The next snow storm arrives tomorrow so Vernon decided to drive to Cody *today* to pick up our order of mineral. Mineral provides supplemental minerals to cattle, improving their health. That sounds very silly, but how else can you say it? Think of it as a “multivitamin”. Buying four pallet loads means you just can’t…
Tasty
Our nice and sunny is headed for nasty and cloudy, AGAIN. Storms and the resulting changes in air pressure can bring on labor. Even though the majority of our heifers should calve starting the 27th of February, weather and low birthweight bulls (used on our heifers for ease in calving their first babies) can slightly…
Action
More photos from yesterday… (I still couldn’t get them to download to my iPad, but a direct line to my desktop works, so I did manage to save these photos…) Indy and Bravo run alongside each other trying to catch up to the herd. We are all on four wheelers or side by side, the…
Getting Close
I’m having problems downloading photos off my camera… but the dogs and I helped bring the heifers up close to the calving shed in preparation for calving season today. We peeled off 37 cows that were with them and took them to a field. It’s amazingly awesome when the cows know where to go and…
#TBT: The Job Everyone Ha- Doesn’t Care For, v.2.0
This was first posted February 24, 2012. “The job everyone hates.” That’s the way Daniel described his afternoon chore of grinding grain. We feed our calves extra grain rations during the winter… it helps them grow big and strong! If we only fed them hay, like their mothers, they would put much of that energy…
Wordless Wednesday: Waiting in the Sunshine
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End with Smiles
It seems hard to believe, but Lacee and Lorelei are old enough to be on a recreation district basketball team. They have both been excited, as they have watched their older brothers play and were anxious to give it a shot. So to speak. Lorelei has even been dreaming about basketball! Their first game was…
Yet to be Found
When the sun is out and the temperature is in the upper forties, it’s difficult to believe the weather prediction of a winter storm tomorrow. There’s just enough snow to still make walking across it stressful, unsure if you’re going to sink in four inches, slip on a coating of ice or a slush puddle,…
Barn Practice
After the cows have been fed and chores done, we’ve been trying to take it easy… letting the families have time together or simply relaxing. We know quite well that calving season is almost upon us and that it will be gogogo. Daniel went snowmobiling, Vernon declining this trip as he’s still sore from Thursday’s…
Keg Rider Trivia
Once a month, the Ten Sleep Brewery has a trivia night. This is my second time going. Eight rounds, including a musical clip category, a photo category, a potpourri, and then assorted topics. Tonight’s topics were on sports and love songs and cooking/home improvement shows. Maybe not our best topics… but the Bada$$ Librarians still…
Enjoy
Can you feel it? Close your eyes. Tip your head back. Breathe through just your nose. That sore muscle in your neck? Stretch, rotate and relax. Let all that heat soak in. The earth is tilting and the sun is regaining strength. While the thermometer reads only 34* and snow remains on the ground, there…
#TBT: I Interrupt This Lesson… For Ranchlife, v.2.0
This was first posted February 17, 2012 Ooops. Yeah, the sewing machine never made it out of my basement. Due to the breakdown of some equipment… I was called into action today. We grained the peewee calves… And fed some cows. And chopped some ice. Why, yes, I *DO* live on a ranch… thanks for…