Yay! I did it! I couldn’t make it on my big computer, so my iPad bailed me out. It’s kind of a quick job, but it works. This goes along with my post from two days ago… looking for the “lost” calf that two mommas had ignored when they both claimed the same baby. Enjoy!
Author: Carol
Dismal
The day started out fairly dismal… The sun did come out finally… just enough to dry the cows off and knock back some of the snow. It’s still not very warm, but it will improve through the week. I drove around and around with Brandon this morning though I didn’t do anything. Things seemed fairly…
Storm
A storm blew in… and babies decided to be born in it. The guys went daylight to dark today making sure that each one was up and had something to drink… and that went for the ones a few days old as well. It might mean surrounding the cow so that the calf had an…
Familial Bond
”Meeeeeeh.” I let out a poor imitation of a calf and watched the hillside across the draw. Cows were standing there and I wanted them to go find their calves. A bawling baby will get any mother’s attention, so again… “meeeeeeeh”. I wasn’t very convincing, I guess. Vernon had told me that two cows had…
Reminiscing XVIII
This story is from James Greet, written in 1991 about his life as a cowboy in the 1940’s. (continued from last week) Back on the trail again after our overnight stay at the Mahogany Buttes. Our travel was always gaining elevation to Cottonwood Pass. Our next camp would be at Bate’s Creek. We would put…
Throwback Thursday: Top Bar Hive Bee Barn, v.2.0
This was first posted March 24, 2014. I really did enjoy having my bees… I managed to clean out my future Top Bar Hive Bee Barn (thanks, Susan, for coming up with the appropriate name!… though “boudoir” ran a close second!) at least partially this morning. The heavy stuff is going to have to wait…
Wordless Wednesday: Old Tree
For a jigsaw puzzle of this old tree, go HERE. This one might be difficult! Let me know your time!
National Ag Day
It was a gorgeous day for the first day of spring! Today is also National Ag Day, celebrating agriculture. While my afternoon of helping the guys may qualify as a celebration… I figured I’d share some info you may not know about ag… Have you ever thought about the byproducts of cattle? Most people think…
How To Walk Your Dog Ranch Style
Walking the dog… And back… And forth… and back and forth… for hours. End up with two exhausted dogs!
Crew
While we were working on the electric fence, Brandon was off processing the newborn calves. We don’t check on the cows at night like we do the heifers. Labor problems are not a huge concern and they’ve all had calves before… so, excepting blizzard conditions… they are on their own at night. Vernon will check…
One Time or Another
After struggling to figure out some maintenance on my little Japanese mini truck, I decided to go see what progress Vernon had made with some brush clearing. I met him on the road and he requested some help with a different project. Cows had been “escaping” by pushing through some existing electrical fence. He wanted…
Reminiscing XVII
This story is from James Greet, written in 1991 about his life as a cowboy in the 1940’s. TRAILING BEEF TO THE RAILROAD It was a common practice for the stockmen of the area to trail their “for sale” livestock to Lysite and then by railroad to the Omaha stock market. We rounded up the…