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Branding, Part One, April 15, 2010

Soapweed

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Gettingabunchofcattleintobrandcalve.jpg

Getting in a bunch of cattle to brand calves
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Going through two gates to get them corraled
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About ready to start sorting cows from calves
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Peach at the far end of the sorting alley
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Rena is running the gate.
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A view of the herd
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Kosmo Kid and Brady
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Rena holding up the gate and doing her best to keep it from falling over
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Cows coming down the lane
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They go on out, and the calves go in at Rena's gate.
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Accumulation of calves
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Branding in progress
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The old man and his big black horse
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Seek
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And with a little luck
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Ye shall find and retain at the end of your rope
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A calf to drag to the branding fire
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Pulling the calf into position
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Held securely and ready to be processed
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The peculiar west coast version of how to spell "saddle."
 

Jassy

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Looks like yur new Black horse handles the job well...I just love Branding season...that means Spring is here and summer is not far behind! Good crew..good weather...Life is good! :wink:
 

little bow rancher

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soap do you think that thing that you use to hold the back end of your calves would work if you just put a post in the ground , I was thinking of trying it for are tail enders .
 

Soapweed

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little bow rancher said:
soap do you think that thing that you use to hold the back end of your calves would work if you just put a post in the ground , I was thinking of trying it for are tail enders .

Our original version was just mounted on a post. It worked quite well, but we like the Hydra-Bed mounted versions better. This saves some diggin'. :wink:
 

little bow rancher

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Soapweed said:
little bow rancher said:
soap do you think that thing that you use to hold the back end of your calves would work if you just put a post in the ground , I was thinking of trying it for are tail enders .

Our original version was just mounted on a post. It worked quite well, but we like the Hydra-Bed mounted versions better. This saves some diggin'. :wink:
I here yah , I think I'll use my bobcat , my deck truck is pretty tired
 
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