Still on cake & grass

[Shortgrass]

Thought I would post a couple of the winter here. A bit milder than most of you guys up north.

A 10 yr old (smokey cow) on cake and grass. I have not broken a bale of hay yet this year.

Where is the grub?? Coming 1st calf heifers.

Chow line

Grass is tender when its frosted that way

Our ol shack

Sunday is looking for a hand out (hand out to pet her) I wish I was half the man my dog thinks I am!

Our country has short grass, but it is hard grass. It will do as much on as little as anywhere, but we do need a little!

 

[WyomingRancher]

Looks like you're having a very nice winter . Hopefully you'll start getting some moisture. It had been pretty dry here until last week. Enjoy your nice, open ground!

 

[Triangle Bar]

Cows & heifers are lookin' good....of course I'm partial to the breed.:wink: I have to say I'm feelin' a little envious about you still being on grass.....I started feeding the 9th of Dec.

Thanks for sharing your photos.

 

[leanin' H]

That standing grass is sure better than feeding hay! Looks like ya have lots of it too. Hope ya'll get the moisture ya require and then some to make up for the lack. Thanks for the pictures!

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

That's the way to winter cows.

 

[gcreekrch]

That's the way to winter cows.

That's what I'm thinking. Wanna colour up the bunch Shortgrass? :wink:

 

[Nicky]

Lookin good!! Thanks What kind of dog is Sunday?

 

[Shortgrass]

Lookin good!! Thanks What kind of dog is Sunday?

Thankyou for asking. Jan was dissappointed there were no comments about the dog, just cattle! Sunday is an English Shepherd. I have liked the Border Collies, but this dog is much mellower (if that is a word) than the Borders. A very well mannered pup. (about a year old). She is less aggressive than the Collies, and it is taking some patience and help to teach her to get cattle rather than just play with them. She is getting better. I tried a Border Collie pup after the old dog died, but that dog was tied up or in trouble if it was not with you. I was gone to much, so I went with Sunday, and she has proven to be a nice choice.

 

[theony]

Nice hard grass. Cattle are doing great on it. Quite the buddy you have there.

 

[Soapweed]

Nice pictures. The cattle are doing great, and you are saving a lot of money not having to feed them hay. That short grass is hard grass and really good grass.

Awhile back I called a couple hundred cows into a small pasture that hadn't had anything graze it since early June. It had grown up tall and rank. I had two bales of bull rushes on the pickup when I called the cattle through the gate, so fed it near the windmill and on some sandier type ground. The cattle completely cleaned up the rushes--all but the moss--before they ate the fresh grass in the pasture.

 

[Shortgrass]

Nice pictures. The cattle are doing great, and you are saving a lot of money not having to feed them hay. That short grass is hard grass and really good grass.

Awhile back I called a couple hundred cows into a small pasture that hadn't had anything graze it since early June. It had grown up tall and rank. I had two bales of bull rushes on the pickup when I called the cattle through the gate, so fed it near the windmill and on some sandier type ground. The cattle completely cleaned up the rushes--all but the moss--before they ate the fresh grass in the pasture.

That is because they are liberal cows looking for a handout :lol: :!:

These ol' cows are about as bad. I could call them down a gopher hole with a bucket of cake. But I just was refering to your post about Snow getting to you.

 

[WyomingRancher]

Between your yellow cows, yellow grass, and yellow dog, you could misplace something easily on your place :lol: . Pretty partial to blondes I'd say .

 

[Shortgrass]

Between your yellow cows, yellow grass, and yellow dog, you could misplace something easily on your place :lol: . Pretty partial to blondes I'd say .

Only outside! In the kitchen is an ol gal with auburn hair that I'm a little partial to. Gotta go, she just said something about breakfast..............

 

[per]

Between your yellow cows, yellow grass, and yellow dog, you could misplace something easily on your place :lol: . Pretty partial to blondes I'd say .

Only outside! In the kitchen is an ol gal with auburn hair that I'm a little partial to. Gotta go, she just said something about breakfast..............

...Shortgrass Dear, ....Could you make me breakfast in bed?? :wink:

 

[Shortgrass]

Between your yellow cows, yellow grass, and yellow dog, you could misplace something easily on your place :lol: . Pretty partial to blondes I'd say .

Only outside! In the kitchen is an ol gal with auburn hair that I'm a little partial to. Gotta go, she just said something about breakfast..............

...Shortgrass Dear, ....Could you make me breakfast in bed?? :wink:

Ahhh, You go suck an egg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 :lol: :lol:

 

[Blkbuckaroo]

Nice looking cattle Shortgrass,and the cute pup looks like mine.

 

[Shortgrass]

That's the way to winter cows.

I feel one of the strengths of our country is winter. We have our drawbacks for sure. When the snow leaves, you will have green grass. When warm weather arives here, we will have grass IF it rains. I used to think that sometimes it would be Memorial Day or after before we got rain. In 2002, rain never came, and I fed year around. Last year I was still caking until August 1st, because rain never came until 25th of July. Well, I am still living on the grass we made in August. Those are the worst years in my 29 years in this area. Seldom do I feed until June 1st. I will hay the cows after the calves start. That will put 50 lbs on this years calf, and a cycle on next years calf, so it just make cents--dollars and cents. In my opinion, having wintered cows in Wyoming, Nebraska, and Colorado, the Sandhills of Nebraska (Soapweed's area) is the finest ranch country that God made out of doors.