If there isn’t a Cow Hall of Fame – there should be. The story I am about to share with you is truly remarkable. We have all heard the nursery rhyme about the old woman with more children than she knew what to do. Well – I have the cow that has so many [...]
Ranch work is never done. We have a 90 day calving period – which means all our calves “hit the ground” in a 90 day window. Our calves are born between December 1st through the first week in March. In April, the cows are rounded up for the calves to be “worked” – vaccinations, worming, [...]
We have been really busy. Tuesday – two weeks ago we sold our calves. Yes – it was 2 months earlier than usual, but we had not had any rain for almost 30 days – not a drop – and temps over 100. The pastures were getting bare and our ponds and creeks were starting [...]
This morning was a cold one – deep frost on the ground – frost on the backs of the cows. We started feeding as soon as we had enough sunlight to see - we knew that this morning they all needed that extra shot of protein. You know – sort of like your double shot [...]
