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Waiting on Spring

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We took some of the cows that had older calves north to one pasture last week...Still rolling out some hay to them since the temps haven't cooperated (11 degrees last night) and the grass is just starting... Predicting snow for next couple days- and then temps near 70 for Easter Sunday ...

Altho there is lots of old grass- the cows still like a little hay...


017X--- A Bannon 2BY (17049646) X W C R Katherines Lass 017X (16769667)... Got chances to make quite an outcross bull for next year...





58 found a piece of plastic blowing in the hayfield and is doing his kung fu sneak on it!


Calves sure like this grass hay! The 69W heifer calf may get a chance to stick around as a replacement.. Her mother 16453096 Cole Creek Juanada Rita 69W is about the prettiest cow on the place...


The green is coming- but we need some warm weather and a nice gentle warm rain..


Nice to see the waterholes all full and the creek running...


What can you say- when you see water this clear running off a snowbank/spring....Dad used to say 3 stones past a cow turd and its as pure as you can get it...


Ducks are wishing for warm weather too- to get rid of the ice on their ponds..


Some snoopy calves had to come check out the 4 wheeler..


But they took off a running when my Granddaughter helpers tried to pet them..
 
Soapweed said:
Lookin' good. Do you tag in the left ear on heifers and the right ear on bull calves?

Spring has sprung.
The grass has riz.
I wonder where
The flowers is.
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Yep- heifers left and bulls right...And so far this year I haven't screwed that up once (knock on wood)... Usually have a few wrong eared and a few cross referenced numbers in the red book because of foul ups...
Getting better in my old age :wink:
 
Oldtimer said:
Soapweed said:
Lookin' good. Do you tag in the left ear on heifers and the right ear on bull calves?

Spring has sprung.
The grass has riz.
I wonder where
The flowers is.
Click to expand...

Yep- heifers left and bulls right...And so far this year I haven't screwed that up once (knock on wood)... Usually have a few wrong eared and a few cross referenced numbers in the red book because of foul ups...
Getting better in my old age :wink:
Click to expand...

First calf I saw was 11C. Did a double take then looked up to see watch Letter was for this year. Then I noticed that C wasn't the year designation as the rest were different.
 
Big Muddy rancher said:
Oldtimer said:
Soapweed said:
Lookin' good. Do you tag in the left ear on heifers and the right ear on bull calves?

Spring has sprung.
The grass has riz.
I wonder where
The flowers is.
Click to expand...

Yep- heifers left and bulls right...And so far this year I haven't screwed that up once (knock on wood)... Usually have a few wrong eared and a few cross referenced numbers in the red book because of foul ups...
Getting better in my old age :wink:
Click to expand...

First calf I saw was 11C. Did a double take then looked up to see watch Letter was for this year. Then I noticed that C wasn't the year designation as the rest were different.
Click to expand...

:lol: :lol: 11C is an older commercial cow... One I got from my uncle... Her number was 11 until one year we kept her calf for a replacement and when bangsing them missed switching tags in the calf- so next time we had them in the chute I just added a C and an H to the tags---- 11C (cow) and 11H (heifer) :wink:
 
nice looking cattle OT. :)

i put white tags in the heifers and yellow tags in the bull calves. i haven't screwed any up, yet. but i will before the last calf hits the ground :wink:
 
Justin said:
nice looking cattle OT. :)

i put white tags in the heifers and yellow tags in the bull calves. i haven't screwed any up, yet. but i will before the last calf hits the ground :wink:
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Dad's heifers get white tags and steers get orange. I give all my calves yellow. This year I may regret not having different coloured tags in my calves at sorting time as this year we castrated using bands rather than knife cutting. We usually sort / sex calves in an alley so you are usually looking at them from behind to start with.
 

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