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One week ago, branding on May 24, 2010

Soapweed

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Rounding up the youngest 96 calves to brand
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The last time the little red calving shed was where it is supposed to be
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The morning was breezy but the wind turned steadily stronger as the day progressed.
By late afternoon, the wind reached hurricane force.
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Consolidating the cattle
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Pickin's are poor but they had been fed all the hay they could eat.
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With the wind gusting ferociously, we set the portable panels up on the north side of a grove of cedar trees.
It was actually quite pleasant branding out of the wind.
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The processing begins
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And the branding is underway. We were glad Brady was available to help us, but Rena had gone to Colorado to visit for a couple days.
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Sweet Potato loaded the wheels and coiled the ropes.
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The bases are loaded and I am up to bat.
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Kosmo Kid throws
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And it is good.
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Here he comes out with the calf.
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Peach's cousin, her husband, and their three triplet boys age 12 arrived for a visit.
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Peach and her cousin from Alabama. There she is a veterinarian and her husband is in the timber industry.
The triplets will all be in seventh grade next fall.
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Later in the day we visited Sparky at his shop.
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Peach and her mother
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Peach and her oldest son
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When we arrived back home after the big blow, there was grass stuck on the wires of the fence.
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This calving shed blew and rolled for nearly a hundred yards. It was pretty well wrecked from the ordeal.
It was a very good day, and it was not a very good day. :wink: :)
 

HAY MAKER

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The wind sure ruint a good shed, some of it looks like it might be salvaged ? be a start on building another,you already have a good welder.
good luck
 

ranch77rocket

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Big ouch on the shed. The wind can really wreck havoc on the portable sheds, even if they're anchored down. We lost an enclosed Daniels and an open front 4star when a twister came through the place two years ago this month.

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Soapweed

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ranch77rocket said:
Big ouch on the shed. The wind can really wreck havoc on the portable sheds, even if they're anchored down. We lost an enclosed Daniels and an open front 4star when a twister came through the place two years ago this month.

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The wind can sure make a mess. Guess that's what keeps the Sandhills from becoming over-populated with people. :wink:

Welcome to the board, Ranch Rocket. We need a few more Nebraskans to keep the Canadians and Texans from getting out of hand. :)
 

Dylan Biggs

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ranch77rocket said:
Big ouch on the shed. The wind can really wreck havoc on the portable sheds, even if they're anchored down. We lost an enclosed Daniels and an open front 4star when a twister came through the place two years ago this month.

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Is that shed upside down or am I imagining things. How was it anchored?
 

per

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Dylan Biggs said:
ranch77rocket said:
Big ouch on the shed. The wind can really wreck havoc on the portable sheds, even if they're anchored down. We lost an enclosed Daniels and an open front 4star when a twister came through the place two years ago this month.

DSCN1968.jpg

Is that shed upside down or am I imagining things. How was it anchored?
It looks like jolly green giants pacman fell out of his game. The wind and winter storms will keep this guy from being a neighbor in the sandhills.
 

Faster horses

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Like someone told me once, "every place has it's good and bad points."

But if you don't have wind and winter storms per, what's the bad
of living where you do? I'd love to be where it wasn't windy...
 

per

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Faster horses said:
Like someone told me once, "every place has it's good and bad points."

But if you don't have wind and winter storms per, what's the bad
of living where you do? I'd love to be where it wasn't windy...
Kind of polluted with people. :wink:
 

gcreekrch

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per said:
Faster horses said:
Like someone told me once, "every place has it's good and bad points."

But if you don't have wind and winter storms per, what's the bad
of living where you do? I'd love to be where it wasn't windy...
Kind of polluted with people. :wink:


Too many oil wells seem to create that phenomenon. :wink:
 

per

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gcreekrch said:
per said:
Faster horses said:
Like someone told me once, "every place has it's good and bad points."

But if you don't have wind and winter storms per, what's the bad
of living where you do? I'd love to be where it wasn't windy...
Kind of polluted with people. :wink:


Too many oil wells seem to create that phenomenon. :wink:
:wink:
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Soapweed

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nortexsook said:
Soap,

Have you guys ever been approached by Wind Energy promoters?

Some area residents are interested in Wind Energy. I am not, and hope we can make a living with cattle and not clutter up the sky. There are scenic qualities with the windmills used to pump water. The big tall electricity-generating windmills are kind of an eye-sore. :roll:

For the record, both my mule and I are stubborn and narrow minded. :wink:
 

ranch77rocket

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Is that shed upside down or am I imagining things. How was it anchored?

The enclosed one is upside down. The open front that you can't see all that well is still on it's runners. They both started off up the hill a little more. They were anchored to some posts, but when the tornado picked the sheds up the posts were either broken off or pulled out of the ground. We had both sheds repaired and we have them tied to some big screw anchors now. Not sure if they would keep them on the ground either if something like that were to happen again. One tornado through the yard in a lifetime is enough. :(

PS: Sorry about the thread highjack
 

Dylan Biggs

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ranch77rocket said:
Is that shed upside down or am I imagining things. How was it anchored?

The enclosed one is upside down. The open front that you can't see all that well is still on it's runners. They both started off up the hill a little more. They were anchored to some posts, but when the tornado picked the sheds up the posts were either broken off or pulled out of the ground. We had both sheds repaired and we have them tied to some big screw anchors now. Not sure if they would keep them on the ground either if something like that were to happen again. One tornado through the yard in a lifetime is enough. :(

PS: Sorry about the thread highjack

Large enough screw anchors should be an improvement, but like you say once mother nature decides to have at it the anchors may make little difference.

I am sure that one is enough.
 

nortexsook

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I was just wondering if you had been contacted, not if you were for or against the idea.

Seems like that area would be a hot bed of activity.

Does the wind blow year round or is it seasonal?
 

Soapweed

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nortexsook said:
Does the wind blow year round or is it seasonal?

Our wind is seasonal. We have winds in early spring, late spring, early summer, late summer, early fall, late fall, early winter, and late winter. :wink:

The power companies have some legal hold on electricity in Nebraska. One meeting I attended mentioned that the first step in acquiring wind power for the state would be to change the existing Nebraska laws.
 
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