A few late February photos, 2011

[Soapweed]

Ready to sort heavy two-year-old heifers

Rena and her mare, Lola, guading the opening

While Yellowstone and I bring out each heifer

Heading the heavy heifers home

Getting a drink on the way

Taking home some heavy older cows later in the day

Coming through a gate

Rena and her mare

Sun Dog barking at the cold

Peach is tougher than me.

Doesn't even look fun. :roll:

Cows cleaning up cake

Cold weather cowgirl

All bundled up to fight the cold

Cold weather calving is hard on a guy. I'm just a shadow of my former self. :wink:

Some of my constituents

Tourist lady interested in seeing a calf being born

Fixing to take a nosedive

Whoosh!

Bonding with her baby

Captured calf

My job is to rope some older calves

So the Kosmo Kid can tag them

A snort of Squirt can give instant energy.

This calf still has his ears

Even though this cow doesn't have any. She was born on a cold night four years ago. She is pretty efficient
because she doesn't ever eat any cake, and always has a good early calf.

Sweet Potato and Piper the pup wanted a ride.

 

[Pertnear]

New windmill on the hill?

 

[gcreekrch]

Looks cold but at least you aren't dealing with much Snow at present Soapweed. Calves look strong and healthy. Good luck with the rest.

 

[3words]

Nice pictures,your cattle are in excellent shape.

 

[Big Swede]

Hope the weather moderates for you Soap. I talked to my cousin the other day, he said he can't remember a colder calving season and he's been doing it for 30 years.

 

[Soapweed]

New windmill on the hill?

A new windmill was put up on the hill a year ago last summer, when the old mill gave up the ghost. The mill on the hill was used originally to fill a reservoir that supplied water to several tanks throughout the corrals. This system is now run by an electric submersible well and branches off to four automatic waterers and several hydrants. The windmill now has a long plastic lead pipe which follows the contour of the ground and fills an eleven foot tank at the base of the hill. This waters our calving lot for first-calf heifers, and is a source of water if the electricity goes out. I like having a nearby windmill to look at last thing at night and first thing in the morning, to use as a wind gage and weather indicator. It just makes the outfit seem more "ranchy." :wink:

 

[Justin]

best of luck calving Soapweed & crew. i think those calving around here are checkin every hour, -20 with the wind right now.

 

[scout]

cattle look good soapweed. looks like calving is well under way just started last tuesday here with a set of twins offically supposed to start today. curious were do you get those blue corral panels

 

[Soapweed]

cattle look good soapweed. looks like calving is well under way just started last tuesday here with a set of twins offically supposed to start today. curious were do you get those blue corral panels

The blue corral panels are made by

SCOTT MANUFACTURING
2767 US HIGHWAY 20
GORDON, NE 69343-5560

Phone:
(308) 282-0532

It's a lot colder this year than it was the year you helped us calve. :wink:

That was clear back in 2002. Time flies.

 

[Sundancer]

I love the pics of the cattle.........and Rena Glad she is back on the job :wink:

 

[gcreekrch]

I love the pics of the cattle.........and Rena Glad she is back on the job :wink:

Soap, it sounds as though some others are rooting for you to get warmer weather. I suppose you will take all the support you can get. :wink: :lol: :lol:

 

[Soapweed]

I love the pics of the cattle.........and Rena Glad she is back on the job :wink:

Soap, it sounds as though some others are rooting for you to get warmer weather. I suppose you will take all the support you can get. :wink: :lol: :lol:

You betcha! :wink: