Some pictures of our ranch

[Ned Jr.]

I've enjoyed coming to this site and looking at all the pictures posted for some time now. Thought some might like to see a few pictures from our outfit. I took these this morning.

This is the road I take to work every morning.

Loaded for the first group of cows.

Cows venturing from their nighttime shelter, the willows.

Anyone who has ever had to chop ice for livestock can appreciate this. It's an artesian well. We have it turned down low, it will run at 150 gallon a minute wide open.

 

[movin' on]

Ned,

Those are incredible!! I am just a touch jealous, I must admit. What part of Colorado are you in?

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

How do you get any work done for staring at the scenery?


Really pretty country. Cows, Hay, equipment ,and water trough all look great.

 

[Jigger Boss]

Great shots!! . Nice area !!!
Looking forward to seeing more pics from your area.
Wish I had your hay stack and you had a better one :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

Beautiful country-- but those little bales (idiot cubes) bring back lots of memories of hard work :wink: :lol:

 

[bverellen]

Hey Ned Jr.!!

Been awhile since I heard from you, Thanks for posting the pics!

Don't let the secret out where the pics are from :wink:

Check your email and I hope you and the family have a Peaceful Christmas.

bart.

 

[Stretch]

Oldtimer wrote
Beautiful country-- but those little bales (idiot cubes) bring back lots of memories of hard work

Them little buggers are the greatest thing since sliced bread... :wink: :lol: I have somewhere about 1800-2000 of them stuffed in the barn and several little sheds around here. I realize they aren't very practical for someone who has hundreds/thousands of cattle but for me they are the handiest way to feed hay my critters.. I also use the big round ones, but they are far from my favorite package... I am glad to see I'm not the only one (crazy enough) that uses them little cubes.... :lol:

Ned darn fine country and even better cow's... 8)

 

[Ned Jr.]

Thanks for all the nice comments everyone.

Ned,

Those are incredible!! I am just a touch jealous, I must admit. What part of Colorado are you in?

I live in the Wet Mountain Valley. The Wet Mountains are on one side and the Sangre De Crisos on the other. Kind of south central Colorado. Sorry Bart.

 

[Ned Jr.]

Beautiful country-- but those little bales (idiot cubes) bring back lots of memories of hard work :wink: :lol:

Thanks Oldtimer. Our main income is from selling horse hay to feed stores and they seem to want the little bales. I've thought it would be nice to make big bales for the hay we feed. Then I stop and think about how bales can reflect a mans stomach, big bales = big belly, round bales = you get the picture. Sorry if that hit home.

 

[Ned Jr.]

Hey Ned Jr.!!

Been awhile since I heard from you, Thanks for posting the pics!

Don't let the secret out where the pics are from :wink:

Check your email and I hope you and the family have a Peaceful Christmas.

bart.

Hey Bart nice to hear from you. I doubt you have my new e-mail adress, I'll pm it to you.

 

[Anonymous]

Beautiful country-- but those little bales (idiot cubes) bring back lots of memories of hard work :wink: :lol:

Thanks Oldtimer. Our main income is from selling horse hay to feed stores and they seem to want the little bales. I've thought it would be nice to make big bales for the hay we feed. Then I stop and think about how bales can reflect a mans stomach, big bales = big belly, round bales = you get the picture. Sorry if that hit home.

Oh I relate-- My son and I hauled 80 little bales for horse hay one day a couple weeks ago--and I thought I was going to die :shock: Just not used to it anymore...

We used to always bale a couple hundred for horse hay or emergency (40 below and can't get an outfit/tractor running-- you can always drag out a few bales with the horse)--but then we broke the little baler and never put out the bucks to get it fixed....

 

[Red Barn Angus]

Absolutely beautiful country and ranch. I'd say you are truly living the dream. Wow! Except, of course, for those little hay bales!

Thanks for posting. Hope that is just the beginning.

 

[Sundancer]

Do you unload "stop and go", or do you put that Chevy in granny gear and put 'er on auto pilot and bust those bales yourself? I didn't see any helpers. I used to flake off big round bales by putting the tractor in low gear, hopping off and bust up the bale with a pitch fork and them jumping back on :shock: :shock: Now I have a bale processor Really enjoyed the tour of that beautiful country. Actually, those small squares are pretty hard to beat in more ways than one.

 

[Shortgrass]

I first guessed that you were in the Wet Mt Valley, but then the artesian well made me think I was wrong, and you were in the San Luis Valley. I was unaware of artesian water in the Wet Valley. It is nice country. We have some friends there. My mom lived with Lee Adams and went to school. Maybe you'll have some water next spring from looks of things. Thanks for the nice post. I just looked at the pics again, and I see Horn Peak, so I should have not doubted.

 

[Ned Jr.]

Do you unload "stop and go", or do you put that Chevy in granny gear and put 'er on auto pilot and bust those bales yourself? I didn't see any helpers.

My son is helping me he just doesn't like his picture taken. He gets on back and feeds while his dog and I enjoy the heater and radio.

 

[Ned Jr.]

I first guessed that you were in the Wet Mt Valley, but then the artesian well made me think I was wrong, and you were in the San Luis Valley. I was unaware of artesian water in the Wet Valley. It is nice country. We have some friends there. My mom lived with Lee Adams and went to school. Maybe you'll have some water next spring from looks of things. Thanks for the nice post. I just looked at the pics again, and I see Horn Peak, so I should have not doubted.

Wow it's a small world. Lee Adams was my great uncle. His wife Celesta and my grandpa were brother and sister.

We have two artisan wells and lots of springs on our place. They don't let us pump them like they do on the other side of the mountains. We're supposed to have one of the largest underground bodies of water in the state but we sometimes have to burn up with all that water right under our feet.

 

[Jassy]

Today looks like it was a great day to be a rancher in Colorado...but I'm guessing there are days that aren't so photogentic....No one in our country does small bales and they sure would come in handy at times...thanks for the tour...and hope we get to see more soon!

 

[katrina]

Welcome to the board and great pictures.... Keep clicking cuz it's the only way some of us get to see differant country.... Nice herfies.... Add another to the club....

 

[andybob]

Beautiful scenery, good looking Herefords, but far too much snow for my tropically adapted physiology!
Welcome to the forum and keep the pictures coming.
Thank you; Andy.

 

[PureCountry]

Great scenery, great cows, great pics. Keep on rollin' on Ned. Welcome.