Category: The Ranch
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Cold Weather
The past few days have been something. The cold weather, down to 20 below, and the wind, windchills to 40 below, has really made calving miserable. Luckily I'm only calving the heifers right now and I do that here at the house where I have a barn to pu them in.<br />n<br />n<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/misc/barn02172006?full=1'><img width='250'…
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Shelter
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/shelter02162006'><img width='250' height='188' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/shelter02162006.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The Heifers and their calves that are back to their home are using this rock formation for shelter from the nasty wind and cold weather nature is inflicting on us right now. This calf was loath to come out of the shelter of the rocks…
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Blowing
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/blowing02142006?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/blowing02142006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>If you look real close you can see the wind blowing the fresh snow on the hills. Can you say wind chill?</center><br />n<br />n<b>Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I but when the trees bow down their heads, the wind is passing by.…
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Before and After
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/newmom02132006?full=1'><img width='250' height='167' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/newmom02132006.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>New momma laying with her baby on the nice warm day before the cold and snowy weather hit.</center><br />n<br />n<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/newmom02132006.thumb.jpg'><img width='250' height='167' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/snow02142006.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The fresh snow, cold and cloudy weather will make things very interesting for the next week…
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Pulling a Calf
Almost 20% done with the heifers all ready and I just got in from pulling my first calf. That's pretty good if you ask me. It wasn't what I would classify as a hard pull but she definitely needed help. Have to go out and check on another one shortly. Boy the nights are short…
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Cute
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/calf02102006?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/calf02102006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />nCute little fella if you ask me. We have a heck of a cold snap in the forecast as coming our way and by the end of the week we are supposed to be looking at high temperatures of below zero. That makes for miserable…
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Moisture
Why is it the moment I bring the heifers home to calve it decides to get wet around here. Over the weekend we had a little moisture and yesterday it decided to snow a little more again.<br />n<br />n<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/cows02092006?full=1'><img width='250' height='188' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/cows02092006.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />nIt made things miserable and wet around…
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Muddy Critter
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/mudcalf02082006?full=1'><img width='250' height='167' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/mudcalf02082006.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Do you want to know what happens when mom decides to calve next to the water tank? A muddy calf. She's cleaned him up pretty well and he's doing fine and they are in a little drier spot. I'll have to see what happens after…
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Fresh Born
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/justborn02062006'><img width='640' height='410' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/justborn02062006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>This calf is just under two hours old. His mom had cleaned him up and he's had his first meal and he's wandering around checking things out. I love it when mom manages these things all on her own with no help from me. Makes…
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Success and Failure
Failure, it sounds so horrible but that's what I would call it I guess. Yesterday I watched one of the heifers mess around all day long. Not really calving but acting funny. About 10 last night I finally decided that what had happened was like on my <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/1472-Omens.html">omen</a> heifer a few weeks ago. The…