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newborn in the straw

Hereford76

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Just getting started!

First calf out of the heifers - 76lb heifer calf by AGA 10S Stand 137Y

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Her first time mother - AD 9806 Genetic Lass 0625

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Hereford76

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Blkbuckaroo said:
Hereford,happy calving hope that montana weather is starting to shape up in your favor!!Nice animals.

Yeah - its shaping up real nice. Not a flake all winter and this hits right when my cows are synchronized and due to start calving.

check out this link - shows what blew in late last night. Scroll down to the videos section and click on March 29, 2008.
http://www.ngrbulls.com/drh_photo_gallery.htm

I had to shot this video this morning to send to my dad. He's always giving me a hard time about how much easier I have it than he did growing up. He's got his feet up in a nice toasty house in the Flathead valley - while I get to deal with this.

I will take it though - as long as it doesn't last more than three days. I don't care how tough a hereford is after three days of this it will kill calves. We have had April storms like this for a few years now and last season I plum could not find a three day old calf in a storm just like this one. June of 2001 we had a three day storm just like this one that dumped 14 inches of snow and on the fourth day it rained 4 plus inches. Seems like extremes around here any more - bone dry all year and then something like this. Atleast this should get the grass going.

This all brings to mind an issue I have heard a lot of people talking about not only on this site but in person. Everyone claims to run cattle ruff and their cattle are this and that. There are only a hand full of purebred breeders that I know of that run cattle the way I do and make their cattle keep their own. The cows in that video get "ruffed" out all winter as I say it. When we say we don't spoil our cows that is exactly what I mean. In the last four winters I have fed 120 purebred cows less than 40 round bales combined. When I bring cows home in mid March to the calving pastures that the cow are on in that video I split off the heifers and calve them around the barn and they get self choice hay - nothing else. Then when their calves are 10 days old they go right back out with the cow herd. I guess my point in sharing this is that I have always thought that purebred herds run like this is the way it should be. There are no hiding spots for a poor cow in any aspect in this setting. How do you really know what you have for cows if their environment is provided for them. Sprinklers over their backs all summer, with creep feeders, everything they need within a 100 feet no matter where they are in a pasture. That part of the purebred buisness has always puzzled me. I can't understand taking home genetics out of the bottom half of most places like that.

Am I crazy or does anyone else feel that way?
 

SMN Herf

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I couldn't agree more. I beleive in challenging the cow in her ability to flesh and maintain her weight on low quality forage and no supplement. I can't figure how a purebred producer can really find out what he has if you are always feeding for maximum production.

You certainly aren't alone in your thoughts.

Brian
 

Hereford76

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Had eight new baby calves since dark last night. I got all of them in before they were born out like this one was. Just couldn't keep up. Once the snow broke about noon today they just started dumping them. This cow held out for as long as she could and had this little guy before her turn to come in. 78lb bull calf - he's nice and toasty now, nursed, and curled up in the straw.

didn't do a very good job dehorning her.
 

WyomingRancher

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Hang in there, the sun will shine again soon. I'd happily take your snow if you want to send some this way. Good luck calving, I enjoyed the video and looking at your other photos.
 

Hereford76

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WyomingRancher said:
I'd happily take your snow if you want to send some this way.

I think I would like to just keep this snow here for myself for a change. It is exactly what the doctor ordered. Hopefully this one primes the pump. May 7 2007 was the last moisture we had that was measurable.
 

Yanuck

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Hereford76 said:
WyomingRancher said:
I'd happily take your snow if you want to send some this way.

I think I would like to just keep this snow here for myself for a change. It is exactly what the doctor ordered. Hopefully this one primes the pump. May 7 2007 was the last moisture we had that was measurable.

where would you two like some snow delivered too??? we still have lots to go around and we have had 3 to 4 inches every night since Wed. it melts off during the day, but we still have 3 feet of snow pack. Winter can end anytime as far as we're concerned! :nod: :nod: :nod:
 

Hereford76

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Yanuck said:
Hereford76 said:
WyomingRancher said:
I'd happily take your snow if you want to send some this way.

I think I would like to just keep this snow here for myself for a change. It is exactly what the doctor ordered. Hopefully this one primes the pump. May 7 2007 was the last moisture we had that was measurable.

where would you two like some snow delivered too??? we still have lots to go around and we have had 3 to 4 inches every night since Wed. it melts off during the day, but we still have 3 feet of snow pack. Winter can end anytime as far as we're concerned! :nod: :nod: :nod:

I've heard you guys have had a good old fashioned winter. Is there any flooding going on around you? If you are sending moisture send it 20 miles due east of Oilmont to West Butte so willow creek will run this spring. how much do you charge?
 

Yanuck

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Hereford76 said:
Yanuck said:
Hereford76 said:
I think I would like to just keep this snow here for myself for a change. It is exactly what the doctor ordered. Hopefully this one primes the pump. May 7 2007 was the last moisture we had that was measurable.

where would you two like some snow delivered too??? we still have lots to go around and we have had 3 to 4 inches every night since Wed. it melts off during the day, but we still have 3 feet of snow pack. Winter can end anytime as far as we're concerned! :nod: :nod: :nod:

I've heard you guys have had a good old fashioned winter. Is there any flooding going on around you? If you are sending moisture send it 20 miles due east of Oilmont to West Butte so willow creek will run this spring. how much do you charge?
We haven't had any flooding yet, it will be awhile before the water starts to run that hard, no charge for the snow, how much would you like??
 
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