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a couple of pictures from today

R A

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Bull calf born last sat. Brahman/Gyr/Hereford cross
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Same bull
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Heifer born yesterday Brahman/Gyr
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Black cows....getting fat on green grass. haven't calved yet
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Did some one man branding tonight on some young heifers born late last year.
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leanin' H

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That ol' cow Number 165 is so fat she has stretch marks! :lol: Cattle look like they are in heaven. Those baby brahmers have plenty of ear. :D
 

Big Muddy rancher

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leanin' H said:
That ol' cow Number 165 is so fat she has stretch marks! :lol: Cattle look like they are in heaven. Those baby brahmers have plenty of ear. :D

Looks to me that it would be pretty tough to get the hide on those brahmers stretched that tight. :shock:
 

R A

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Fat cows stay home :) :)

That rope is tied to a panel. It looks like it is going to another horse, but it isn't. I have to do more tomorrow. I'll take more pictures
 

hillsdown

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I can't believe that you are doing the branding like that by yourself. I am very impressed.

No offence, but if those two babies were here they wouldn't get any rest...
I would be out with them all the time "bugging" them ;they are just way too cute.. Love those ears.. :)

What kind of pasture do you have them, on it looks incredible.
 

per

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hillsdown said:
I can't believe that you are doing the branding like that by yourself. I am very impressed.

No offence, but if those two babies were here they wouldn't get any rest...
I would be out with them all the time "bugging" them ;they are just way too cute.. Love those ears.. :)

What kind of pasture do you have them, on it looks incredible.
They would have flown away last night. :shock: My cows would love to come down to visit yours right about now. Things are slowly turning green but it will still be a long time before they get your kind of tasty treats. :cry:
 

WyomingRancher

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I agree HD, I'd be out bugging them too :D . Cute! I'm guessing you get some pretty wild looking hides. I'm thinking cool furniture in the making :wink: :D .
 

McGee213288

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:lol: Love the ears...I only have one so far with a lot of ear... :lol:

Here she is..'Who's your Mamma?'

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Here's your Mamma!!!

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Here's the Daddy...the fella that is broadside ... :)

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Big Red, the Mamma is a great cow...very sweet natured...as is her calf..They are part of our mongrel herd... :lol:
 

Faster horses

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Thanks for the pictures. Those eared calves are really cute.

Now I am wondering "why do Brahma and Brahma cross cattle have so
much ear?" There must be a reason. Does it have something to
do with keeping cool?
 

McGee213288

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The ears and extra leather hanging gives more surface area to cool the critter... :) ...or so I have been told...in the heat of the summer...every one else will be in the tank...the eared cows are under the shade tree or out eating...
 

katrina

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I'm waiting for soaps epd remarks... Everytime I see remarkable ears I think of soaps epds!!! Love the pictures... I'm glad to see other cows with stretch marks!! LOL.... Nice...
 

Justin

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good looking cattle, even the eared ones. :wink: i couldn't help but notice the grass.....that looks pretty darn good too. :D
 

hillsdown

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per said:
hillsdown said:
I can't believe that you are doing the branding like that by yourself. I am very impressed.

No offence, but if those two babies were here they wouldn't get any rest...
I would be out with them all the time "bugging" them ;they are just way too cute.. Love those ears.. :)

What kind of pasture do you have them, on it looks incredible.
They would have flown away last night. :shock: My cows would love to come down to visit yours right about now. Things are slowly turning green but it will still be a long time before they get your kind of tasty treats. :cry:

Woke up at 5 this morn Per to a full blown blizzard, wind is still howling and the snow is still falling .Those babies would have been flying around here too, just like Dumbo. :lol:
No pasture here for a while, but darn did we need this moisture. Now if we can get some heat and sunshine I just may be able to kick the gals out next week. After I feed today I will have 18 bales of hay left and 3 bales of green feed, fingers crossed that I make it to pasture season... :roll:

So far no leaks in the house and the power is still on ... :D

I like that all of us are drooling over that lush green pasture the cattle are on in the pics.. :p
 

highlonesome

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Well I guess you can tell we don't have alot of those brahmas around here!! My almost 3 yr old daughter came in and I asked her if she wanted to see that colorful calf and she said yes!! Well then she looked at me sorta funny (like I was crazy) and said "thats a puppy" :lol: Oh well can't win them all I guess!! :lol:
 

Northern Rancher

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We just have had howling wind for a couple days-I can't believe how the ground has slurped up all the moisture. It sure looked nice to see the Special Areas desert with water laying everywhere on the way to Calgary last weekend.
 

R A

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Thanks everyone!

hillsdown- I usually hay that ground they are on. I don't know what is all out there for types of grasses. Last year after I hayed it, the clover really came up. The clover really took off early this year. So clover and various grasses?????

A puppy.... that's funny! :) My 3 yr old boy wants to rope them real bad.

Yes.... :) I love it when them little brahmers start letting me scratch them! I sit out there with them everyday so they get used to me.

mcgee213288- Thanks for posting those pictures! Good looking stock! I should live in Texas with my taste in cattle.

more pics...I'll be done for awhile now. :)

I had to do some shoein today
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I'll be riding the funny looking horse on the far left someday. :)
and... yes, those are dog food sacks hanging on that horse. I was starting to saddle some of them and I make them wear milk jugs and
sacks while they wait for me to ride them.
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Did some branding..... the catch
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start of the circle
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about to finish the circle
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went down
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tied the rope so the horse can hold it tight until I tie up legs.
Around the horn a few times, around the cantle, back around
the horn a few times the opposite way, then a couple of half hitches
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back legs tied up. figure eighted loop on the rope.
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rope taken off neck and back legs....figure eighted loop and put on front legs.
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then branded
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Silver

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Thanks RA, awsome explanation. I now know enough to know that I should let the grown-ups do that if it needs doing :D
An operation like that I'd likely get my hat dirty :wink:
 
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