Chance brought us up Gus and Sam pretty early yesterday as he had to go help a guy. Also got them today.
So I had Granny and a couple little guys help me to feed, yesterday. Had a little trouble getting Gus to hang on to the front of the wagon. Seems he is a little hard headed. wonder who he inherited that from?!!!!
When we came in from feeding, I noticed Crackerjack was at the corral. He’s getting big enough to breed a mare so I got him captured and we hauled him to the vet to get him gelded. I thought of doing it myself, but couldn’t get a hold of the neighbor who has the emasculater’s and didn’t feel like having to start a fire to heat an iron so I could sear the ends of the cords. As it turned out, taking him to the vet was a better idea as he bled quite a bit anyway. Maybe all the sweetclover hay I’ve feed in the hay this past winter. Vet said they have lost some cattle from it this spring. Sweet clover thins the blood. So if a cow starts bleeding, it’s hard to get it stopped, such as if they prolapse. He suggested you only feed the hay to yearlings or anything that will not be calving or the horses. I’m glad I only have a few bales left.
What do they say “the apple doesn’t fall to far from the tree;)”