February 7 - 14, 2013

[Soapweed]

Vaccinating the last bunch of pregnant cows with Scourgard 4KC

The new alleyway works pretty well.

The ones yet to be done

We don't have the brisket bar in place.

But at least they don't choke down in this Foremost squeeze chute. Priefert could take lessons on how to utilize straight pipes for the
sides of their head catch.

Another view of the new alleyway

A young boy at the funeral of a longtime neighbor

Military honors

Waiting 'til the cows come home

Cold stormy Sunday

Hard wind and snow blowing in the air

At least there was a good crop of tumbleweeds last summer.

Feeding in good protection out of the wind

Even rough hay tastes good today.

The poor old cows get junk to eat.

Rough hay consisting of swamp grass and moss

The kids don't fare much better. :? Broccoli and carrots are about like swamp grass and moss. :wink:

When it's cold they eat about anything. :roll:

And seem to thrive while doing it.

The wind finally went down enough today to feed hay.

The snow is again about all gone.

Checking out both ends of the feed row, hoping to find something besides swamp grass, moss, broccoli, or carrots.

 

[R A]

Great pics! Those cold stormy sunday ones really grabbed me! My little boy is almost 9 months old and I have been trying to teach him to eat with his fingers... Stuff he is not suppose to eat has a way of going better than the stuff he is suppose to eat....lil' turkey... I really enjoyed all the cows pics!...cows are looking really good!

 

[leanin' H]

That boy is an easy keeper! That little guy is growing and cuter than a bugs ear. On a winter like this one has been out here, swamp grass and moss would be like prime rib and crab legs. :wink: Its amazing what you can put in front of a cow and she'll clean up when its snowy and cold. Sorry about your neighbor. May his family be blessed with comfort and peace over time.

 

[North Ridge Ranching]

Not to be greedy, but seeing as you are done scourgaurding, it would be awful nice if you, or part of your crew, would volunteer to come help a poor old snowed in canuck run his herd through for the same purpose.

Great pictures, loved the storm ones. I would post some of our snow and storms this year but the server would likely crash. There would be way to many pictures.

 

[BRG]

Like always, great pictures with a good story to read while looking at them.