Lucas soaks up the sun in the calving shed… **** March 9, 2010 Twisted March 9, 2009 Photographer/Artist/Friend March 9, 2008 Coolin’ Off
Questions and Answers – March 2011 Edition
Oh, you guys always amaze me at your great questions! I know I say that often… but you still keep coming up with good ones! Question: were you living on the ranch in 1988 during the great Yellowstone Park fire? and if so, what did you experience from such a close proximity? Marilyn Marilyn, yes!…
After Birth – the Video
I couldn’t resist… that newborn stagger of brand new calves is one of the best benefits of being a rancher. Enjoy this Baby Calf Walk… Remember, last chance for Questions for tomorrow’s Answer night! Enter them in the comment section! **** March 7, 2010 Fossil Cliffhanger March 7, 2009 Heifer Story 2 March…
After Birth 3
Alrighty, then! We’ve had the babies, weighed, tagged, earmarked them and cleaned up the mess they made during the birthing process. Now it’s time to kick them out! If we have time and space, we’ll let them stay in their pens, but like yesterday… we were cranking babies out and needed each pen we could…
What Cuties
Sorry, folks. I had a big day and I am TIRED. So I’m going to beg for mercy and skip my planned entry for After Birth 3 tonight. Johnny and Daniel went to a bull sale, and that left Vernon and I to feed and check heifers. Of course, we had 10 babies today! So,…
After Birth 2
The story began yesterday… how after the birth of a calf… there are things we always do. Once the calf’s on the ground, then comes… you guessed it… time to clean up. Even though our heifers are the only ones to use the calving shed (our cows do it out in sheltered areas), it’s still…
After Birth
While my friend Ryan over at Agriculture Proud actually wrote about afterbirth (as in placenta) in one of his recent posts, this entry deals with what happens after a calf is born! I’ve talked about feeding heifers, checking heifers, and shown you calving heifers in various videos… I’ve never really covered what happens next. Daniel was…
Wordless Wednesday – “Babyface”
For this week… Aaaaah. Babyface. **** March 2, 2010 Great Reward March 2, 2009 Heifers Step 1 March 2, 2008 No entry.
Dog Training Tip 1
People ask me dog training tips quite often. Maybe because, on occasion, my dogs do behave wonderfully well. It’s not a permanent state, though… and I take the blame for it. There are some things my dogs do fairly well… others… like being anti-social with other dogs… I haven’t DIScouraged, simply because of where I…
A Walk
When Victoria comes for a visit, we HAVE to take the dogs for a walk. Mine, because it helps keep any crankiness level low with the visitors… Hers, because they’re “townies” and when they’re here, they just want to RUN. And Jazz and Sadie can outrun all of my dogs! My dogs have to stop…
Shop Away
Victoria’s been here the past few days… and I’ve drawn her into my decorating dilemma. She’s helped hold a picture or two… and confirmed that I should just hammer those nails into the plaster! She’s actually had an *opinion* unlike the guys, whose answers of “I don’t know.” do NOT help nor inspire me. She’s…
Into the Blue
Honestly. With my morning coffee steaming from the sandstone mug gripped in my hand, I grab the book. It’s a good one. Written by someone who knows Wyoming. Who knows her country and animals and people. I sit at the table, devouring words for breakfast. Perhaps I should wait to make a review… wait for…