Got the heifers all ultrasounded… went pretty well, tho’ got warm and dang sure dusty. Good thing I had good horseback help. Not to sure about the chute help as the owner brought them and they took care of that end. Seemed to flow well. Open rate was much better than last year. Feller stoppedContinue reading “Preggin’”
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Nice day
Not too hot, not too windy. I was getting ready to work on making a palp cage this morning when Delbert showed up with an invite to ride along with him, so took it quick before he changed his mind! We stopped over at a neighbors who had been having a dog trail. It wasContinue reading “Nice day”
About done
With the new stirrup leathers and sweat fenders I had to build for Ivan the Indian, the guy who bought the saddle with the real long legs. Occupied a lot of my time the past two days. I did run down to Punkin Center yesterday and get a gate and some metal and a fewContinue reading “About done”
Got them sold
Shipped the yearling steers we pastured this summer, on Sunday., Had Cliff, Robert and Jim help. Good crew and it went smooth. Loaded them on trucks about 1:30. Fr Tyler came home Sunday night so he and I drove up to Faith and took a horse along that Keith is taking back home. We gotContinue reading “Got them sold”
Cooler
With some wind. Needed my vest this morning. Didn’t by later morning. After I got the horses in I worked on the loading chute. Rebuilt the piece in front that wiggles back and forth so that if a truck is a little crooked it still hits right and doesn’t leave a gap for a critterContinue reading “Cooler”
Goodbye, Kelvin
Later I will take Kelvin o the airport. We had a last breakfast of bacon, eggs and fresh tomato’s. Then we drove out to look at the pairs. While we were working the calves yesterdays the horses that were out in the pasture all came running up, in the wrong pasture, so this morning weContinue reading “Goodbye, Kelvin”
A good day
Good friend, good hands. We got the calves all worked and had a great time doing it. It sure is nice living around here where you can call on these guys for help. Afterwords Kelvin and I took the bulls back that we had leased and tonight I feasted on Rocky Mountain Oyster, tho’ KelvinContinue reading “A good day”
Devil’s Tower
Another good one. Had Bill Cheney from down around Casper, Jim Hamilton from over by Decker, MT and Pat Meade from Iowa all come to sing and recite poems. Chance backed me up on his guitar with hot licks… Poor ol’ Bill had back surgery this spring and 5 days after he had a stroke.Continue reading “Devil’s Tower”
As Tom Russel sings…..
Tonight we ride! We saddled up after the moon came up and made a little peaser out west and north. Checked on a couple tanks and had a nice moonlight ride. Windy and warm, but a nice ride. Not many get to do that.
We went to war
Kelvin rode the Beav and I rode Woody. We took along the Aussie whip and after we found the heifer I let her know just what a whip could do. She seemed somewhat impressed but still had to test us. She was in a pasture about 2 miles long by a mile wide and weContinue reading “We went to war”
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