….
Eventually
The second time I helped gather was actually the third day… and we were only short a few head. Finding 20 something cows in a pasture that measures in miles isn’t easy. I left Daniel and Jaxon trailing in two pair and drove along, looking down along a deep draw. Nope. Brown grass. Prairie dogs….
Gathering the Badlands
While I had to work at the library the first day of gathering cows in the badlands, I did help the second day,(and the third). While I’ve not been brave enough to ride horseback since I wrecked my knee, my “pony” and I can catch up to the cowboys pretty fast. Lorelei, on the left,…
Changing Clothes
I waited way too late to post and now I’m struggling to stay awake. We gathered cows out of the badlands. Lots of photos and a bit of a story about the library, but I can’t focus good enough to tell. I did find this interesting… as I huffed and puffed on foot around the…