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gcreekrch
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:24 pm    Post subject: Fall Fotos or......Slush and Scrubs Reply with quote
A few pictures from the mountain top...........

The leaves turned colour a couple of weeks ago, this was taken Sept 19


Got the oats and pea silage baled and wrapped on Sept 23


What we woke up to this morning. Yuk


Went through the cows that have come home to see who is missing this afternoon. The gates to the meadows have been open for about ten days, about 2/3's in, time to saddle up.


The calf on the right was born May 2nd


A couple of early April calves and their moms, for the most part this is the best set of calves we've raised. They should tip the scales as yearlings.


There are a bunch of wild/feral horses east of us, this mare came over the mountain and adopted our cows. We'll see if the corrals are high enough in a couple of weeks.


Cows and calves enjoying the sun, I wore my winter duds today.


This is the biggest calf I've seen come home so far this fall, he was born April 3rd.


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Big Muddy rancher
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Your calves sure look heavy. Smile
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Soapweed
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Your cows, calves, and countryside are all lookin' good. Thanks for the pictures. Smile
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Blkbuckaroo
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nice country,nice bovines!
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Nicky
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Looking good! Nice calves
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PureCountry
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Great calves, great cows and beautiful country. Thanks for sharing.

Are the wildies all Indian ponies from a res?
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mytfarms
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Man, they look good enough to sell! Wink REAL nice set of calves. Hope they bring good money for ya.
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Jigger Boss
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good lookin' calves!!! Smile , but you can keep the snow Surprised Christmas
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gcreekrch
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
PureCountry wrote:
Great calves, great cows and beautiful country. Thanks for sharing.

Are the wildies all Indian ponies from a res?


Yes, most of them are descended from Indian horses, although there is a group of whities/old hippies that are trying to say that they are remnants of the horses Cortez brought over. In a sense they are right but the horses are so far removed that the issue is more than a little far fetched.
The horse issue in the Chilcotin is very serious as there are now over 1500 of them competing for grass with cattle and some ranchers east of us have had their stocking rates reduced because of them. Native Rights you know. Rolling Eyes
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gcreekrch
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
mytfarms wrote:
Man, they look good enough to sell! Wink REAL nice set of calves. Hope they bring good money for ya.


We are keeping them for yearlings, unless the financial situation gets a lot worse I see no point in selling 95 cent calves when 950 wt yearlings are bringing the same money and my cost of gain is 80 cents. Maybe Sandhusker will have some input on this. Anyway next year hindsight will be 20/20.
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Mrs.Greg
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good looking cattle....Beautiful scenery....HATE the snow pic.... Razz
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gcreekrch
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mrs.Greg wrote:
Good looking cattle....Beautiful scenery....HATE the snow pic.... Razz


You had to be here to 'appreciate' Rolling Eyes the snow. It made for a lot of slop yesterday afternoon. It froze hard last night and made it pretty easy for 2 hay trucks to make it in and out at 5 this morning. 2 loads left to come, all this hay from Vanderhoof needs is salad dressing. Very Happy
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