The calves are now used to being on their own. This is the “innocent” corral… it was the calves in the other corral that escaped and led us on a not-so-merry chase. They are back where they belong. We weighed the “good” bunch today. We keep all sorts of records on our cattle… even weighing…
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Just Another Adventure
As anyone that has livestock can attest… whether it’s cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, or goats… the words you DON’T want to hear are, “The __________ are out.” Now, you can fill in that blank with the various livestock you own, or you can fill it with some creative descriptive words. A few creative descriptive words…
Weaning
We weaned our last bunch before this storm. The basic idea is simply to separate mommas cows from calves. People have creative ways to do it, but we’re pretty simple and old school around here. Sorting here is done on foot. Riding horses and sorting cattle works for some people, but if you don’t do…
A Little Wet
We will be weaning tomorrow… and in preparation, we water down the corrals. Dust can be your enemy when calves, already stressed from leaving their mothers, breathe all that dust into their lungs. They can easily get sick… and, possibly, die. This time of year, especially this year… Wyoming *is* Dust. The corrals at home…
The Sky Doesn’t Fit In My Camera Lens
Predicted rain showers and cool winds. Nevertheless, we decided to wean our small bunch of calves, so the boys and I saddled our horses, and Johnny and Vernon loaded their four wheelers into a different horse trailer, and we were off! This leased pasture is only about a half an hour’s drive from home, but…
Calves
So the baby calves are weaned, but there’s a few things we do… We run them through the alley and chute, vaccinating them, worming them, and giving them a shot of minerals to help them along. The plan was for everyone to be on deck working in the corral. Victoria’s husband, however, spotted some of…
Wean Flaps
The last quarter of our herd was preg tested today. So was Brandon’s little bunch and a neighbor’s. I got there just as they were finishing up with Brandon’s… and good timing too, since he is trying something I’ve been wanting to do for a couple of years! Here’s our neighbor, with a helping hand…
Minute Movie: Gathering the Mountain Pasture
Computer freezing… too cloudy to see the eclipse… rain missed us… kinda one of those “ugh” nights… Not the one I wanted, but it was ready to go… here’s the Minute Movie from a couple of weeks ago… gathering the mountain pasture for weaning. Had to add the canned music because the wind was blowing…
Weaning
The sunshine met us early this morning. This jaunt revealed no elk this time around… although I heard one way off in the distance… and at one point their musky odor surrounded me… I continued through my favorite aspen patch… only a few leaves are golden yellow… Although the calves didn’t realize it, this was…
Grass and Weaning
Well, I didn’t ride today, I decided to go back to bed! After waking up two hours later, I teamed up with my sister-and-brother-in-law. We drove up the mountain just to have lunch with the guys! We had perfect timing, catching them as they brought the cows in the horse pasture and then into the…
Sweetie
Morning found us headed up the mountain to wean calves. The guys had left their horses up yesterday… I was afoot. We headed them all towards the corral… c’mon, girls! Before we knew it, the trucks arrived… and we hustled to sort the calves off from their mommas. We were home by noon, and then…
Grab
We decided to wean our last little group today… but Panama has sliced himself open with a wire cut… and I’m trying to get something finished here by Friday… so I stayed behind for most of the day! I did have to ride up once just for kicks and giggles… and to grab you a…