Bonus: A Puzzle for You! Autumn Haying
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Bonus: A Puzzle for You! Autumn Haying
Author: Carol
Autumn Haying
Vernon and Daniel went to help a neighbor with a leak in one of her waterlines on the mountain. Many of the mountain springs are “developed”, meaning they either have a water tank installed and/or a pipeline. Moving water to different places leads to cattle utilizing more areas to graze… and so, water is a…
Calf Work Video
I made a quick video from the other day. It shows Victoria, Daniel, and Brandon working a calf through the chute. The calf comes in, gets its vaccinations, a shot of mineral supplement, a wormer, and a nasal “flu” shot. It is out 30 seconds later. Calf Work from Carol Greet on Vimeo.
Calves
So the baby calves are weaned, but there’s a few things we do… We run them through the alley and chute, vaccinating them, worming them, and giving them a shot of minerals to help them along. The plan was for everyone to be on deck working in the corral. Victoria’s husband, however, spotted some of…
Little More Preg
Today we worked our newly weaned calves… and… I left my camera outside in my garage, and I’m too lazy to walk out there, so I’ll share a little more from yesterday’s preg test. Daniel runs the vet’s hydraulic chute. It works tremendously well, but you have to put up with the running engine that…
Pregnancy Testing ’16
Up at 5:30 to pack up lunch and everything for preg test day. I actually didn’t leave home until 9 am. Amazing how long it takes to pack food, lawn chairs, drinks, coffee pots, and desserts for the crew! The guys weaned yesterday, so today was easy, just having to deal with cows. I leave…
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When the weather throws us for a loop, there’s usually plenty of “inside” chores available. I, for one, spent the day COOKING! I know, my friends are reading this, choking, gagging, laughing, because I’m very fond of NOT COOKING. Well, it was cold and gloomy and after building a fire in my wood stove, I…
Salsa
The week *was* planned. Somehow, Mother Nature didn’t get the memo. We were to ride the mountain pasture today, gathering the cattle and putting them in the horse pasture for overnight… Then weaning tomorrow. Semi trucks had been ordered. The corral had undergone some repairs. Then the cold front hit bringing rain. Semi’s and wet…
Tack Repair
Perhaps I should have committed to making salsa today… but with all the riding coming up that we’re doing, I decided I should finish my repairs on some tack. Do you remember the ginormous wool saddle pad I made for Vernon? Two hundred dollars worth of wool and hours of work???? A pack rat made…