Pictures, September 19, 2007

[Soapweed]

Riding through sorting out the heifers with "O"s on their hips

Like this

Peach Blossom taking the heifer on out

Saddletramp and Peach Blossom holding the cut

The main herd

Yearling bred heifers

Taking the opens to a fresh pasture, where they will stay until we sell them

 

[Ranchy]

No second chances on the Soapweed-Peachtree outfit then? Those are some really good lookin heifers.........all of them!

 

[Faster horses]

They really do look good, and MAN, look at that grass.
WOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!!

Ranchy, I've read where you NEVER want to keep a yearling heifer that
isn't bred. If you want to keep a 2 or 3 year old that is open, you
are better off doing that because at least she proved that she
CAN GET BRED AND HAVE A CALF. With a yearling, you don't know
why she didn't settle, so it's pretty risky to keep her. I know we never
keep an open yearling.

And those opens will bring you a lot of money, Soapweed.
As much as bred heifers usually bring. The price just seems
to be going up on them.

 

[Jassy]

The exception to the rule...we will keep a heifer that is open and give her one more chance in the fall, since we do two calving seasons,,spring and fall. If she comes up open again..she's history. Most of the time a little more age helps the breed up...but not always. Can ya believe we still have a hint of green grass in September??? :lol:

 

[Dakota Kristine]

You have really nice looking land and cattle, what breed are they, I'm assuming black angus, but I figured I would ask!

 

[Soapweed]

You have really nice looking land and cattle, what breed are they, I'm assuming black angus, but I figured I would ask!

Pretty much Angus, but there could be a little Gelbvieh or Hereford back a ways.

 

[Hooks]

If I may ask, roughly what percentage of opens did yall have?

Disregard.........just read your other post................