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Several different factors contributed to our decision several years ago to quit having large brandings after calving season was over. Since we are now calving on summer range we had to come up with a way to brand our calves in the pasture. We tried several different types of systems to brand the calves, from a generator on the back of a pickup, to an inverter on the pickup, and finally settled on an inverter hooked to a car battery carried on the back of an ATV. Now we tag, tattoo and brand all at the same time. I try to get everything done the day the calf is born because they are a lot easier to catch and work. After seeing Soapweed's pictures of the generator I thought I would post a few of our branding.
A couple of day old calves to work.
Caught the first one.
Mom trying to figure out what is going on.
The iron is hot enough.
The final product.