Town called my name ALL DAY today… So, a bit of yesterday’s tour… A blue billed Ruddy Duck sails by the cattle on Wire Corral Reservoir. Isn’t he pretty?
Tag: cattle
Spreading Salt
Vernon requested I take some salt out to the cows today… and to help him out, I did! Having a chance to drive around, take in the scenery, have an outing with the dogs, and occasionally shove a 50# block of salt off the pickup, sounded like a great deal! It was.
Score!
Ranch Course Herding Level II: Out of the corral. Down the rocks. By the granary. Through the gate. Across the field to the corral. Score!
All Hands on Deck
It was a full day… feeding Daniel’s baby bulls… (Note the vultures soaking up the morning sun in the cottonwood behind them) Weighing, pouring, and vaccinating the yearling heifers… We weigh them individually to chart their growth, and pour de-wormer on their backs (like you put on tick and flea medicine on your dog) and…
Wordless Wednesday – “Patience”
Patience is a virtue, especially while waiting for this spring to arrive…
Too Exciting
It’s here! It’s here! It’s awesome. My top bar hive arrived today and I’m just giddy! I can give you a video tour tomorrow… I’ve decided to wait to transfer them until the end of the week. It has been cold and blustery and snowing on occasion and even though the top bar might be…
Getting Anxious
After the 8 inches of snow melted in one day… We had plenty of mud. It was starting to settle… Then it snowed an inch and rained a smidge last night. Back to mud. Another snowstorm is due Sunday night or Monday. No wonder the four seasons of Wyoming are ice, mud, dust, and fire….
Wordless Wednesday – “Waiting for Breakfast”
For this Wordless Wednesday… The cows are waiting for breakfast!
Snowstorm Calf
8 inches… Which is better than many parts of Wyoming that did receive the predicted foot of snow. The 60 and 70 mph winds did hit the southern section of the state, and the usual windy spots had their snow blown into impressive drifts as well. Good thing our carpenter listened to the weather reports…
Wordless Wednesday – “You’re Not Taking a Picture of Me, Are You?”
Nope, Daniel. Nope. I’m not taking a picture of you! **** Winner of the SoapStone to be announced tomorrow! Yes, there was a winner! More of a story to tell than I can do on Wordless Wednesday, though! 😉
By Jove
Here they come. Me and my partner blocked this road and forced them uphill on the other road. We did well, even though my partner slept through most of it. Yup. We did good. They’re headed the right way now! We kept the heifers from joining the party by moving them two fences away… By…
Bond. Just Bond!
I traipsed around after the guys the other afternoon… shocked to find that only 5 miles down the road, they didn’t have snow! Somehow, I always think if I have snow… everyone has snow… You’d think I’d learn. We live just over the divide, and it frequently starts snowing within 3 miles of home. Anyway,…