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Branding calves April 17, 2007

Soapweed

Well-known member
We branded our first bunch of calves on Tuesday, using our "calf trap" inventions. We processed 178 calves in four hours and forty-five minutes. Twenty-five calves are done in each batch, and then turned out with their mothers. Then we count another 25 through the gate and do them. There were four of us on the crew for the first 25. A good friend showed up who is a good roper, so there were five of us doing the next hundred. For the last 53 head, our oldest son and one of his friends showed up to help us. Guess we averaged "5.4" people branding the 178 calves in the 285 minutes. I know this doesn't sound too impressive, but if you moved the decimal point over one notch and had 54 people branding 1780 calves in four hours and forty-five minutes, that would sound more impressive. :wink: :)

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Gathering the herd to brand calves
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Calves in the corral
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The preliminary crew
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My gloves are hiding a hole in my shirt
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Getting ready to rope
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Calf trap ready and waiting
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A friend came to help rope
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Branded calves going out the gate
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Going around the corner
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Ropers in action
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Ground crew in action
 

Jassy

Well-known member
Well it's official then...if ya got a branding done it must be branding season! You sure picked a good day for it. I hope the weather is nice for ours next weekend. Now another round of busy days are ahead...from one season to the next, never a dull moment for the ranchers..great pics!
 

EmptyPockets

Well-known member
Good pictures! Some soggy looking calves, and a respectable looking crew. Blue skies, green grass, burning hair, bellowing calves, ahh- branding season is upon us! :cboy:
 
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