I thought I’d give a quick update on my freeze branding. We freeze branded mid November, you can read about it here. My first attempts at my brand aren’t overly great… but they will do. My “slash lazy A” is thinner than I’d like, so I probably needed to hold it on a bit longer….
Author: Carol
Throwback Thursday: Eighteen
I about forgot… after checking last week I hadn’t overshot the date, I just vaguely knew today that I was missing something. I guess I’m getting old and forgetful! Let’s do math… 2026 – 2008. 18. Really? Really? So, yes, that long ago, I sat down to start writing this blog. Am I insane, or…
Wordless Wednesday: Among the Willows
For a jigsaw puzzle of this bald eagle among the willows, go HERE.
In Sight
Vernon thinks he may be done digging trenches for pipelines. At least until further plans are made. Not that there isn’t finishing work like backfilling and installation of tanks… but, whew, what a project it has been. I should measure the length of the trenches, average the number of scoops per mile, and figure out…
PAP Happy
Once again it was time to PAP test the young bulls and heifers that belong to Daniel and I. We don’t do this for all the ranch’s, just ones we personally own. Daniel does it because he sells his bulls and knowing that his breeding is producing low PAP bulls and heifers is a great…
Three Cat Day
Many of you may have heard of a Three Dog Night, but Indy flipped it today, with a three cat day.
Never Happen Again
It was probably my second or third winter here… winter was hard and cold. The cows were out on the BLM where they’re allowed to stay until January 15. If conditions were bad: deep snow, no water, no feed, frigid cold…we would bring them in early and start feeding them hay. That one winter… it…
Throwback Thursday: Every Morning, v.2.0
This was first posted January 18, 2016. Every morning this time of year, the guys are all doing a version of this. Whether they’re driving or pitching, or running an automatic bale feeder… they are out there first thing, feeding calves, steers, heifers, cows, and bulls! It doesn’t matter what the temperature is. It doesn’t…
Wordless Wednesday: Dancing Clouds
For a jigsaw puzzle of these dancing clouds, go HERE.
Dangerous Things
Have you heard the saying, you should let kids do dangerous things safely? It’s a good motto for country kids…
Well Done
We went to Worland today to work. It seems strange to do, but for a few years, we’ve put our heifers in a feedlot over there to let them grow. They do a great job there, giving them a balanced diet, keeping a close eye on their health. But it was time to bangs vaccinate…
Nervous
I sent out the message I was going for a walk by the creek with my fishing pole if anyone wanted to join… the day was nice and it isn’t a normal January activity… but why not? Quinlan and Lorelei showed up… I loaned Lorelei a lure. She was struggling with her casting, so we…