It was time to start our “Sandhills Method” for this year. That basically means we’re moving cows! Those that have calved are left behind with their babies. Those that haven’t calved will be moved to another place. This helps with disease spread (hopefully) and takes the pressure off of the pastures they’re in. They were…

Incentives. Sometimes a little extra attention is all that is needed. This little baby needed to eat. Whether the mom wasn’t a good mother or the baby couldn’t figure it out, we knew we had to get them together. Our portable maternity pen comes in handy for this. The baby was hungry and with minor…

If there was one thing I could change about calving season, it would be this. This crappy, horrid bug that jumps up and can kill a calf in a few hours. Overnight, a happy, healthy calf can turn to this. Fortunately, Daniel has gotten quite proficient at giving IVs. A razor shaves the area in…

A spring snow storm blew in leaving 5” of snow. I rode along to support Vernon while he checked for baby calves. Like this one. He had known this cow was calving and had moved her twice away from the creek. Here she was, back on the creek bank with her brand new baby. All…