Pictures, September 18, 2007

[Soapweed]

Putting heifers in the corral to preg check

Taking advantage of a last drink before spending the day corralled

We just pregged and gave them injectable Dectomax

Putting them down the alleyway

From Peach's perspective

Rocky gets the fun job

Sawing off a horn with obstetrical cable. It's good aerobic exercise for fat folks and it works good for cauterizing the bleeding as it goes.

Greasing up for another go-round

Stringing them out the gate

A few zeroes here and there

 

[Ranchy]

Soap, always enjoy your pics........and good to see that Miss Peach got to use the camera, too. She's derned near as good a photographer as you are!!!!! She just needs a little more practice, I reckon! :lol:

We also use OB cable for cutting horns.........and is that a sorting pole that Saddle Tramp has in that one picture? My guys swear by them!!! Theirs look just like the one Saddle has........

Thanks for sharing your productive day with the rest of us (like me, who didn't get much of anything productive done today...... :wink: )

 

[tlakota]

soap what did the percentage bred come out to?

 

[Soapweed]

soap what did the percentage bred come out to?

Not very good. Fifteen point six percent open, compliments of a hot dry summer. At least it will give some cash flow.

 

[Jassy]

At least you had a nice day for preg checkin today...We won't get to the heifers till early October and since I'll have to run the computer that day, I can almost gaurentee ya..it'll be cold! I think yur % numbers are right in the ballpark! Thanks for the tour today.

 

[tlakota]

soap
thats for sure....i went through a really dry summer last year and that was tough on the pregnancies....i think i was close to 20 percent open....every cow 5 and older was bred and about half of the younger ones were open...but those yearling heifers should bring well over 1000 i would think or pretty close anyways

 

[Soapweed]

Open cows have always been a consideration and part of ranching. If you ranch, there will always be some open cows for one reason or another. In fact, these have become so well known through the years that a song was once written about them. It is entitled, "Empty Cattles in the Old Corral." :? :wink:

Just pulling your leg of course.

 

[Faster horses]

Well, you had me going there for a moment, Soapweed.
I had to run that through my mind a few times to get
"Empty Saddles in the old Corral."

Getting old is hell... :wink: :lol: