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Monday, March 24. 2008

Bringing It In



A cow dragging her newborn calf to the feed ground. Taken 3/13/2008.
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Tuesday, February 26. 2008

Happy

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The chickens are very happy with the heifers being around home. Lots of stuff to scratch up and peck at. Between the scratch feed and warmer temperatures their egg production is really taking off. Taken 2/16/2008.
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Friday, February 15. 2008

Wonder



One of the heifers wondering what I am up to. Taken 2/9/2008.
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Tuesday, February 12. 2008

Surprise



First calf heifer just discovering she had a baby. She was really excited about it. She cleaned it up and took good care of it. The hired hand thought we wouldn't have a calf until the 15th, I said we would have at least 10 by the 15th. This calf was number 10. Shows what he knows. Taken 2/11/2008.
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Saturday, February 2. 2008

Eating



Two year old eating on a flake of hay. Taken 1/23/2008.
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Wednesday, December 5. 2007

What



A cow enjoying the early morning sun on a cold morning. She seemed to be giving me a look of "what do you want?" This particular one is a two year old that had her first calf weaned this fall. Pretty good shape for such a young critter. Taken 12/2/2007.
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Tuesday, December 4. 2007

Tall Grass



A cow grazing out in a field of hay that i let go to seed this year. I see more and more cows out in the field all the time now that other grass is running out. I'm hoping by letting it go to seed it will thicken up some. It is pretty skimpy in spots. Taken 11/4/2007.
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Saturday, November 24. 2007

Licking



I'm trying something a little different this year. Protein tubs. They have been around for quite a while but I have never used them before. They are big tubs with a free choice protein supplement in them which is supposed to help get some protein in the cattle when grazing the fall grasses that don't have much. Here is a cow licking on one. These particular ones are a new product on the market and I am not sure they are getting enough to do them any good. I'll see how they do on them before I completely pass judgment but from what I see, I like the results. Taken 11/19/2007.
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Friday, November 23. 2007

Glasses

I really think somebody needs a pair of glasses.

Story of man mistaking cow for a coyote is confounding

A man says he shot a neighbor's cow after mistaking it for a coyote. But authorities and the owner are skeptical.

The undersheriff in northern Michigan's Benzie County said he doesn't see how anyone could confuse a 1,400-pound pregnant cow with a coyote, which typically weighs between 20 and 45 pounds.


HOW IN BLUE BLAZES DO YOU MISTAKE A COW FOR A COYOTE????? Would you trust somebody with a rifle that can't tell the difference in the two? I always say it takes alol types but I think we could do without this type. He can't tell the difference between a cow and a coyote. Damn, how stupid.

Properly speaking, history is nothing but the crimes and misfortunes of the human race.
Pierre Bayle
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Wednesday, September 26. 2007

Old Age



One of these days I really need to consider getting rid of my old cows. I Let cows go to the hills if they are in good shape. I noted while cutting this cow is 17 years old. She is in pretty good shape for being in the hills all summer but her calf is a little below par. It will sell with the rest but it's just not great. No surprise there. Instead of getting rid of my old cows maybe I need to start a new breed of long lived cows that are capable of sustained production. What a plan. Taken 9/23/2007.
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Monday, September 24. 2007

Sorting



I spent the weekend sorting steer pairs from heifer pairs in preparation for shipping. We will finish the job today. I've heard it rained quite a bit in Billings and other parts of the state. We weren't so fortunate. The dry parched ground could really use a good drink right now. Taken 9/22/2007.
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Thursday, September 20. 2007

Large



I swear the closer we get the cattle to home, the larger the calves look and this is an example. Truthfully though i am a little unhappy with the unevenness of the calves. My calving was to spread out this year. Taken 9/18/2007.
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Thursday, September 13. 2007

Grass



Some fine grazing here. The funny thing is they are just moving through this pasture on the way home for shipping. I think I will put the cows back out here after shipping to graze this off. It's nice to have lots of grass for a change. Taken 9/12/2007.
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Saturday, September 8. 2007

Trailing Out



We gathered the far, rough pasture yesterday to get the cows closer to home for shipping. Here we are trailing them up the raod on the way out. You might remember earlier in the summer i said I lost a cow to lightning. The dinky calf in the back is her calf. That's what happens to calves that lose their mothers. Taken 9/7/3007.
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Thursday, September 6. 2007

Change



I noticed that the trees are starting to turn a little bit. It seems a little early to me. I was wondering if they were turning because it was time or are they turning because it is dry? I'll probably never know the answer. Taken 9/2/2007.
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