September 11, 12, 2014

[Soapweed]

Learning about Zinpro Availa-4 mineral

Paying attention

Ready to load yearling heifers

That I bought back in January

They were well taken care of, both last winter and this summer.

And bred up good

With less than 9% open

Always nice to see mud puddles

Loading our stock trailer

Keeping Zeke, the cowdog, from getting kicked

The loading is going very well.

With excellent cattlemen on the job

Get on the bus

The bus

Mission almost accomplished

Unloading at our place

The Arrow brand portable loading chute works very well.

Walking on new grass

Boys being boys

The new heifers have settled down.

And seem to be peaceful in their new surroundings.

Combining them with our home-raised heifers to move to a distant pasture

Moseying along

Birds showing the way

It ain't the cowboy way

But it works.

Almost there

Going through the last gate

Later on, they seem scattered and content.

The new source of water is a welcome addition to the pasture.

 

[Faster horses]

Heifers look great, Soap. Looks like there is a lot of 'em. You must plan on calving them all?

 

[Soapweed]

Heifers look great, Soap. Looks like there is a lot of 'em. You must plan on calving them all?

We will probably sell at least a hundred of them.

 

[nortexsook]

Good timing on the purchase! I'd be tempted to cash in a few chips if not ALL my chips!!!

 

[George]

With prices where they are I'm tempted to sell out - - - but I like having them and I have never been accused of being smart. With only 18 cows I would not end up with a fortune and they are keeping me young.

My son sold his 20 bred cows and the hay equipment and bought 28 acres of good tillable ground. But he does not like caring for animals and his father-in-law is renting the pasture - - - I feel it was the best all around!

 

[Richardd]

Soap,
Good looking heifers.
Just curious, how many head total do you run?

 

[Soapweed]

Soap,
Good looking heifers.
Just curious, how many head total do you run?

Out of the 330 bred heifers, we will probably keep 200 and sell 130.

 

[Happytrails91]

Nice post and pics. Having riders working the cattle sure looks good. We are doing more and more pen work with horses. Funny how we used to round up the cattle with horses and then work them on foot after they were corralled. Now we round them up with whatever but work them in the corrals almost totally with horses. A lot less stressful for both man and beast. Also I'm almost useless on foot any more lol.

 

[Big Swede]

None of my business but I am curious what you have into them after purchasing them and the care for 9 months. I'm sure it will be very profitable this year for you if you were to sell them. Not sure I would want to buy them though, for what they are worth.

I'm going to buy my neighbors open heifers this week add them to mine and feed them out. Should make some money with all my cheap feed, in theory anyway.

 

[Faster horses]

Soap,
Good looking heifers.
Just curious, how many head total do you run?

Out of the 330 bred heifers, we will probably keep 200 and sell 130.

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