leanin' H
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My last heavy cow calved late friday night on the leased pasture. She was a suprise as she has caught up two months from last years drop date. I went to check on them Saturday mornin' and found the cow minus the calf. So i went for a walk-about. Lucky for me the 40 they are on is a 40 and not a section! 
I thought she may show me her calf but she had a plan to lead me off on a goose hunt! :roll:
So after i wised up, i quit following and started looking. Hmmmmmm, that stump looks out'a place!
Momma saw her plan failed and came on the trot to protect and to serve! She was just being a good cow! But not too good! :wink: By that I mean she didnt stomp me into a gopher mound.
A big pretty heifer calf and her good mother. Makes a guy grin!
We run our cows up the valley 20 miles and pass through the little town of Rush Valley. Had to stop at the tiny store for a box lunch on the trip home. Isn't it awesome how kids can have a absolute blast doing something as simple as swinging on a hitching rail?
Speaking of kids...... Our daughter decided she wanted a goat as part of her birthday present. Not to have as a pet but to breed and raise a couple kids and then wean them and raise a dairy calf. So Leanin' H Livestock has entered a new phase by adding goats! :shock: Dad is struggling with the fact but he was out voted! Little H and "Calico".
Littlest H and "Licorice" or "Nibs" for short! Don't worry! I won't start taking closeups of goat anatomy! :roll:
Today I went to the ranch to move the cows across the allotment to a new pasture. It is dry but the early rains have our range looking decent in spots and great in others. Gatherin' the scattered sisters.
They had a good scatter on. Phil rode yesterday and got 65 pair. Today we pushed 47 more across the foothills and into pasture 4. Only need to find 22 more next weekend.
We gathered 4 sections and stopped them at the gate to make sure they all belonged to each other. Had to turn back one stray and two cows missing small bovines.
Into the cedars and away we go. Only had to go 7 miles and it was a nice cool, overcast day!
Been trailin' cows across this trail for 5 generations. Cows know the way and we ride behind and visit!
Up the long ridge and into #4 for 6 weeks. The desert is dusty already.
Riding along through the cedars in good company.
A desert thistle in bloom. Had a gelding who loved eating thistle and he'd slurp his tongue around so much it sounded like he was guzzling soup.
Desert Mountain on a cloudy afternoon.
When we got back to the ranch two pair were standing at the gate wondering where everybody went. We stuck them in the corral and hauled them over.
While Phil hauled those two over, I took a wheeler and did some looking. We needed 22 and I found 18 pair up in muddy. The grass looks fine!
But they won't go here till fall. Didnt have time to do more than look but we'll pick em' up Saturday.
The cactus are blooming and sure are pretty. Some are yellow....
And some are pink.
While we are on the subject of flowers..... Grandma loved them. She planted these behind her garden and they smell like heaven must smell.
A closeup of the wild roses at the ranch. Can ya smell em'?
The gate going to the house at the ranch. Lilacs and roses with an old wagon wheel as a gate to keep out the cows.
And the other gate into the yard. I have sat on the steps looking out on the desert many an eveing as the sun sinks behind Nevada. I am always better for it!
Before the horses headed for home, we had to let Littlest H top em' off. No helmets! No bubble wrap! No saddle! Just a little guy riding exactly the way a lot of us learned! :wink: I will draw the line if he wants to ride bulls though! :shock: Broncs are fine and if he wants to rope or dog steers I'll send him to Justin for advice. But NO BULLS!
I thought she may show me her calf but she had a plan to lead me off on a goose hunt! :roll:
So after i wised up, i quit following and started looking. Hmmmmmm, that stump looks out'a place!
Momma saw her plan failed and came on the trot to protect and to serve! She was just being a good cow! But not too good! :wink: By that I mean she didnt stomp me into a gopher mound.
A big pretty heifer calf and her good mother. Makes a guy grin!
We run our cows up the valley 20 miles and pass through the little town of Rush Valley. Had to stop at the tiny store for a box lunch on the trip home. Isn't it awesome how kids can have a absolute blast doing something as simple as swinging on a hitching rail?
Speaking of kids...... Our daughter decided she wanted a goat as part of her birthday present. Not to have as a pet but to breed and raise a couple kids and then wean them and raise a dairy calf. So Leanin' H Livestock has entered a new phase by adding goats! :shock: Dad is struggling with the fact but he was out voted! Little H and "Calico".
Littlest H and "Licorice" or "Nibs" for short! Don't worry! I won't start taking closeups of goat anatomy! :roll:
Today I went to the ranch to move the cows across the allotment to a new pasture. It is dry but the early rains have our range looking decent in spots and great in others. Gatherin' the scattered sisters.
They had a good scatter on. Phil rode yesterday and got 65 pair. Today we pushed 47 more across the foothills and into pasture 4. Only need to find 22 more next weekend.
We gathered 4 sections and stopped them at the gate to make sure they all belonged to each other. Had to turn back one stray and two cows missing small bovines.
Into the cedars and away we go. Only had to go 7 miles and it was a nice cool, overcast day!
Been trailin' cows across this trail for 5 generations. Cows know the way and we ride behind and visit!
Up the long ridge and into #4 for 6 weeks. The desert is dusty already.
Riding along through the cedars in good company.
A desert thistle in bloom. Had a gelding who loved eating thistle and he'd slurp his tongue around so much it sounded like he was guzzling soup.
Desert Mountain on a cloudy afternoon.
When we got back to the ranch two pair were standing at the gate wondering where everybody went. We stuck them in the corral and hauled them over.
While Phil hauled those two over, I took a wheeler and did some looking. We needed 22 and I found 18 pair up in muddy. The grass looks fine!
But they won't go here till fall. Didnt have time to do more than look but we'll pick em' up Saturday.
The cactus are blooming and sure are pretty. Some are yellow....
And some are pink.
While we are on the subject of flowers..... Grandma loved them. She planted these behind her garden and they smell like heaven must smell.
A closeup of the wild roses at the ranch.
Can ya smell em'?
The gate going to the house at the ranch. Lilacs and roses with an old wagon wheel as a gate to keep out the cows.
And the other gate into the yard. I have sat on the steps looking out on the desert many an eveing as the sun sinks behind Nevada. I am always better for it!
Before the horses headed for home, we had to let Littlest H top em' off. No helmets! No bubble wrap! No saddle! Just a little guy riding exactly the way a lot of us learned! :wink: I will draw the line if he wants to ride bulls though! :shock: Broncs are fine and if he wants to rope or dog steers I'll send him to Justin for advice. But NO BULLS!
