Category: yearlings

  • Coming In

    <center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/coming12192006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/coming12192006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The yearlings, coming two-year olds, trudging in to their feed. Trudging is the word to use to. They walk all over the pasture waiting for their feed and by the time we bring it they are trudging. Note the lack of snow when this…

  • Happenings

    Let's see, what's happening around the ranch. Not much, just feeding the younger cows and caking the older cows. The warmer weather is helping and the cattle appear to be getting enough to eat and doing well. The new hired hand is here and working.<br />n<br />nI can't say I am overly impressed with this…

  • Hello

    <center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Yearlings/close11292006?full=1'><img width='640' height='607' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Yearlings/close11292006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Getting up close an personal with a cold yearling heifer. Of course she was looking for a piece of cake. I gave her one when I was done taking her picture. You will note the lack of an ear tag. That's part of my…

  • Colorful Travels

    <center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/sunrise/morning12012006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/sunrise/morning12012006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Yearlings coming into feed on a colorful morning. Taken 12/01/2006. </center>

  • Yearlings

    <center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Yearlings/yearlings10232006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Yearlings/yearlings10232006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Some Yearlings out grazing after all the moisture. They are really enjoying the green crested wheat grass that is growing. Taken 10/23/2006.</center>

  • Lost and Found

    The other day when I was preg checking heifers I knew I was missing one Yearling but wasn't too worried about it. I assumed the neighbor to my north that had the last two I got in so I assumed that was where the last one was since the yearlings have been there for almost…

  • Preg Check

    <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/pregcheck.jpg'><img width='250' height='230' border='0' hspace='5' align='left' src='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/pregcheck.serendipityThumb.jpg' alt='' /></a>Well that little dirty job is done. We worked the yearling replacement heifers and had the vet preg check them. Right at ninety percent of the replacements were pregnant. Some people would consider that a little low for yearling replacement heifers but for the way…

  • Laggards

    <center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Yearlings/lag08252006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Yearlings/lag08252006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>I knew I was missing a couple of yearlings when I gathered on Thursday. A kindly neighbor called yesterday and said he had them so I went and got them so they could be preg checked with the rest today. Taken 8/25/2006.</center>

  • Grazing

    <center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Yearlings/yearlings07072006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Yearlings/yearlings07072006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The yearlings grazing peacefully on their new pasture. Taken 7/7/2006.</center>

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