We got both… We pregged today. the treat was it was a real nice day and we had a great conception rate on the cattle. Out of 21 head of heifers we AI’d this summer, only one was open and we expected her to be as she was so small. Looks like there were onlyContinue reading “Trick or Treat”
Category Archives: Family
Our Shipping
Went well.. calves weighed good enough and brought enough, tho’ we sure would have taken more!
More shipping
Beautiful morning. Big ol’ moon throw’d off a lot of light, better than the pictures show. But it was still dark enough when we got to the back side we couldn’t see a cow in the dark. We sat until we could see and then started gathering. got them penned sorted the calves off, sexedContinue reading “More shipping”
Well….
We lost an old friend around here. Squirt, a little half horse. Chance found him dead in the corral this morning…. He wasn’t real pretty, or of great conformation, but he sure made a lot of little cowboys and cowgirls happy over the years…. He was born on this ranch, out of a little ShetlandContinue reading “Well….”
Brrrr….
Thick frost on the windows this morning. Had ice out there this morning. Well, the big news is… Chance and Hope are moving home. They are getting a trailer and going to set it up close to where my Grandfather had his house, north of our house. Hope andf the kids will be living withContinue reading “Brrrr….”
Rain!
Woke up to a wet world this morning. Wonderful stuff. got a few flakes also today and some drizzle. Just what the doctor ordered. It is cool but it is supposed to warm back up in a few days. This will sure help the coughing livestock! Thanks God! Here are a few shots Raymond andContinue reading “Rain!”
Good times
My artist friends got here Saturday morning and we had a great time. Ran the horses in and they took photo’s while i worked with some horses. We went in to eat about noon and Chance and family showed up about then, so after dinner and a battery charge for Mick’s camera, we saddled upContinue reading “Good times”
Fun
I worked on leather yesterday until Cindy got home and then we ran up to spearfish, got a load of pellets for the stove and then had supper with Paul Larson. Afterwords we went over to the Heritage Center and took in the monthly show. Daron Little and Trinity Seely. Great show! Both did anContinue reading “Fun”
Warm
Got up over 70 today. Neighbor lady, Tonya, brought over some small cheap saddlebags she had bought that had got torn apart and we got them all sewed back together. Then this afternoon Cindy helped me and we wormed all the older and thinner horses. I kept Pip and Jake in and will worm themContinue reading “Warm”
Cattle
Drove around with Cindy this afternoon, shutting water off down south and then drove up and looked at the cattle and took a few shots. The wind finally quite blowing so hard and it was almost 70 and real nice out…only way it would have been better if it was pouring down rain! 🙂
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