Big Muddy rancher said:
Thank you foer the holiday wishes. We have been gathering and weaning all weekend. Got the cows processed on Sunday and the calves done to day.
I think Mrs. BMR said we went thru over 40 pounds of meat 30 pounds of potatos, 12 pies . I think the high was 22 for supper one night.Not that we need that big of crew but we have friends that like to come to help so it is our branding party for the year. One family come and the daughter live 500 miles away but it's the family getaway for a weekend of riding in the badlands and they are pretty good hands at sorting.. some have been coming for years so they know what needs to be done and how to do it. All the cows and calves were split on horse back and the cows were brought to the processing tudb by horse.
I know what your saying about the sortimng help! We sorted off 100 yearlings from 150 othe yearlings and our small cowherd, yesterday. me my son and daughter in law who is just learning and a buddy from Michigan who rides a mule.
Daughter in law is gettin' purty handy and the buddy even got the mule to workin' purty good.
Went real smooth and we hardly ever had any get out of a slow stroll towards the gate. Had a young feller who works south of here show up about 1/2 to 3/4 of the way from being done, so had him horseback. He was wantin' to go a little too fast, as thats how his boss likes to do it, so I told him to treat them like fat cattle headed for the scale, as he used to work in a feedlot. That helped! :lol:
Sure was enjoyable watchin' and being a part of slow cow work! :lol:
I even traded with my son and run the gate so he could get horseback for a spell. 'Course I had to start the sort to set a good example! :lol: