Category: The Ranch

Had our first casualty this morning calving heifers. I had to pull a calf about 1:00 a.m. and it was dead when it come out. I have no idea why the calf was dead. Looked like a full term fetus. I noticed the front legs were a little odd while I pulled it but nothing…

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<a href='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/twins02222005.jpg' target='_new'><img width='110' height='73' border='0' hspace='5' align='left' src='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/twins02222005.serendipityThumb.jpg' alt='' /></a>Well I finally had to bite the bullet today. I had been avoiding like the plague bumming one of the twin calves since it is a pain and the calf never does as well, but as you can see by the picture the one calf…

<a href='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/calf02182005.jpg'><img width='110' height='92' border='0' hspace='5' align='right' src='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/calf02182005.serendipityThumb.jpg' alt='' /></a>My darling Wife took some pictures yesterday and I thought I would share. As you can see to the right i have the obligitory calf picture at this time of year. She really likes all the little babies and takes quite a few pictures of them.…

<a href='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/calfnow.jpg' target="_new"><img width='110' height='72' border='0' hspace='5' align='left' src='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/calfnow.serendipityThumb.jpg' alt='' /></a>Last week the hired man asked when the heifers were really going to start calving. I told him Monday they were really going to takes off. Surprise, surprise, I was right. We've had calf after calf born on their own with minimal problems. Just the…

The new Year came a little earlier than expected this year. I could say I had my first calf today but that would not quite be true. The truth is……. <a class="block_level" href="http://www.sarpysam.com/archives/732-New-Year.html#extended">Continue reading "New Year"</a>

Well by my standards a New Year is about here. We brought the 2 year-old heifers home today to calve them. I'm mean and make them walk the 5 miles home. It's good for them. It has been so warm lately that the horses have been rolling in the mud and are <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/horses1312005.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/horses1312005.jpg','popup','width=790,height=520,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0');…

I am so confused! No snow, warm weather, time for spring work and time to turn the cattle out in the hills. But it's January and not time for such things. In fact just getting ready to start calving the two year-olds right now. Talking about calving, I saw a picture of triplets calves yesterday…

Well I hope everybody had a nice, warm beautiful March day like we did here. Whoa…wait a second…almost 50 degrees…..water running from snow melt….short sleeve weather….mud starting to show up….but it isn't March. <br />n<br />nIt's January you crazy weather. You are melting my snow too early. BAD WEATHER!!! BAD, BAD, BAD!!!<br />n<br />n<b>When the…

20 below yesterday morning and 10 below this morning. Winter temperatures for you but it sure makes life tough. The hired man had so many clothes on he could barley move. I'm not real sure what more he's going to do if it gets real cold like it can. Everything seems to want to break…