The boys are catching up in the tally count. And time for me to catch up, too. So here we go… Update on Eva and the bon-bons. Eva’s full name is Eva Bonnie – we call her Eva Bon-Bon… now she has real bon-bons to take care of. But Eva is having a little troubleContinue reading “heifers 9 – bulls 5”
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heifer 6 – bulls 1
Soon after last nights’ posting another cow had her calf. When we left her last night there was a set of little hooves starting to show. She had her calf up on a hill. Maybe she could see the house better. But by this evening she had brought her calf down with the rest ofContinue reading “heifer 6 – bulls 1”
heifers 3, bulls 1
A super quick post tonight… Meet calf #1001 – heifer calf born yesterday to Gracie CJ. This is her first calf. And meet calf #1002 – heifer calf born late this morning to Sara Jane, our oldest cow, and one of the original 5 cows we first purchased. Not very clear pictures, they were takenContinue reading “heifers 3, bulls 1”
heifers 1 – bulls 1
The heifer yearlings have been hanging out at the water cooler and spreading the latest gossip. What’s new? Have you heard? Shacalf…… Mama Shaw…… <whisper… whisper… whisper…> The experienced cows and first time calvers mostly hung out in the bull cave giving The bull cave is nothing but a bunch of hawthorns that the bullsContinue reading “heifers 1 – bulls 1”
its started…
We wait nearly a year for this day to arrive. And it is even more special this year (not that it isn’t special any other time) because we lost our herd sire within the first couple of weeks of breeding due to injury last year. His full brother (and another son later in the season)Continue reading “its started…”
harrowing experience
It’s happens every year…during THAT particular time of year… okay, maybe a little early this year.. but generally it happens at the time of year when the ground is drying up and the fields or pastures are in need of being tidied up. Especially where the cattle were fed and maintained over the winter months.Continue reading “harrowing experience”
technical difficulties
… that were self-induced. I have no idea what happened but the blog reverted to ‘draft mode’ for several days or so which eventually was brought to my attention. The error was corrected and then promptly followed by inactivity…. of the blog. I’ve been AWOL due to all sorts of various excuses like tax paperwork,Continue reading “technical difficulties”
holding pattern
Winter sometimes wraps its arms around you and keeps you in a holding pattern… or in a rut. Which sometimes isn’t a bad thing if you need that rut to find you way to the top of the driveway when there’s a ton of slick mud or a good layer of snow and everything looksContinue reading “holding pattern”
just another day off
Another day off from my employment off the ranch, just like any other day off. Lately it seems like those days have been filled with weather-related annoyances. But this morning I may have slept in a bit but the routine chores still need to be done. Oh, wait a minute…. what was that? Something doesn’tContinue reading “just another day off”
let’s feed some cows
Using the word ‘cows’ above loosely in place of ‘cattle’… feeding time for them this morning involved wind, ice and careful footing for man and beast. Despite the warm temperatures outside, it was still pretty cold because of the windchill. The wind kicked up around 10PM overnight and the melting top layer of snow becameContinue reading “let’s feed some cows”
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