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Calves and puppies

George

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What a good way to live - - - - new calves and puppies and a new grandson as well!

How could life get any better?



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So far I've had 2 early calves. Both Hiefers. Several years ago I AIed the 3 best Charolis cows I had to an Angus bull and kept the best bull calf - - -That way I figure I get hybred vigor out of either Angus or Charolis cows. I used him for 5 years and did the same last year as he was getting way to big - - - sold him to a neighbor last fall weighing 2,240# on just pasture after breeding my cows last spring.

I will probably keep the black hiefer and a few more but the charolis seem to eat more than I'm willing to live with so they are getting phased out. I devided the herd up several ways about 4 years ago and with 15 charolis in one location and 15 angus in another ( right across the fence ) the angus would eat 3 round bales in the same time it took 5 for the charolis and at weaning the calves were a with in about 20# and the first year I weighed them seperatly the Angus mothers calves were the bigger!

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Another look - - - the black calf is about 3 weeks ahead of the smokey.

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You might notice the charolis stay at the feder while the black cows are out brozing!

I love the look of the Charolis as the angus will always be at least one number less in flesh - - - I feel it is that they are putting a larger percentage of their body weight into rasing the calf. The cows are very gentle and easy to work with but the Charolis are just to big! Last fall I culled 2 charolis for being open and they looked great but went over the scales at 1,800# - - - Just to much to maintain!

Now for some puppies!

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These are un top of one of my undergroung dog houses! They think they can see the world from there!

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At the time this was taken I don't think these puppies knew there was a world without snow


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My wife and the grandchildren.

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Of course I got to hold him.
 
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Anonymous

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George said:
What a good way to live - - - - new calves and puppies and a new grandson as well!

How could life get any better?

Congratulations George- especially on the new Grandson.... :D
 

gcreekrch

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Congratulations to the parents and grandparents George.

Our grandson is a year old next Saturday, he's a pretty special person in our lives. :D
 

Big Muddy rancher

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Congrats on the grandson. :D The fun is just beginning. :lol: :lol: :lol:

We got our first coming in about 6 weeks. Can't wait. :D

Still like the shot of the two pups on top of the world. :D
 

gcreekrch

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Big Muddy rancher said:
Congrats on the grandson. :D The fun is just beginning. :lol: :lol: :lol:

We got our first coming in about 6 weeks. Can't wait. :D

Still like the shot of the two pups on top of the world. :D


First what?

Do the expectant grandparents already know what it is?
 

Big Muddy rancher

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gcreekrch said:
Big Muddy rancher said:
Congrats on the grandson. :D The fun is just beginning. :lol: :lol: :lol:

We got our first coming in about 6 weeks. Can't wait. :D

Still like the shot of the two pups on top of the world. :D


First what?

Do the expectant grandparents already know what it is?

Nope and neither do the parents. :D

Tiffany said that was like knowing what your getting for Christmas. :lol:
 

Soapweed

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Shortgrass said:
Soapweed said:
Congratulations, George, on just about everything. Even your warm weather. :wink:

Those pups and babies are so cute don't it just about make ya want one? :shock: :D :D :D

At the moment, I am thankful for each cow that decides not to calve tonight. :wink:
 

George

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From past post I would not expect Soapweed to want a pup - - - and that is fine.

I do not have my dogs trained as border collies but they will respond to voice and visual commands so I can drive my small herd with no other human help.

I make sure my dogs give extra space to new mothers and they are to "encourage" forward movement only! No bites and very little barking! We move in a controled smooth manner.

Being as my cattle are used to the dogs we work well together. When a new cow gets added to the herd that does not know what a dog is for I make sure to back the dogs off just a little the first couple of times we move cattle and they soon settle down.

And the dogs are just great companions! I would hate to be the person who tried to bother one of my family! Even though my nieces , nephews, grandkids and their friends and buddies all woller and ride the dogs they ae very protective.
 

Faster horses

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Seems like more than the pups are on top of the world at your place,
George. Congratulaions.

We found the same thing on calf weights, Char vs Angus.
(Char bulls got into our cattle one spring so we left them there,
just to see how they did. Our findings were the same as yours.
I do know that some char calves weigh like lead in the fall,
so perhaps the bulls weren't first class.)

We have had a couple of german shepherd dogs that made
excellent cow dogs. We were usually short-handed and we needed
good dogs to help us. Mr. FH is really good with dogs and we
were fortunate to have good ones, almost always.
 
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