This week, we've been really busy with cattle work. On Monday, we sorted the replacement heifers about to calve from the ones not about to. Then we moved the ones close to calving to our branding pens, about three miles away. At the pens, we sorted again and loaded two bulls and a heifer I called Italy into the trailer.
After driving to another pasture, we gathered and sorted a different herd, taking some heifers and two cows to the pens.
On Tuesday, Dad and Big J. headed to town to work their weekly job at the sale barn. We sold the two bulls, two cows, and Italy that day. (Because Italy wasn't going to calve, we sold her.)
Yesterday we all went and worked the heifers we moved to the branding pens. They all got numbered tags, a year brand, and a shot.
When that was finished, we moved them and the main cow herd to a new pasture. Before the sun set, we moved the heifer calves (the ones we weaned a while back) as well.
Since we've been so busy with actually living the ranch life, I haven't put much time into blogging. Hope you understand.
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| Italy, front and center |
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