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Branding photos from Thursday

Soapweed

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Our son stayed home on Thursday to help us brand a bunch of 88 calves that afternoon. This was accomplished with just our crew of four, with the help of our "calf trap" invention. This year, we rigged up two of these gizmos to fit on the arms of a Hydra-bed pickup. This eliminates having to dig post holes, and it actually works pretty slick. The arms didn't even settle during the branding, as I was afraid they might.

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Saddletramp coming in with a calf, caught by both hind legs
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Guiding the rope into place
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Securing the rope so it doesn't slip, done by clamping the vice-grips
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Calf trap contraption in use
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Working on a calf
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Kosmo Kid kuttin' a kalf
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Peach Blossom and my dad
 

Jinglebob

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Looks like you had a nice day to do a fun job.

Does the calf move around any more or less, without the use of the post?

Is it my imagination or did ol' Saddle Teamp shed a few pounds this spring, or is it just because he doesn't have a coat on? :wink:
 

ranchwife

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What perfect weather you had for your branding!! Too bad the "weather channel" has this storm that is socking us in right now as heading your way in the next day or two!! :wink: :wink:
 

Soapweed

Well-known member
Jinglebob said:
Does the calf move around any more or less, without the use of the post?
Less. We like it better on the Hydra-bed than on a post.

Jinglebob said:
Is it my imagination or did ol' Saddle Teamp shed a few pounds this spring, or is it just because he doesn't have a coat on? :wink:

Only his hair-dresser knows for sure. :wink:
 

Soapweed

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rancher said:
Nice big calves. When did you start calving? Looks like a lot of work to string the rope to the gizmo that high.

The heifers started calving about the 20th of February, and the cows started calving on February 27th.

We did lower the Hydra-bed arm later on, as it didn't need to be quite that high.
 
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