Category: The Ranch

Still busy <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/out04122005.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/out04122005.jpg','popup','width=1120,height=540,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false">kicking cows out to the hills</a>. We took a few days off during the wet weather, yes I am smart enough to come in out of the rain, and should finish today. Finished getting the renovator ready to go and when I am finished riding on the cows today…

It started raining las night about 10:00 and it rained all night and changed over to snow at 5:00 this morning and is still snowing. Isn't it <b>GREAT</b>. All that wonderful moisture falling on the parched ground. It was downright muddy a few hours ago and now there is a couple of inches of snow…

Oh has it been crazy around here. We haven't been able to kick any more cows out since we have been having nothing but trouble with generators. I got the head gasket and fixed that one but I had two others in Billings today trying to get them working. <br />n<br />nDo you have any…

We have been busy the past couple of days moving cows around to get them off the feed ground. After finding the bums we decided we needed to quit feeding the cows so they wouldn't bunch up on the feedground with their calves. The pasture they are in doesn't have enough grass so out to…

Sometimes things go great and other times it really sucks. Yesterday turned out to be a fairly bad day. Oh, the weather was fine and got a lot done and there night even be a chance of rain today so all that was good but having calving trouble on the cows spoiled all that.<br />n<br…

Did you know that when you call the parts store in Billings for a head gasket they don't actually go look to see if said head gasket is in stock? Nope, they just rely on the computer inventory that says they have one in the bin. So, I drive 2 hours to Billings to get…

Some quick pictures I snapped yesterday. This <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/calf04012005.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/calf04012005.jpg','popup','width=620,height=660,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false">calf</a> was busy trying to figure out what we were doing while getting ready to feed hay. Then there are some of the <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/cows04012005.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/cows04012005.jpg','popup','width=1020,height=500,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false">2 year-olds</a> spread out across the hillside eating thier hay. This <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/calf104012005.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/calf104012005.jpg','popup','width=670,height=750,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false">calf</a> was…

It figures, talk about how good calving is going and what happens, trouble. I mentioned this morning that we rode and doctored some cows and everything was going great. This morning we get over their to feed and what do we find? A cow right by the feed ground with all four feet in the…

I can't believe how good calving is going on the cows. I thought they were going to calve slow but there are calves all over the place and they must be about 75% done. I have never seen anything like it, they don't seem very heavy one day then all of a sudden in a…

I guess spring is really here. I have been seeing some geese and ducks around but the day before yesterday I heard the cranes flying around. I didn't see them, but I heard their distinctive whoop. Well guess what? Yesterday My Darling Wife got some pictures. The weather wasn't the best in the world but…