Going to grass type pictures, May 18, 2008

[Soapweed]

Hauling more yearling heifers home last Friday

Some of the girls

A racing mule. He's about half fast. :wink:

Bulls about to be hauled out to join the yearling heifers

Another draft

An excellent bull hauling partner

Heifers in the pasture

Getting ready to sort some pairs yesterday

An old post that has been around for quite a few years

Antelope out in the hills

He seemed gentle enough

Curious clouds

Bird on the beach

Pair of pretty proficient ponies

Kosmo Kid getting his kinky kurls kut.

 

[leanin' H]

Nice consistent group of pretty hiefers and nice bulls too. Hope they throw healthy calves for lots a years for ya. How many replacements do ya keep every year?

 

[Soapweed]

Nice consistent group of pretty hiefers and nice bulls too. Hope they throw healthy calves for lots a years for ya. How many replacements do ya keep every year?

We have kept quite a few the past couple years, as we replaced all of our red cows which were sold last fall. Some of our black cows are getting quite a bit of age on them, and they will be replaced at weaning time this year. We keep more heifers than necessary, but some always fall by the wayside for some reason or another. We cull fairly rigidly.

 

[Silver]

Looks like your heifers wintered well. Any idea how they weigh up?

 

[Jassy]

Must be spring..lol Kosmo Kid getting a haircut and all...lol

 

[Soapweed]

Looks like your heifers wintered well. Any idea how they weigh up?

We weighed the ones that came home the first day, and they weighed 730 pounds. The ones that came home two days later wintered at another facility. They didn't get weighed, but just by looking, I think they were a little bit heavier. Possibly they were not much below 800 pounds. Last fall, the heifers were just gate cut to go to the two different facilities. My guess is it will probably be hard to pick out which ones wintered where by next calving season. I am real happy with both places, as they took good care of our heifers.