Kicking Out

It's that time of year again to start moving critters out to the hills and off of feed. The green grass is coming along really well and the pastures I am going into have quite a bit of old grass to go along with the new grass for them to chew on. With the storm coming I won't turn any cows out but the yearling replacement heifers are well able to take care of themselves so we trailed them out yesterday.

I can sure tell it is wet around here. You would be riding along all fine and dandy when all of a sudden you would hit a wet patch and your horse would sink into the mud a foot or so. For that to happen around here it has to be really saturated and not drying well. I again call for warm temperatures to use the moisture in the ground. The forecast doesn't look like it's going to happen though.

Oh well, take the good with the bad. With the storm coming the yearling replacement heifers are really going to feel abused at not getting their feed but by Saturday its supposed to be getting warm and nice again. Their tough, they can handle it. The question is can I?



The yearlings on their way to the waterhole in the Mountain pasture, where this picture was taken. They are always the first bunch we take out to the hills in the spring. Taken 4/4/2006.

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" Robin Williams