hangin tuff

[nmhighdesert]

I have no idea whose these are, but I took the pictures on my way into town last Friday

The storm passed thru here on Friday but all the snow was gone by Sunday, I haven't heard of any losses from calves, yet.

 

[Faster horses]

Oh my gosh. :shock:

They look so cold, brrrrrrrrrr. And they have no fat cover whatsoever.

 

[nmhighdesert]

looks like Charlie Russell painting I thought......take out the fences

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

The last of ten thousand :cowboy:

 

[Trinity man]

Now those are some COLD LONGHORNS. :shock: What are they going in MN? Maybe if they can make it this winter we can send you some Brahman to go with them.

 

[kolanuraven]

Poor babies!!!

 

[Denny]

Now those are some COLD LONGHORNS. :shock: What are they going in MN? Maybe if they can make it this winter we can send you some Brahman to go with them.

He's from New Mexico if they were that skinny here the humane society would come calling..

 

[little bow rancher]

I had to take a second look , I thought they were the the guys next door to us , he had the same idea .

 

[Big Swede]

My thoughts exactly on the Charles Russel painting. Couldn't remember his name till you said it.

 

[Blkbuckaroo]

Poor little humpbacks,i've seen some corriente steers come through the ring straight off winter range in Nevada,now that's a Charlie Russell painting,allmost makes these poor things look beefy :?

 

[per]

When the wind stops and the sun comes out and they get a drink of water and get back grazing we will all be oowwing an awwwing about those good looking longhorns.(if there is such a thing) Add a little snow and and some empty critters and we all sound like PETA cheerleaders.

 

[WyomingRancher]

Whoever owns them needs to be shot :wink:. What a wonderful advertisement for those of us in the cattle industry :roll:. Hopefully you contacted the state veterinarian and reported it, if not, PM me and I'll gladly do it for you.

 

[nmhighdesert]

I have been by this pasture alot in the last 12 years, but this is the first time I have seen Longhorns in it. So maybe someone brought them up recently.

 

[Faster horses]

I'm in total agreement with Wyoming Rancher.

If those were horses, all hell would break loose!!

 

[WyomingRancher]

I'm in total agreement with Wyoming Rancher.

If those were horses, all hell would break loose!!

This sort of crap sucker punches the rest of us in the industry working hard to do it right. We as producers can't just turn a blind eye, we have to turn these people in, or confront them at a minimum. There is no excuse for this management :wink:.

 

[CattleArmy]

I'm in total agreement with Wyoming Rancher.

If those were horses, all hell would break loose!!

This sort of crap sucker punches the rest of us in the industry working hard to do it right. We as producers can't just turn a blind eye, we have to turn these people in, or confront them at a minimum. There is no excuse for this management :wink:.

Exactly.

 

[Andy]

Those look pretty tuff. But I don't think we need to be calling the state vet after seeing a picture of 4 cows during a storm. I have seen some pretty good looking cows look bad during a nasty storm. Ussually there is more to the story than just what we see in a picture. I am not saying that we shouldn't turn in those how neglect there cattle, but we should atleast find out the whole story before we go calling the state on someone.

 

[nmhighdesert]

I am going back into town today and will look again. But I wont be calling the vet without talking to the owner first. He/she would deserve that at least. There are alot of non resident ranch owners and this might be a case of the Longhorns just bought and brought out here. So maybe, just maybe they are on the mend and got caught up in bad weather.
I didn't mean to start anything of this sort when I took the pictures. I was just showing some of the weather of the day. It only lasted one day.
Take care

 

[alacowman]

you folks would break the bank trying too fatten a longhorn .....

 

[WyomingRancher]

There are alot of non resident ranch owners and this might be a case of the Longhorns just bought and brought out here. So maybe, just maybe they are on the mend and got caught up in bad weather.

Fair enough. It does look like they have some feed, and if you haven't noticed them there before, there's probably more to the story. We've dealt with this stuff before, and it's amazing how a fellow "rancher" will justify the condition of his livestock.

When I worked for a rodeo stock contractor, they wintered these type of cattle. They were kept in good shape because they were fed and properly cared for, so it is possible to keep these breeds in good condition. In the summertime, they got in trouble for having their bulldogging steers too fat, and we'd have to diet them before they could use them for rodeo :lol:.